Bollywood is the name given for the Hindu film industry in India. Due to the overwhelming popularity of the term Bollywood the entire Indian film industry is considered to be part of Bollywood, when in reality it represents only a part of the Indian films. It is indeed the largest producer of films in India. It is not an actual place in India and is just a term that refers to films developed within the Hindu film industry.

Initially setup solely for actors to speak in the Hindu language, it’s now becoming more of a trend to find Bollywood movies being made in English. One of the influences of Bollywood was actually from Hollywood musicals from the period of the 1920’s to the 1950’s. The majority of Bollywood movies are musicals with catchy tunes with dance. The majority of the time the music within the movie is released prior to the film to aid in creating more anticipation for the release of the movie.

One of the major similarities between Hollywood and Bollywood is the “dream” factor. Just as Hollywood hopefuls come from all over the country with hopes of making it as a movie star, the same occurs in Bollywood. There are many who come from all over India with hopes of being able to star in a Bollywood film. The industry is also considered to very fickle which shares that similarity to Hollywood.

IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures have announced that the highly anticipated film 300, based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, will be simultaneously released domestically to both IMAX and conventional theatres on March 9, 2007.

Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 is a ferocious retelling of the ancient battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fought to death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire all of Greece to unite against their Persian enemy, drawing a line in the sand for democracy. The film brings Miller's acclaimed graphic novel to life by combining live action with virtual backgrounds that capture his distinct vision of this ancient historic tale.

The film will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience and Warner Bros. Pictures will be the exclusive distributor of the film.

Toronto is slated to host the world premiere of the Indian film GURU. This the first mainstream Indian film to be premiered outside of India.

The film GURU stars Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Mithun Chakraborty, director Mani Ratnam, and composer A.R. Rahman. The distributor Bobby Bedi will be in Toronto for the world premiere, which will take place at the historic Elgin Theatre, January 11, 2007 at 7:00 PM.

The premiere of GURU outside of India, and presented to a mainstream audience throughout Canada is a first on many counts. "We chose Toronto as the venue for the world premiere because Toronto is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world," said Bedi at a December 6, 2006 press conference in Toronto.