India: We are talking Bollywood · Global Voices
Kamla Bhatt

If you can't beat them, join them appears to be the motto of Eros, which distributes Bollywood films outside India. Eros has decided to partner with YouTube and has created a Bollywood Channel.  Eros will share its content and in the process make some money. Krishworld writes:
This is the first time Youtube has officially forayed into Indian cinema. The terms of the agreement is not known yet…However, with an abysmal broadband adoption rate in India, I am really not sure whether these companies can monetize successfully at present.
YouTube is not the only one that is interested in Bollywood. BitTorrent, the peer-to-peer file sharing company is also interested in Bollywood. Recently, I caught up with Ashwin Navin, President and Co-founder of BitTorrent, who said that they are interested and are working with Bollywood. Here is the video clip of Ashwin on Bollywood.
If you are a movie buff then you might have your ears and eyes tuned to the Cannes film festival that is currently underway. Bollywood films and stars are in Cannes, but guess who appears to be making waves there? MadhavGopalKrish writes:
Cannes red carpet veteran, Aishwarya Rai appeared on the steps of the Theatre Grand Lumiere with her new husband Abhishek Bachchan by her side. The dazzling flashbulbs that greeted Aishwarya Rai’s arrival on the red carpet at Cannes this evening certainly gave the impression that this year Bollywood might trump Hollywood at the world’s biggest film festival . This year more Bollywood stars are expected on the French Riviera than ever before.
Bollywood makes it to American classrooms. Bollywood films have caught the eyes of American academia, and there is actually a course on Bollywood being offering by a community college in the US. has made it to American classrooms. Sharik Ahmed writes:
…the Lakeland Community College (is) announcing a study tour to India for its students to learn about the Hindi film industry.
Bollywood refers to the popular cinematic style in India, which produces over 800 films annually, the college said in a media release. Excursions are planned to Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad.