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"The Bollywood Invasion!"

Today in 4th block, we started talking about Bollywood movies. So later today, I came across this really interesting article. However, many of you are probably thinking, okay...so what exactly is Bollywood anyways? Well-It's actually an Indian filmmaking industry known for its melodramatic musicals (ex: 'Bend it like Beckham', 'Bride & Prejudice', 'Vanity Fair', and the musical 'Bombay Dreams,' which my sister saw in London!). The filmmakers who started it all "were originally influenced by old Hollywood musicals from the golden age of American cinema, which they transplanted Indian music, dance and values to." Being proud Americans, we tend to think that we're the globalizing force in the world. I guess you could say that we influenced the Bollywood craze. However, just by looking around we can view the changes that Indian Culture has sparked within North America. According to the article, "Indian and Asian cultures are going to be recognized as the new pop cultures globally. Everything and anything that’s Indian – yoga, fashion, music – has suddenly now become more popular and mainstream in the west." It's so weird to think that while McDonald's are appearing in India, new Indian Restaurants, movies, and music are popping up in the U.S. This whole cultural exchange is going on all around us. So we better consider the truth: "America isn’t the only country capable of producing an infectious commercial culture."
*I recommend you check this out, it's actually fun to read.
Bollywood Invades

posted by Anonymous @ 2/14/2006 10:25:00 PM