A Passage to Hollywood
CASEY DAVIS, GARRETT DAUCH, AND
JASMINE COLEMAN
A New Genre Arrives
Collaboration between India and United States
Blends Indian themes and story lines with American special
effects
Due 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
Kareena Kapoor Abhishek Bachchan
Aishwarya Rai-
Bachchan
Shahrukh Khan
Akshay Kumar
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 Director
Indian Stars
Scheduled to open in
India and U.S. this fall
Hollywood special effects
Bollywood song-and-
dance
Shot in Mumbai
Ancient myth about a
snake goddess who takes
human form
Jennifer Lynch (Hisss)
Lynch is the director of Scouted own locations
“Hisss” Mapped out each scene
American on storyboards
People translate her
directions to Indian
workers
Brought a level of
organization that’s
lacking in most
Bollywood productions