Bollywood V. Hollywood

Bollywood v. Hollywood
The expectations for Hollywood are quite high in talent. Nevertheless so are they for Bollywood. Bollywood is the same for the most part, but just consists of mostly Indians. Hollywood on the other hand is consisted of genres that include multiple races and culture in their moneymaking films. These two film industries on the contrary have somewhat different talents. Bollywood, to a certain extent, involves more dancing, singing, and longer movies. For Hollywood, movies are not as long and they contain predictable endings, but they have a good story line that is not always dealing with the same ethnicity. To be successful in Hollywood or even Bollywood, film producers must incorporate mass appeal by representing culture and race in their line of work whether it is to produce diverse types of genres so that the American society is pleased with the movies that are produced.
“There’s nothing wrong with a little inspiration. But African American moviegoers who want to see their own concerns and struggles- their own lives, even if rendered in broad outline- projected at the cineplex still aren’t getting much love from Hollywood”(Robinson 292). Many producers have not been putting too much thought to what the viewers actually want to see. If they listen to what the viewers prefer, this will cause them to go see the movie that is produced, thus making more money for their film. Producers go out on a limb and make a movie with what individuals do not really care for and hope people go see the movie after all can be risky, but it can be good because some individuals like change. If people see what everyday life is like from a movie perspective, it will definitely get moviegoers to see the movie because they can maybe even relate to the film in a certain way, possibly even more then they think once seeing it. Even some actors and actresses can relate to a handful of movies as well. They can relate to this because they all have their own lives too, not just the solitary life of making movies and being famous.
A selected few Bollywood actors and actresses have been focusing on his or her cultural background instead of working in the movie business. “The Bollywood star [Aishwarya Bachchan] could either stay in Los Angeles to pursue a lead role in Will Smith’s new film, Seven Pounds, or she could return home to Mumbai to celebrate Karva Chauth, a daylong ceremonial fast that some married Hindu women observe as a prayer for their husband’s health and long life”(Chopra 285). Ms. Bachchan later denied the film opportunity because she felt that she needed to be at her husband’s ceremony, fasting with a big smile on her face. Actors and actresses do have their own lives to deal with. They do not just emphasis movie making, they do it as a job, not an everyday thing. They probably get weekends off too, just like good amounts of people that do not act do. The thing is that acting is not an easy job; it is an occupation that takes an excessive amount of time and hard work to be effective at performing. Film industries do not just pick someone off the street to act in their movie their creating, they look for those who have been successful or are a rising star in the making.
Several Indian actors and actresses have been trying to get roles in Hollywood but are unsuccessful. Partly because “Schedules and expectations are difficult to match. Bollywood superstars are generally unwilling to play supporting roles in American movies, and there just aren’t many movies coming out of Los Angeles that feature Indians as leads”(Chopra 287). If there were more films that included Indians, they could possibly be able to go from Bollywood to Hollywood. Actors and actresses in Bollywood play many roles and are good at what they do; they just cannot compete with the performers in Hollywood because it is just too much work. If Hollywood can have a producer who does Indian movies, which include numerous Bollywood actors and actresses, they can and will be able to make the transition. It just depends on if they will be dedicated enough to do it. Who knows, Hollywood can turn into a Bollywood itself and be even more successful then it is know, or perhaps even if Bollywood turned into the new Hollywood. It is just the commitment that producers, actors, and actresses have to devote to make the film industry big.
To make it big in the movie production business, it must be extremely hard. Whether it is producing movies with a particular genre that is based on increasing more cultural backgrounds or even adding more ethnicities to them. They somewhat are required to do so with these qualities because then they are only satisfying those certain people with those assets, making people less likely to go see that movie. With all this being said, the producers should to a certain degree, listen to the to what the viewers want and stick to the main genres that people will continue to go see in the movie theatres.

Works Cited Page
Chopra, Anupama. “Bollywood Princess, Hollywood Hopeful: Aishwarya’s Quest for Global Stardom”. Mirror on America Essays and Images from Popular Culture. Fourth Edition. Joan T. Mims and Elizabeth M. Nollen. Boston: Bedford/ ST. Martin’s, 2009. 285-287. Print.

Robinson, Eugene. “Tyler Perry’s Money Machine”. Mirror on America Essays and Images from Popular Culture. Fourth Edition. Joan T. Mims and Elizabeth M. Nollen. Boston: Bedford/ ST. Martin’s, 2009.291-293. Print.

Cited: Page Chopra, Anupama. “Bollywood Princess, Hollywood Hopeful: Aishwarya’s Quest for Global Stardom”. Mirror on America Essays and Images from Popular Culture. Fourth Edition. Joan T. Mims and Elizabeth M. Nollen. Boston: Bedford/ ST. Martin’s, 2009. 285-287. Print. Robinson, Eugene. “Tyler Perry’s Money Machine”. Mirror on America Essays and Images from Popular Culture. Fourth Edition. Joan T. Mims and Elizabeth M. Nollen. Boston: Bedford/ ST. Martin’s, 2009.291-293. Print.