CASEY DAVIS, GARRETT DAUCH, AND JASMINE COLEMAN

A Passage to Hollywood

A New Genre Arrives

Collaboration between India and United States Blends Indian themes and story lines with American

special effectsDue to the recent American credit crunch,

Hollywood studios have looked to new sources of financing Reliance ADA Group invested $500 million in Steven

Spielberg last year Have announced future investing in movies starring Brad

Pitt, Jim Carrey, Tom Hanks, and many other A list movie stars

Big time Indian movies cost $20 million versus Hollywood’s $100 million movies.

Current Statistics of Hollywood vs. Bollywood

Hollywood Ticket sales fell to $9.6 billion Attendance is down 5% from 2007

Bollywood Film industry has grown 15% annually Projected to hit $4 billion by 2012 Up from $1.9 billion in 2007

Up and Coming Collaborations

Paul Schrader (screenwriter for “Taxi Driver” and “Raging Bull) is working with an Indian producer.

Sylvester Stallone will appear in “Kambakkht Ishq” or also known as “Incredible Love” Shot in California Starring Akshay Kumar (Indian movie star)

“Broken Horses” English-language gangster movie Indian writer, Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Successes Thus Far

“Slumdog Millionaire” A rags-to-riches story

about the slums of Mumbai

Grossed more than $69 million in U.S. so far

Nominated for 10 Academy Awards Including Best Picture

Big Name Indian Movie Stars

Abhishek Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai- Bachchan

Kareena Kapoor

Akshay Kumar Shahrukh Khan

Possible Downfalls

American audiences may not like Indian-style song and dance numbers paired with melodramatic staples. Example 1: In 2007, Columbia produced “Saawariya,”

which only earned $885,574 in American theatres. Example 2: Last month, Warner Brothers released

“Chandni Chowk to China,” a Bollywood kung fo movie. It has grossed a total of $916,214.

American movie’s, such as “Spider-Man 3,” have done well in America, but 95% of Indian box offices are made up of Indian movies.

“Hisss”

American DirectorIndian StarsScheduled to open in

India and U.S. this fallHollywood special

effectsBollywood song-and-

danceShot in Mumbai

Ancient myth about a snake goddess who takes human form

Jennifer Lynch (Hisss)

Lynch is the director of “Hisss”

AmericanPeople translate her

directions to Indian workers

Brought a level of organization that’s lacking in most Bollywood productions

Scouted own locations

Mapped out each scene on storyboards