宝莱坞(Bollywood)
印度制片工业，1930年代在孟买（原为Bombay，现在则为Mumbai）开始并发展成一个巨大的电影帝国。喜曼苏.莱（Himansu Rai）於1934年积极投入孟买的有声电影，是推动印度电影成长的先锋。多年来，多部第一流的类型电影从宝莱坞崭露头角：史诗电影，特别是Mughal-e-azam（1960）；向西方世界示好的电影如Sholay（1975）；描写妓女的电影像是Pakeezah（1972）：精采呈现了令人目眩神迷的电影艺术以及充满感官刺激的舞蹈编舞；还有以Jai santoshi maa（1975）为代表的神话电影。明星演员，不遑多让於电影本身，被视为票房卖座成功的重要原因。宝莱坞电影的标准特色包括公式化的剧情发展，走位技巧熟练的打斗场景，壮观的歌舞场面如同例行公事，赚人热泪的音乐剧，以及不食人间烟火的英雄人物等。二十一世纪之初，宝莱坞每年出场一千部剧情片，在英国与美国的亚裔人口中开发出许多国际性的观众。
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Bollywood
Indian moviemaking industry that began in Bombay (now Mumbai) in the 1930s and developed into an enormous film empire. Bombay Talkies, launched in 1934 by Himansu Rai, spearheaded the growth of Indian cinema. Throughout the years, several classic genres emerged from Bollywood: the historical epic, notably [film]Mughal-e-azam (1960); the curry western, such as [film]Sholay (1975); the courtesan film, such as [film]Pakeezah (1972), which highlights stunning cinematography and sensual dance choreography; and the mythological movie, represented by [film]Jai santoshi maa (1975). Star actors, rather than the films themselves, have accounted for most box-office success. Standard features of Bollywood films include formulaic story lines, expertly choreographed fight scenes, spectacular song-and-dance routines, emotion-charged melodrama, and larger-than-life heroes. At the turn of the 21st century, Bollywood produced as many as 1,000 feature films annually, and international audiences began to develop among Asians in the U.K. and the U.S.