AcDec 2015-2016 Music



India consists of two major film industries, each of which contributes to the musical culture of India. First, let's discuss Bollywood. Bollywood is the Hindi-language film industry, and is largely based in Mumbai. Bollywood is very popular and glamorous, and films extravagant dances and stories with the greatest star's of the East. Kollywood, however, is not as popular. Kollywood is the Tamil-language film industry that is based in Chennai. Although Kollywood tends to be "less popular" than Bollywood, it is important to understand that the two contribute a great amount of culture and influence in Indian society. India is extremely large with multiple disparate regions. The people of each region often hold different ways of life. Some prefer Bollywood, some prefer Kollywood... The main reason Bollywood is more popular than Kollywood is because Bollywood's influence has spread not only throughout India, but also to the Middle East, East Asia, and even Eastern Europe!

Despite Bollywood's popularity, Kollywood actually produced more films than Bollywood in 2012! Many believe Kollywood films are more exciting, dramatic, and interesting. In the following article, B Sudharsan shares his viewpoints on Indian travel and the difference between Kollywood and Bollywood. Please note that this article is appropriate, but is also a matter of opinion. As you read the article, take a look at the comments made by fellow readers. One comment helped me learn something that was not found in the Resource Guide, but is very helpful in the film industry section: Kamal Haasan is credited for making Kollywood films a global hit due to his works in acting. The article mentions many famous Indians that contributed to the rise of Kollywood... Our resource guide briefly touches on Kollywood, so I feel it is important to understand it just as much as we understand Bollywood.