a bollywood primer for the uninitiated

The film industry in Mumbai (Bombay) makes almost double the number of movies and sells a billion more tickets each year than Hollywood.

Bollywood movies are in Hindi, which is one of 17 national languages.
Most people in cities speak some English, but not everyone is fluent. Still, it looks cool to speak English, so a lot of Bollywood movies include English phrases like "Better luck next time" and "Rock and roll, man!" Since it's in the nature of escapist entertainment to be fascinated with the rich, a lot of Bollywood movies, especially these days, are about Indians who have struck it rich in England or America.

Via Wacky neighbor