[icernet] Why Bollywood rules

[Arul Selvan]

Bollywood cinema sets a trend, a pattern for all regional cinemas in India.
The power of Hindi films is such that its depiction of women and other
stereotypes affects the Indian psyche in the long run. There are well near
13,000 cinemas in India of which 8,000 are in the four southern states —
Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. In fact, there are hardly
any cinemas in the villages in northern India unlike in the south. Cinema is
more a northern urban phenomenon and yet it is Hindi cinema that rules. Why so?

One of the reasons is that Hindi cinema draws talent from all over India,
unlike the cinema of the south. Maybe this alone could be the main reason.
Though Hindi is the official “national” language, it is limited to north of
the Vindhyas. 

Source:
http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/movies/2003/january/41888.htm