Wednesday, November 25, 2009

What is Bollywood?


Bollywood is the term used for Indian Film Industry based in Mumbai. Its only a part of Indian cinema. There are other Indian Film Industries too. It is the largest film producer in the world with its largest population from all across the world. Raja Harishchandra was the first cinema made in India in 1913 by Dadasaheb Phalke. Golden Age of Indian cinema is referred to as period from 1940s to 1960s. The most famous actors during this time included Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Dilip Dutt, Meena Kumari etc. The successful movie of this period included Pyaasa, Shree 420, Kaagaz Ke Phool, Mughal-e-Azam etc.

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