Why did bollywood start?

Answer 1

"In 1899 the first Indian short film was screened, and Bollywood was born.Just like in Hollywood the films were silent to begin with, and then in the 1930s the films became 'talkies'. Many Indians came to live and work in Britain around fifty years ago, and they brought their culture with them. Now, Bollywood's biggest audience outside India is in Britain."~(http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/2003/bollywood/newsid_2683000/2683809.stm)

Answer 2

Raja Harishchandra (1913), by Dadasaheb Phalke, was the first silent feature film made in India. By the 1930s, the industry was producing over 200 films per annum.

The term "Bollywood" has origins in the 1970s, when India overtook America as the world's largest film producer. Credit for the term has been claimed by several different people, including the lyricist, filmmaker and scholar Amit Khanna, and the journalist Bevinda Collaco.[

Answer 3

Bollywood Industry started in around 1930's. It was when the first sound movies were produced. That marked it's start.

Answer 4

when a girl was changing her clothes a boy saw her and began to do romantic steps . this is how bollywood began

Answer 5

To lift the spirits of people living in the slums by watching a movie it takes their mind off of where they are living for a few hours so they can escape from the real world for a while

Answer 6

Bollywood began in 1913. It then slowly grew to what it is now. The amount of progress made is very large.

Answer 7

Bollywood start because people needed it. There is very less source of entertainment. People needed a source where they can relive another world.