HollyWood, Bollywood and Benglai Films Tradition

Hollowood Moives
From years back the district named Hollywood in Los Angles, California, United States, is renowned for its cultural recognition. As Hollywood has a rich historical past for its star studded movie studios, its name is often used as a metonym of American cinema. Way back in 1880s, American stage was ruled by 'Vaudeville shows', that were nourished by resident's of North America. As the shows were of ordinary style and entrepreneurs initiated to judge with their movie making skills, glory of these shows soon faded away. Director D.W. Griffith, in 1910, began to film in Downtown, Los Angles. In search for a more suitable location they moved to a village towards north named 'Hollywood'. Griffith's first movie was filmed here, a melodrama of California, called 'In Old California'. It was Griffith's 'Birth Of A Nation' that whistled for a promising start towards a never –ending journey for American cinema.

Benglai Moives
Bengali film industry use to move around two major regions - one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India (Indian cinema) and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh (Bangladeshi cinema). In 1890, first bioscopes were shown in theatres in Kolkata. Within a decade, Royal Bioscope Company was set up by Hiralal Sen, with the object to produce scenes from productions of numbers of popular shows been staged at Star Theatre, Minerva Theatre, Classic Theatre. If Sen was the pioneer to build the foundation of Bengali cinema, Dhirendra Nath Ganguly (familiar as D.G.) can be considered as the strength of the foundation when he formed the first Bengali owned production house, Indo British Film Company, in 1918. Some contemporary production companies like Madan Theatre and IBFC too, began to produce films under their banner. With internationally fame movie maestros like Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and Ritwik Ghatak, Bengali (in West Bengal) film industry travelled a long way since then, has already developed a rich history and dazzling future.

Bollywood Movies
Indian movies, mainly oriented around Bollywood (a portmanteau of Hollywood and Bombay, presently Mumbai) has started its journey in 1913, with a silent movie called 'Raja Harishchandra'. It has been subtitled both in Hindi and English by Dadasaheb Phalke. It was from Lumiere Brothers that he got his inspiration, who familiarized soundless movie clips to India in 1899. Instantly the industry took a leap and numbers of directors started exercising to make silent movies themselves. In 1931, with the release and success of first talkie Alam Ara has encouraged directors from various parts of India including Bengal started producing films. Rest of India has slowly moved with the bollywood craze and films started to produce with themes closer to life.