Differentiation

Basis	Hollywood	Bollywood
Scale	Hollywood movies are made on a large scale which includes	However, the money spent on movies in bollywood, although
	movies made on multi-million dollar budget.	huge stands nowhere in comparison to hollywood.
	Earnings in hollywood were just double from bollywood	The disparity of earnings were not much in 2006.
	during that year.
Movie length	The length over here is not more than one and a half or 2hr.	In Bollywood, movies typically have a 3 hour length.
Story	Hollywood genres are varied but rarely enter the musical	Bollywood is known for a different genre of movies called
	genre.	musicals and melodramas.
	Hollywood tickles at the adventurous human spirit.	Bollywood movies appeal more to the sentimental side of
		human nature
Earnings	Hollywood is an older film industry having originated prior	Bollywood has later origins of talking movies in 1930's although
	to Before World War 1.	its first silent movie Raja Harishchandra was produced in 1910
		only
	Movies in Hollywood also derive their incomes from TV	Bollywood on the other hand depends largely on theatre
	networks, home videos and magazines apart from theatre	revenues only. Bollywood is also credited with driving the major
	earnings.	Indian music trends.
Technologically	Hollywood is technologically superior to Bollywood.	Bollywood has not been able to create technological marvels
		lile Avatar and Titanic.
Production	Hollywood produces 500 films per year on average and has	Bollywood produces more than 1000 (not consistently) films
	a worldwide audience of 2.6 billion.	every year and has a worldwide audience of 3 Billion.

Similarities and Differences

·                       Personal choice. Since Bollywood movies are being released abroad, more cultures have a chance to view them. Subtitles to ensure a greater audience understanding of dialogue and culture. However, if you are madly in love with the Bollywood song and dance routine, then such movies can woo you. It all depends on your choice. Hollywood movies are dubbed or subtitled as well.

·                       Stars. Some Bollywood stars like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan have become household names abroad too. One can have a glimpse of their acting skills when their movies are screened there. However, such stars have also started making appearances in Hollywood movies. Hollywood stars are known and loved world wide.

·                       Kind of audiences. Bollywood refrains from inclusion of steamy scenes in its movies, often excluding even kissing scenes. If kids are to be taken along to the screening, then clean Bollywood movies are a preferred choice. It also does not have exceptional nudity in its films which make them more coveted by family oriented audiences. Hollywood movie themes often include risqué themes and sexy or violent visual images if not made specifically for very young crowds.