Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Subscription Access
Open Access Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Restricted Access Subscription Access

Globalization of Bollywood: Gain of Markets or Loss of Audiences?


Affiliations
1 University Department of Extension Education, SNDT Women’s University, Juhu Campus, Mumbai-400 049, India
     

   Subscribe/Renew Journal


Films are one of the oldest medium of entertainment. Human civilization has witnessed sea change in film creation-production-distribution-consumption processes in last few decades. This paper examines the question whether globalization of Bollywood has taken place in terms of markets as well as audiences, the forms and shapes of the process of globalization and if the process has led to gain of markets and/or loss of audiences. It uses an Indian cinema-hall-going audience survey, content of Bollywood productions and Box office figures across markets to argue that the process of globalization of Bollywood has neither lead to gain of markets nor loss of audiences. It is an inevitable development creating hypo-real markets whereas audiences connect only to culturally proximate contents. Analysis indicates that while on one hand Bollywood films creating 'global' markets, it is losing 'local' audiences.

Keywords

Globalization, Bollywood, Indian Cinema, Market and Audience Survey
Subscription Login to verify subscription
User
Notifications
Font Size


Abstract Views: 322

PDF Views: 0




  • Globalization of Bollywood: Gain of Markets or Loss of Audiences?

Abstract Views: 322  |  PDF Views: 0

Authors

Mira K. Desai
University Department of Extension Education, SNDT Women’s University, Juhu Campus, Mumbai-400 049, India

Abstract


Films are one of the oldest medium of entertainment. Human civilization has witnessed sea change in film creation-production-distribution-consumption processes in last few decades. This paper examines the question whether globalization of Bollywood has taken place in terms of markets as well as audiences, the forms and shapes of the process of globalization and if the process has led to gain of markets and/or loss of audiences. It uses an Indian cinema-hall-going audience survey, content of Bollywood productions and Box office figures across markets to argue that the process of globalization of Bollywood has neither lead to gain of markets nor loss of audiences. It is an inevitable development creating hypo-real markets whereas audiences connect only to culturally proximate contents. Analysis indicates that while on one hand Bollywood films creating 'global' markets, it is losing 'local' audiences.

Keywords


Globalization, Bollywood, Indian Cinema, Market and Audience Survey



DOI: https://doi.org/10.15655/mw%2F2013%2Fv4i1%2F53663