Will Hollywood relocate from the hills of Los Angeles to the banks of the Ganges? Could Indian stars soon get the same treatment as Angie, Brad and the rest of our A-listers?
Quite possibly. With a potential $2 billion deal between Indian billionaire Anil Ambani's Reliance Entertainment, other Indian investors and Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks SKG, Bollywood and Hollywood are now linked by more than their names. In recent weeks, some of Hollywood's biggest celebrities have made deals to work in Bollywood. Reliance Entertainment signed agreements with stars like George Clooney, Jim Carrey and Brad Pitt. Later this year, Johnny Depp is expected to star in Mira Nair's "Shantaram." Sylvestor Stallone agreed to appear in ''Kambakkht Ishq," and Will Smith reportedly said he wants to star in a Bollywood film.
Hollywood released about 630 films last year, with an average budget of $106.6 million. Bollywood creates about 800 movies a year on budgets that are a fraction of those from LaLaLand. In addition, Bollywood films, which average 140 minutes versus Hollywood's 100 minutes, are shot in 40 days — about the same time it takes for a higher-budget Hollywood film. Bollywood's $2.2 billion in revenues in 2007 is a tenth of Hollywood's.
A few of Bollywood's most famous actors have had success in both India and America, including the stunningly beautiful Aishwarya Rai, whose first international release was "Bride and Prejudice." Salman Khan acted with "Heroes" actress Ali Larter in 2007's "Marigold" and Vishal Bharadwaj is said to be in talks with about a Hollywood film with actress Uma Thurman.
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Quite possibly. With a potential $2 billion deal between Indian billionaire Anil Ambani's Reliance Entertainment, other Indian investors and Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks SKG, Bollywood and Hollywood are now linked by more than their names. In recent weeks, some of Hollywood's biggest celebrities have made deals to work in Bollywood. Reliance Entertainment signed agreements with stars like George Clooney, Jim Carrey and Brad Pitt. Later this year, Johnny Depp is expected to star in Mira Nair's "Shantaram." Sylvestor Stallone agreed to appear in ''Kambakkht Ishq," and Will Smith reportedly said he wants to star in a Bollywood film.
Hollywood released about 630 films last year, with an average budget of $106.6 million. Bollywood creates about 800 movies a year on budgets that are a fraction of those from LaLaLand. In addition, Bollywood films, which average 140 minutes versus Hollywood's 100 minutes, are shot in 40 days — about the same time it takes for a higher-budget Hollywood film. Bollywood's $2.2 billion in revenues in 2007 is a tenth of Hollywood's.
A few of Bollywood's most famous actors have had success in both India and America, including the stunningly beautiful Aishwarya Rai, whose first international release was "Bride and Prejudice." Salman Khan acted with "Heroes" actress Ali Larter in 2007's "Marigold" and Vishal Bharadwaj is said to be in talks with about a Hollywood film with actress Uma Thurman.
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so are you for or against Hollywood and Boolywood merging into one Giant movie empire?
