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How has Bollywood influenced Indian culture?

by Ratan Srivastava
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In both East and the West, Bollywood’s loud masala movie have inspired passionate wolf whistles. Currently, Bollywood is indeed the sole global competitor to the great Hollywood in terms of popularity and clout. The influence of the Hindi film industry on Indian culture, society, as well as economics is examined.

For decades, the Mumbai-based Hindi film industry, known as ‘Bollywood,’ has affected Indian everyday life and culture. In fact, movies are indeed the country’s primary source of amusement and therefore are nearly a religion.

During the ‘baraat,’ the ladies will be dressed inside the finest clothing modelled after Bollywood fashion, as well as the guests will be dancing to pulsing popular tunes. For a long time, Bollywood has had a strong effect on popular Indian fashion. Any attire worn by a leading actor or actress inside a box office smash becomes a top sartorial trend for tailors to copy.

The ready-made business produces these garments in large quantities, and the styles are named following characters or films, such as the Anarkali suit from Jodha Akbar (2008) as well as the masakali suit from Delhi-6 (2009), to mention a few. The fashion sector takes advantage of this trend by releasing clothing and jewellery in films. To promote fashion items, celebrities are appointed as brand ambassadors.

Madhubala’s Anarkali outfit in Mughal-e-Azam (1960), which comprised of long flowing churidars and kurtas, was among the early movie impacts on Indian design. Even 50 years just after the movie’s debut, the Anarkali kameez remains fashionable. Cut to 1994, when Madhuri Dixit’s clothes in Hum Aapke Hain Koun…! (1994) were well-received, with ladies imitating the looks at weddings as well as other social gatherings.

For a long period, the clothes worn by Rani Mukerji in Bunty Aur Babli (2005) were another fashion craze. Bollywood musicals are jam-packed with music and dancing. Bollywood dancing is also immensely popular among Indian ladies, who want to study it more than any traditional dance. The Indian diaspora maintains ties to their homeland through viewing Hindi films as well as learning Bollywood dance.

In India, movie stars have passionate admirers who organise fan clubs in their honour, imitate their appearance and style, and are therefore not afraid to spend money on things that your favourite celebrity supports.

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