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HOLLYWOOD VS BOLLYWOOD
Do you know the differences between the two biggest
flm industries? Let’s have a look at them.

Hollywood Bollywood
The frst movie in Hollywood was First Movie It was “Raja Harishchandra” in
“In Old California” in 1910. 1913.
Bollywood doesn’t exist in a
Hollywood is in Los Angeles,
Location physical place. It is in Mumbai
California.
(formerly called Bombay)
The cinema industry is in
Bollywood is the combination of
Hollywood, Los Angeles, Difference in Names
Bombay and Hollywood.
California.
Number of Movies
About 600 About 1000
Per Year
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Most Expensive Ra. One (2011)
World’s End (2007). Movie Ever
Leonardo Di Caprio ($77 million) Highest Paid Star Salman Khan ($9 million)

Highest Grossing
Avatar ($2.8 billion) Three Idiots ($76.81 million)
movie

OTHER FACTS
• In Bollywood, there is action, drama, romance,
comedy all in one movie, but in Hollywood you have
to see 4 or 5 movies for that.
• Bollywood flms are longer (3 hours) than Hollywood
flms (2 hours).
• Bollywood makes more flms, but Hollywood has
larger movie income and spends much more money
on flm production.
• Hollywood movies with music are called as
musicals, but 99 % of Bollywood flms have music
and dance (5 or 6 songs per flm).

Are you a Hollywood or Bollywood addict? Give three reasons.
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