UNIVERSITY OF ASIA PACIFIC

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

ENG 103 READING AND WRITING SKILLS

Topic: A compares and contrast essay on “Bollywood and Hollywood Movies”.

Submitted To:

Arjumand Ara

Assistant Professor

Department of English

University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka.

Submitted By:

Nafis Kamal

Reg. No.: 13116003

First Year First Semester

Department of English

University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka.

Date of Submission: August 21, 2013

Bollywood and Hollywood Movies

Entertainment is perhaps deemed a necessary psychological need for humans. Now, Bollywood and Hollywood movies are two most popular source of Entertainment. However, many people watch Hollywood movies, although there are many people like to watch Bollywood movies as source of entertainment. In this essay I will write about the similarities and differences between Bollywood and Hollywood movies.

There are some imperative similarities between Bollywood and Hollywood movies. Firstly, both of them make all kinds of movies such as action, romance, drama, and comedy. Secondly, both Hollywood and Bollywood highly promote their films and stars. Another similarity is that both of them use the latest technology in the moves world. Moreover, these are very popular around the world.

Although there are similarities but there are also a lot of differences. The first difference is that Hollywood films are more technologically advanced compared to Bollywood movies and Hollywood movies have a much bigger budget than Bollywood movies. Secondly, Hollywood tackles various themes and issues, some bordering on human sensitivity and reality. On the other hand Bollywood is centered on family, drama, and music. Thirdly, the Hollywood movies are shorter than Bollywood movies. In Bollywood movies there are a lot of music and dance in the movies to entertain people. But in Hollywood movies usually we found action and adventure. Moreover, Hollywood is famous in scary movies. On the other hand the Bollywood famous in romantic films.

All in all, most movies, especially Bollywood and Hollywood moves, give viewers a lot of pleaser. The viewers of these movies also get knowledge about Bollyood and Hollywood culture and latest technology of science and others. That is possible because of Bollywood and Hollywood movies are so popular around the world.