Rat race for 100 crore tag in indian cinema

When Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of IndianCinema, released his epochal feature film RajaHarishchandra on 3rd May 1913

The silent era came to an end when Ardeshir Iraniproduced his first talkie, 'Alam Ara' in 1931. Iraniwas the father of the talkie.

50s and 60s were considered as the Golden Ageof Indian cinema. Filmmakers like Satyajit Ray,Ritwik Ghatak, Guru Dutt, Bimal Roy, Mehboob Khan,Raj Kapoor made waves in their respective filmindustries and they went to make classics like PatherPanchali, Madhumati, Do Bheega Zameen, Shree420, Mother India, Mughal E Azam among manyother films.

The 70s and 80s were completely changedthe way films were made, especially in Hindifilm industry. Changing social norms andchanging economies influenced movies. Masalafilms were the demand of the time.

Amitabh Bachchan rose to prominencethanks to the success of Sholay, Zanjeer andDeewar. While Dev Anand, Rajesh Khanna,Jitendra and Dharmendra continued to bask inthe glory of back to back hits. The actresseswere not far behind.

In 90's, it was a mixed genre of romantic,thrillers, action and comedy films.

In recent years, Hindi cinema has undergonea massive change due to the emergence of newage film makers.

A time in Bollywood when the success of a movie was determined byit's run in the theatres. The films which completed silver jubilee(25weeks) were considered as hits and the one with golden jubilees(50weeks) were mega hits.

The newest fascination of bollywood is the hundred crore club andthe movie is considered a hit if it crosses this mark.

Aamir Khan started the trend when Ghajini was the first entrant inthe coveted club

SRK's latest Chennai Express is the first movie to break the 400 crorebarrier worldwide.

At the initial period of Bollywood, movies used to release in a limitednumber of screens, and every filmmakers and stars were competing to runtheir films for 50 days in theatres.

Aamir Khan's Ghajani, which scored a century at the Indian Box Office,

Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan entered this club with their films likeDabangg and Golmaal 3, respectively, crossing this mark in 2010.

There are a total of 20 Hindi movies in list of the 100-Crore Club.Bollywood's Rs 100 Crore Movie Club List 1/21 Yeh Jawaani Hai DeewaniReleased in 3,000 screens in India

3 idiots, ek tha tiger, dabangg 2, bodyguard, jab tak hai jaan, yehjawaani hai deewani, rowdy rathore, ready, agneepath, ghajini, barfi, don2, golmaal 3, housefull, son of sardar get all the latest movie in bollywood.

Salman khan (Dabanng, Bodyguard, Ready, Ek tha tiger)

Shahrukh Khan (Chennai express, Don, Jab tak hai jaan)

Aamir Khan (Dhoom 3, Ghajini, 3Idiots)

Ranbir Kapoor (Yeh jawaani hai deewani, Barfi)

Deepika padukone (Chennai express, Yeh jawaani hai deewani, Ram Leela)

Katrina Kaif (Dhoom 3, Ek tha tiger)

Sonakshi Sinha (Son of sardar, Dabanng)

Priyanka Chopra (Barfi)

Bollywood's market has expanded much more and today crossing100 crores is cakewalk for Bollywood superstars.

100 crore is no more an achievement for Bollywood biggies.Especially for the films like Krrish 3.

Bollywood is the nikename for the Indian film industry located inMumbai.

India are in love with movies, even though most film follow a similarformat called masala. Movies are three to four hours long, includingdozens of song and dances, top stars, the story between the songs meetsgirl. Lots of action and awalys a happy ending.

Fourteen million Indian go to the movie on a daily basis.

Bollywood films are being shown in American and British theaterson a more and more frequent basis.

Bollywood traces its start to 1911 when the first silent Indianfeature film was released by D.P. Phalke. The industry boomed andtoday there are over 250 theaters in Mumbai alone.

The stars of Bollywood are very popular and highly paid,considering the budget of the films.

Hollywood Bollywood

OriginatesHollywood represents the American cinema.

Bollywood represents the Hindi cinema, which is a small part of the Indian cinema.

Date of Origin Late 1800s Early 1900s

LanguageMostly in English, but does incorporate other languages.

Mostly in Hindi, but does incorporate other languages.

As a physical entityIs a small community in Los Angeles, California

Does not have any physical representation.

Number of films produced annually

Approximately 500 Approximately 1200

RevenueThe highest grossing film industry.

The third highest grossing film industry.

Story

Story lines run around deeper plot lines. Story can be anything and is dependent on the writer.

Story lines have deeper plots and can be regarding different topics. Incorporates love or romance in almost all movies.

Length of the movieUsually 1 hour to 1 ½ hours. However, some movies have also been 3 hours.

Can range anywhere from 2 to 3 hours.

Music

Incorporates background score to provide more depth to the storyline. Musicals incorporate musical and

Incorporates musical and dance numbers in most of the films. Also has background

Comparison of Hollywood & Bollywood

1. Hindi films are way below any remotejudgement of distinction despite an overallimprovement in their quality in the pastdecades.

Why Hollywood Films Dominates The Oscar?I was awestruck simply by the range of

subjects on display, from fantasy to war to human estrangement to an alternative look at history to obesity and racism and so on And if you ‘ve noticed. None of the nominees were mindless entertainment or repacked teenybopper love sagas made with the primary motive being box office success with the expectation of avatar may be , which despite its weak story line was a feat, a labour of love

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