Bollywood vs. Hollywood

             When we think of the movie capital of the world we think of Hollywood,
             California. Actually, the world's movie capital is in Bombay. This place is
             called Bollywood, which is the nickname for the Indian film industry.
             When comparing Hollywood and Bollywood there are more
             differences than similarities. We would assume that the United States
             produces more movies a year than anywhere else in the world. Bollywood is
             known to produce more than 800 films a year, when the United States
             produces half as many. Movies that are produced in India follow a format
             called masala. They are three to four hours long, where in the United States
             movies average about two hours in length. Other features of an Indian made
             movie include intermission, songs and dances, and most likely have a lot of
             sexual content and violence. Unlike Hollywood, Bollywood's film
             production center is government owned. In the United States it is common to
             hear of individual stars working on two or three films at once. In Bollywood
             it is common for an individual star to work on as many as ten films at once.
             Both Hollywood and Bollywood highly promote their films and stars.
             Bollywood's lead stars are making about forty percent of a two million dollar
             If asked what movies were produced in Hollywood, the list would go
             on forever. When asked the same about Bollywood the most common answer
             would be, "What? What is Bollywood?" American Desi, Company, and
             Grahan are a few movies that were released in Bollywood in 2001. The only
             American Blockbuster hit to ever hit the top five charts in India is Titanic.
             Today, it is more common to hear of Indian made films being played in
             American and British theaters than it is to hear of American movies being
             Fourteen million people go to the movies in India on a daily basis,
             which is much more than the United States. Due to this fact, Bollywood has
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