Bollywood and its huge productions

I have never actually seen an entire Bollywood movie, but I have watched scenes and sections a few times, and enough to get an idea of what it might be. Bollywood is the (western?) name of the film industry centred in Bombay (or Mumbai, if you like), hence the name. But it must not merely be seen as a copy of Hollywood – it has disctinct features and a life of its own.

I have collected a few sites about Bollywood in general, for instance bollywood.com and bollywoodworld.com, the last one with a subpage about the special features of a typical Bollywood movie that I quite like. You should also check out the more flashy blog that shows (among other things) pictures of movie stars – see bollywood-stars.net.

You can watch some cuts, too: