The history of Bollywood

Bollywood is the hindi analog of Hollywood. This is usually the name of the film studios of Mumbai, formerly Bombay. This is not the only branch of Indian cinema: there are also Tollywood, Kollywood, and other studios making movies in regional languages. But the brightest colors, the most famous actors, and the highest box office are, of course, Bollywood. Film critic Alexei Vasiliev has undertaken to tell the never-ending story of Bollywood for Qalam, choosing a different emotion and the most iconic character-actor for each era.