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Key Difference: In addition to being a representative of the American film industry, Hollywood is
also a physical place in Los Angeles, California, USA. Hollywood has become popular world-wide,
with many of its films being released in almost all countries.Bollywood is an informal term that is
used to represent the Hindi-language film industry in India. Bollywood is just a fraction of Indian
cinema and is not a physical place, but rather a representative term for popular Hindi films.

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HollywoodandBollywoodarebothpopularcinemasandtheir
namesresonatetheirsuccessaroundtheworld.Hollywoodis
knownworldwideandBollywoodispopularintheeasterncountries
andhasbeengainingpopularityinmanywesterncountries

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includingtheUS.Hollywoodisatermthathasbecome
synonymouswiththeAmericancinema,whileBollywoodishighly
affiliatedtotheIndianCinema.HollywoodandBollywoodaretwo
completelydifferentcinemasthatcatertodifferentaudiencesand
hencecannotproperlybecompared.However,theydohavemany
differencesbetweenthem.

MannersvsEtiquette

Thefilmindustryisnotsmallandincludesmanydifferentdepartmentssuchasfilmproductioncompanies,film
studios,cinematography,filmproduction,screenwriting,preproduction,postproduction,filmfestivals,
distributionandactors,filmdirectorsandotherfilmcrewpersonnel.Tomakeasinglefilm,therearemanypeople
responsibleformanydifferentrolesontheset.Fromlighting,tomakeuptoevencleanup,alotofpeopleare
involvedtocreateasinglefilm.However,thefilmindustryalsohasthelargestturnover,earninginmillionsof
dollarseachyear.

IndiaGatevsGatewayofIndia

InadditiontobeingarepresentativeoftheAmericanfilmindustry,HollywoodisalsoaphysicalplaceinLos
Angeles,California,USA.Itisahighlypopulatedarea,withanaverageof22,193peoplepersquaremile.Itis
consideredastheseventhmostdensestneighborhoodinallofLosAngelesCounty.Although,itbeganasasmall
community,itsassociationwiththefilmindustryhasboosteditspopularityanditcurrentlyhasmanydifferent
studios,touristspotsandislocatednearcelebrityhomes.ItalsohasthehighlyacclaimedWalkofFamethathas
namesofmanycelebritiesetchedontothesidewalk.

TheAmericancinemahasbeenaroundsincethedevelopmentofmotioncapture.Theworldsfirstmotionpicture
wasexhibitedinNewYorkCityin1894.However,Hollywoodbecamethecinemascapitalintheearly1900s,
whendirectorD.W.GriffithwassentbytheBiographCompanytothewestcoasttofilmthemovieonavacant
lot.However,thecompanywhilescoutingnearbyareasfilmedthemovieinanearbyvillage.Hollywoodhas
becomepopularworldwide,withmanyofitsfilmsbeingreleasedinalmostallcountries.Itisalsothehighest
grossingmovieindustryaroundtheworldintermsofrevenue.Hollywoodisknownforitsamazinggraphics,
storylineandanimations.Hollywoodisalsoknownforincorporatingmanydifferentstylesandlanguagesinits
films.However,themajorityofthelanguageisusuallyEnglish.Hollywoodalsoreleasesmusicals,which
incorporatessongsanddanceintothefilms.

BollywoodisaninformaltermthatisusedtorepresenttheHindi
languagefilmindustryinIndia.BollywoodisjustafractionofIndian
cinema,whichalsoincorporatesAssamesecinema,Telugu
cinema,Marathicinema,Gujaraticinema,etc.Bollywoodisnota
physicalplace,butratherarepresentativetermforpopularHindi
films.Although,theIndiancinemahasbeenaroundsincetheearly
1900s,1913tobeexactthetermBollywoodwascoined
somewhereinthe1970sfromcombiningBombay(although,now
Mumbai)andHollywood.TheBwastakenfromBombay,whilethe
restwastakenfromthepopularAmericancounterpart.Although,it
seemsthatBollywoodhasbeeninspiredfromtheHollywood,itis
actuallyinspiredfromTollywood,atermthatreferstothecinemaofWestBengal.ThenameTollywoodhasbeen
inspiredtheBengalifilmindustrybasedinTollygunge,Calcutta(now,Kolkata)andtheAmericanHollywood.

Bollywoodisthelargestfilmproduceraroundtheworldandisresponsibleforchurningover1,000movieseach
year.ItisfollowedbyNigeriaandtheUS.Bollywoodhasbecomepopularlyknownforitsmusic,danceandlove
stories.Bollywoodhasstillfollowedthistrendthathasmadeitpopularandcontinuestoincorporatemusicand
danceinitsmovies.Although,itreceivescriticismfrommanymoviegoersthatsometimessongsanddancetake

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awayfromtheoriginalplotofthemovie,otherclaimitgivesarefreshingbreakallowingthemoviegoerstorecap
theplotlineandthestory,alongwithenjoyingthemusicandthevivid,brightsceneriesthatarepartofthedance
sequence.

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Initially,Bollywoodmovieswerealsolongandwouldsometimescross3hourshowever,thishascurrentlybeen
reducedto2to2hours.Manyproducershavealsostartedlimitingthenumberofsongsfromtheusually7or8
to56propersongs,withtherestusedasplaybacknumbers.Bollywoodwasknownforitsromanticplotlines,but

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newergenerationofmovieproducers,directorsandwritersarecomingoutwithmorecomplicatedplotlinesand

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haveshiftedfocusfromlovetootheraspectsofthefilm.However,majorityofBollywoodfilmsstillcontinueto

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incorporateromanceoraromanticaspectinthefilmssoastoappealalltypesofmoviegoers.Bollywoodisalso

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nolongerlimitedtomakingmoviesinjustHindi,andhasincorporatedtheEnglishlanguageaswellasprominent
Englishphrasesinthemovies.

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Itisquitedifficulttoproperlycompareboththecinemaindustriesastheyarebothdifferent,intermsofhowit

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receiveditsstartaswellastheaudienceforwhichthemoviesarebeingmade.Boththeindustriesalsodifferin
termsofrevenueandfilmproduction.Hollywoodhasgainedrecognitionworldwideasaprominentfilmindustry

AnimalvsPlantCells

andhenceHollywoodfilmsarereleasedinmajorityofthecountries.Bollywoodisrecentlybecomingrecognizedin

AccountingvsFinance

manyothercountriesandhasbeengainingrecognitionasaprominentplayer.Astowhetherwhichoneisbetter,it
completelydependsontheviewerspreference.

MenvsWomen

Originates

Hollywood

Bollywood

Most Commented

HollywoodrepresentstheAmerican

BollywoodrepresentstheHindi

cinema.

cinema,whichisasmallpartofthe

AndroidvsWindowsPhone

Indiancinema.

ManagementvsAdministration

DateofOrigin

Late1800s

Early1900s

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Language

MostlyinEnglish,butdoes

MostlyinHindi,butdoes

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incorporateotherlanguages.

incorporateotherlanguages.

IsasmallcommunityinLos

Doesnothaveanyphysical

Angeles,California

representation.

Numberoffilmsproducedannually

Approximately500

Approximately1200

Revenue

Thehighestgrossingfilmindustry.

Thethirdhighestgrossingfilm

Asaphysicalentity

IndianCulturevsWesternCulture
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YoghurtvsCurd

industry.
Story

Storylinesrunarounddeeperplot

Storylineshavedeeperplotsand

lines.Storycanbeanythingandis

canberegardingdifferenttopics.

dependentonthewriter.

Incorporatesloveorromancein

CurrentvsVoltage

almostallmovies.
Lengthofthemovie

Usually1hourto1hours.

Canrangeanywherefrom2to3

However,somemovieshavealso

hours.

been3hours.
Music

Incorporatesbackgroundscoreto

Incorporatesmusicalanddance

providemoredepthtothestoryline.

numbersinmostofthefilms.Also

Musicalsincorporatemusicaland

hasbackgroundscore.

dancenumbers.

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