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At the Movies: Bollywood

Bollywood is the largest movie-making business in India - and the world.

In recent years, the Bollywood films have become popular around the world.

What is Bollywood?

The word Bollywood is a mix of the words Bombay (a city in India now called Mumbai) and Hollywood. Every year, Bollywood makes more movies and money then Hollywood does.

What are Bollywood movies like?

Certain features make Bollywood films different. First, most Bollywood films are a minimum of three hours long.

The movie usually stops in the middle and people take a short break. Another important part of Bollywood movies is music. Singing and dancing is very common in Bollywood films.

The music is often a mix of Hindi pop songs and traditional melodies. Some people think the music is as important as the story. In some Indian theaters, people watching the movie will sing and dance with the performers on screen!

Bollywood’s Popularity

For many decades, Bollywood films were only popular in India. But today Bollywood movies are becoming popular around the world.

Some Hollywood movies are now copying Bollywood styles.

In addition, some famous Bollywood actors are now working in Hollywood films.