bollywood in our classroom

“Whenever you are confronted with an opponent conquer him with love.”-Mahatma

Gandhi.

We can see such kind of wisdom almost in all Indian movies that teach us to be kind,

honest, brave and intelligent.

Do you know the history of Bollywood?

The naming scheme for "Bollywood" was

inspired by "Tollywood", the name that was used to refer to the cinema of West Bengal. Dating back to 1932, "Tollywood" was

the earliest Hollywood-inspired

name, referring to the Bengali film industry based in Tollygunge,

whose name is reminiscent of

"Hollywood" and was the center of the

cinema of India at the time.

Raja Harishchandra (1913), by Dadasaheb Phalke, was the first silent feature film made in India. By the 1930s, the industry was producing over 200 films per annum. The first Indian sound film, Ardeshir Irani's Alam Ara (1931), was a major commercial success. There was clearly a huge market for talkies and musicals; Bollywood and all the regional film industries quickly switched to sound filming.In 1937, Ardeshir Irani, of Alam Ara fame, made the first colour film in Hindi, Kisan Kanya. The next year, he made another colour film, Mother India. However, colour did not become a popular feature until the late 1950s. At this time, lavish romantic musicals and melodramas were the staple fare at the cinema.

Film poster for first Indian sound film, Ardeshir Irani's Alam Ara (1931) and Mother India.

What do you know about legendary Ranbir Raj

Kapoor?

Born14 December 1924 Peshawar,

British India Permanent

Residence: Chembur, Mumbai, India

Died2 June 1988 (aged63)

Chembur, Mumbai, India

Other names The Show Man OccupationActor, Producer,

DirectorYears active1935–1985

Let’s sing altogether

Mera joota hai JapaniYe patloon InglistaniSar pe lal topi Roosi Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani

My shoes are JapaneseThese trousers are English The red cap on my head is Russian But still, however, my heart is Indian

Lagaan (2001), Devdas (2002), koi... Mil gaya (2003), Kal ho naa ho (2003), Veer-Zaara (2004), Rang de basanti (2006), Lage raho munnabhai (2006), Krrish (2006), Dhoom 2 (2006), Om shanti om (2007), Chak de india (2007), Rab ne bana di jodi (2008), Ghajini(2008), 3 idiots (2009), My name is khan (2010), Raajneeti (2010) & Dabangg (2010) Delivering a new generation of popular actors (Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan) and actresses (Aishwarya Rai, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra[38][39]), and keeping the popularity of actors of the previous decade. Among the mainstream films, Lagaan won the audience award at the Locarno international film festival and was nominated for best foreign language film at the 74th academy awards, while Devdas and Rang de Basanti were both nominated for the BAFTA award for best foreign language film.

Do you know the names of these movie stars?

Can you describe your favourite movie hero using adjectives?

Dilafruz: My favourite film hero is Krrish. He is handsome, brave, smart, kind, talented and

modest person.

BOLLYWOOD: GRAMMAR

Can you describe your favourite heroine using adjectives?

Mirzohid:My favourite heroine is Zooni . She is beautiful, clever, nice, kind, brave and very intelligent person

1.What do you know about Bollywood? 2. The name of the first sound,colour

film? 3.When and where Raj Kapoor was born? 4.What famous Bolywood actors and actresses of 1960-1970s do you know?

5.What Bollywood’s most successful films do you know?

6. Describe your favorite Bollywood movie.7. What do you know about Uzbek film

industry?

All the verbs have been taken out of this text. Work with a partner to put them back in

again.Text # 1

Gulchehra Jamilova in 1946 in Tashkent. She one of the greatest actresses of Uzbek

cinema. She roles in films since 1962. The first film she in “Shohsanam and the Poor”.

She more than 20 roles in films since then like “Past Times”, “The four seasons of the year”,

“Wolves”, “The Master and jug”, “Angel grandmother”.

TEXT # 2

Amitabh Bachan one of the famous Indian film stars. He the roles of main characters in several films. The best films he “ Baghban”, “Baabul”, In 1984, Amitabh Bachan briefly politics in support of Rajiv Gandhi, who the ninth prime minister of India. He also as Big B, his long and illustrious career over four decades (1969-2012).

Text # 1 Gulchehra Jamilova was born in 1946 in Tashkent. She is one of the greatest actresses of Uzbek cinema. She has begun playing roles in films since 1962. The first film she appeared in was “Shohsanam and the Poor”. She has played more than 20 roles in films since then like “Past Times”, “The four seasons of the year”, “Wolves”, “The Master and jug”, “Angel grandmother”.

Text # 2Amitabh Bachan is one of the famous Indian film stars. He has played the roles of main characters in several films. The best films he has appeared “ Baghban”, “Baabul”, In 1984, Amitabh Bachan briefly entered politics in support of Rajiv Gandhi, who was the ninth prime minister of India. He is also known as Big B, his long and illustrious career spans over four decades (1969-2012).

Listen to the podcast and answer the questions:

#1. What are they talking about? #2. What is the most important aspect of

Indian culture? #3. Which movie’s song can you hear?

USEFUL INFORMATION Among the mainstream films, Lagaan won the Audience Award at the Locarno International Film Festival and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 74th Academy Awards, while Devdas and Rang De Basanti were both nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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