Bollywood

Mehta, Suketu. "Bollywood Confedential." Suketu Mehta. 14 Nov. 2004. New York Times Magazine. 01 Mar. 2009 http://www.suketumehta.com/nytm.html.

Indian movies became popular around the 1950's. Suketu Mehta explains the greatness and backround of Bollywood movies. Bollywood and the South Indian Film Industy have matched Hollywoods successes at the number of tickets sold and capturing the emotion of their movies which are seen from the watchers reactions. Bollywood movies inluence Indians very strongly. Indians and other cultures that watch Bollywood movies say that they change the way they conduct love affairs, how the treat their elders, and how they think about religion. Bollywood movies are watched by many cultures and are translated in many languages, such as French, Mandarin, Hindi, and Malay. Even Palesinians, Israelians, Dominicans, Hairians, and Iranians watch them as well. Bollywood movies beliven in motherhood, patriotism and true love. Alot of culture is shown threw these movies, even a Moroccan writer explains, "We like that, in the end, everyone bows down and touches the mother's feet. Cultures have taken these films and have made them a bonding experience with their familys. Bollywood films don't disrespect culture like american movies tend to do sometimes. Althouh there ar some complaints about Bollywood movies, such as they are too over the top dramatic. Some may think they are melodramatic because they have singing in the films. Many cultures have grown up with Bollywood movies and do play a role in their lives.