You might be surprised to learn that India produces about 800 movies a year, and that number continues to grow. Just as the center of the American film industry is Hollywood, the movie center of India is Mumbai, known 1 Bombay. “Bollywood” is a combination (结合) of the 2“Bombay”and“Hollywood”.
Bollywood is not a physical place. Some people 3 the name, saying that it makes the industry look like a poor cousin to Hollywood.4 ，Bollywood is one of the largest centers of film production in the world.
No Bollywood movie is thought complete 5 a few songs and dances. In fact, music is an important part of Bollywood movies. Even a bad movie can still be 6 if the music is good. Because of this, music directors are sometimes more popular than actors. A Bollywood movie has five to six songs in it, often explaining what the dances mean. A film's success often 7 on the quality of such musical numbers. In some ways, Bollywood has been influencing 8 films in the western world since the 2000s.
Bollywood may be different from Hollywood when it comes to musical style, but it is very 9 to Hollywood in several ways. Bollywood hero Shark Khan uses a gun just like Hollywood star Tom Cruise. News reporters follow Bollywood stars just as often as Hollywood stars. The personal lives of Indian actors and actresses catch the headlines, just as 10 do in the United States.
