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Bollywood films refer to specifically the popular Mumbai-based (previously Bombay) Hindustani language film industry, but the title is often stretched to encompass the whole of the Indian cinema (including Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada). Bollywood, gaining much support and popularity during the Great Depression and World War II era, the Indian independence movement, and the violence of the Partition, developed a formula for movies that gave viewers a world in which to escape that could provide eternal hope and happiness. This theme has continued into the films produced today. There are a few principals that make up the Bollywood film industry:
Bollywood films are usually musicals, and feature at least one dance scene.
Films tend to be about three hours long, usually showed with an intermission.
The plots are melodramatic, and have an almost unvarying formula including such elements as star-crossed lovers, corrupt politicians, twins separated at birth (or other family members being separated and finding each other again), conniving villains, angry parents, courtesans with hearts of gold, dramatic reversals of fortune, and oddly convenient coincidences.
The films are decidedly escapist, and showcase not the problems in society (such as the impenetrable levels of the caste system) but instead parade (literally or figuratively) the ideas of miracles, happily-ever-after, people with good hearts, and love.
Bollywood films always feature bright colors, beautiful scenery, pretty actors, and lots of culture, (Bollywood World).
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