Topic: Impact of Cinema and Bollywood on Society

and Indian Culture

Name: Rasila Jambucha

Semester: 4

Paper: 14 Mass Media and Communication

Roll no: 22

Year: 2013-2015

Submitted to: Smt. S.B.Gardi,

Department of English

M. K. Bhavnagar University

Impact of Cinema and Bollywood on Indian culture

cinema – most powerful media for mass

communication

before cinema – drama, stage acting

replaced by small screen productions

- televised serials and programmers replacing

craze

Impact of Cinema and Bollywood on Indian culture

influences on popular Indian fashion

Outfit by an actor or actress in a hit movie immediately become a trend

designs are named and famous after movie

i.e. Anarcali suit (Mughal-e-Azam)

Jodha Akbar (in jewelry)

Negative impact of cinema and Bollywood on

society and Indian culture

Bollywood is promoting western life style

youth follow it like it is some holy Gita, Quran, or

Bible

film industry affects the youth a lot

- now days movies are without stories, logics,

completely vulgar

- showing unreal & impossible scenes (people are

crazy behind these)

youth – going to bar, drinking, smoking is cool

- those who do not do – not enjoying life

traditionally dressed boys or girls – old models, villagers

spoiling the youth life

- use of bad language

- how to flirt with girl

children's are influenced by bad parts

movie shows, extra marital affairs,

prostitution, smuggling, gambling etc.

presenting women as an object

Positive impact of cinema and Bollywood on

society and Indian culture

Raised the issue of

Widow’s remarriage

Find virtue of

representing elders

Give voice to youth angst

about the nation’s corrupt

politics and politicians

in some movies, women as strong –independent character, make decision for her self

some movies gives knowledge

i.e. 3 idiots, Tare zamen par

contribute in issues – literacy, poverty, dowry

etc.

conclusion

every movie has good and bad things – depends on your mind how to take it

positive side – moral message or discuss about some contemporary issue

negative side –no logic, use of “item dance”

Work citationhttp://www.desiblitz.com/content/impact-

bollywood-indian-culture

http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-negative-impacts-of-Bollywood-movies-or-stars-on-Indian-society-or-youth-culture

http://www.indiabix.com/group-discussion/films-are-corrupting-the-indian-youth/

http://rakhirajvanshi.blogspot.in/2012/05/bollywood-and-its-impact-on-society.html

http://www.ukessays.com/essays/film-studies/indian-cinema-and-its-impact-on-society-film-studies-essay.php