Bollywood is the largest centre of film production in the whole world. It is also referred as “Hindi Cinema”. Bollywood has had a massive impact on the society of India. It does not only reflect the social norms of the society; it shapes the trends of the society. Recently the Western world also has turned their attention to the Bollywood films. Bollywood movies have been highly appreciated by the Western audience also, despite the language barriers. The common perception about Bollywood movies is that they are “fluffy masala movies”. These movies are high on emotions and sometimes low on logics. If we see the biggest hits of Bollywood, there are many movies which connected with the audience emotionally, however the plot was irrational. One of the main reasons that these movies have been able to connect with a massive audience is that these movies portray true Indian family values. The history of Bollywood dates back to 1913, “Raja Harishchandra” was the first silent feature film. The industry started to grow rapidly and by 1930s almost 200 movies per annum were produced. 1940-1960 is regarded as the Golden Era of Bollywood. It is also known as the era of “Raj Kapoor” movies; these movies highlighted the social problems of the working class in the society. Movies like “ Shree 420” and “Mera naam Joker” will remain in memories of the audiences forever for their emotional appeals. In the 1960’s and 1970’s the trend of issue based films shifted to romance and action based films.
宝莱坞是全世界最大的电影制作中心。它也被称为“印地语电影”。宝莱坞已经对印度社会产生了巨大的影响。它不仅反映社会的社会规范；它塑造社会的趋势。最近，西方世界也已经将注意力转向了宝莱坞电影。宝莱坞电影受到高度赞赏西方观众也，尽管语言障碍。关于宝莱坞电影的共同的看法是，他们是“蓬松的印度电影”。这些电影是高情感和逻辑有时低。如果我们看到宝莱坞最大的安打，有许多与观众情绪的电影，但是故事情节是不合理的。一，这些电影已经能够大量观众连接的主要原因是这些电影描绘真实的印度家庭价值观。宝莱坞可以追溯至1913的历史，”拉贾哈里什钱德拉”是第一个无声电影。产业开始迅速发展和30年代几乎每年生产200部电影。1940-1960作为宝莱坞的黄金时期。它也被称为“卡普尔”的电影，这些电影的时代；突出了工人阶级的社会的社会问题。电影“Shree 420”和“梅拉Naam小丑”将保持在记忆的观众永远为他们的情感诉求。在1960和1970的趋势的问题为基础的薄膜转移到浪漫和行动为基础的薄膜。
