Bollywood And Social Media In The Indian Film Industry

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INTRODUCTION “There is no formula for success. You cannot play safe by mixing two parts of sex, two parts of violence, a few tears and two dozen laughs. Even when a film is finished and acclaimed by the critics it is impossible to predict its success at the box office.” Otto Preminger in An Autobiography (1977) The entertainment industry in India is one of its kinds. The artists in the movie sing and dance unlike other film industries. Indian film industry is a million dollar industry today.(Jain.D, Goswami.S, 2012) Indian film industry has reached at level where they have comprehended the usage and power of social media for better engagement and turnovers. In the initial days of this industry, promotion wasn’t an easy task either rather was more difficult, as there were no national television networks, magazines or internet, nor was the ability to release a movie spontaneously in 1000’s of cities (¬Bosko.M, 2003). Bollywood, which is a popular name for the Indian film industry is now relying on the social media rather than questioning the effectiveness of its affordances. Bollywood and social media marketing tactics are evolving in each other’s courtship. Today everybody wants to eat a piece of social media …show more content…

With this increasing bombardment of entertainment, the marketers are forced to look up for innovative ways to draw the attention of the audiences. The marketing and promotional approaches in Bollywood are changing at a swift pace. Everyday there is some new technique and new media is born to market the movies. “Movie websites, Social Networking Sites (SNSs), blogs, mobile phones and games are the recent new media tools being used for promotions and revenue generation. Though, unlike Hollywood, the usage of new media in Bollywood is at a very nascent, ‘albeit intriguing’ stage.” (Saifuddin

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