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@aayanisms · 4:57

EP 2 : The Bollywood Misnomer

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Almost 2446 feature films made, and close to 20 billion tickets sold. This is year 2019 prepandemic. The reason I'm sharing this data with you is to explain the enormity and the complexity of it all. Now, Bollywood is a movie industry based out of Bombay, which is predominantly Hindi language speaking or a set of feature films, which is understood by a Hindi speaking audience. Now, it is not the main language that is spoken across the length and breadth of the country

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Aayan B
@aayanisms · 4:54

EP2 Part 2 : The Bollywood Misnomer ( contd to part 3) #indiancinema,

Ah, welcome back to the concluding part of the previous EP EP EP bollywood misnomer were discussing about the term Bollywood and the dynamics of the demography. Just to extend the conversation further, part of the reason why large part of the Indian audience appreciates this mixed musical genre, kind of a masala mix or a mix of spices or a cocktail heady cocktail if you will, is because of the state of the country's progress, if you will
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Aayan B
@aayanisms · 4:53

EP2 Part 3 : The Bollywood Misnomer ( Contd to part 4) #indiancinema,

But the South Indian film industry also has the similar epic songs, chart busting numbers, great lyricists, brilliant poetry, and some of the stuff that just pushes the level of artistry to the next level. So, in conclusion, I know that I could go on for longer, but in conclusion, anytime you hear Bollywood the term, do not assume that it is one industry. The Indian cinema is the right way to address it. And there are multiple things under the umbrella of Indian cinema
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Aayan B
@aayanisms · 2:22

EP2 Part 4 : The Bollywood Misnomer #indiancinema,

Yes, catching up with the dialogues and culture nuances will still be a bit of a challenge. But overall, if you're a cinephile, you will appreciate that content even more. And so Indian cinema is a very large, wide spectrum. And in the next episode, in this journey of explaining Indian cinema to you, I'm going to talk about the star power. I intended to do it in this episode itself, but this itself, instead of one sub episode, it's run into four
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