There's no biz like show-biz. Raking in the moolah with showbiz UP-Bihar isstyle -
Here is what BBC has to say:
Bollywood is having to take a backseat as the hitherto little-known regional Bhojpuri film industry steals the show in India. The industry, catering to 200m people who speak the Bhojpuri language - a dialect of Hindi - and live in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, is raking in cash like never before.
Made on a modest budget of $65,000, Sasura Bada Paisawela took in over $3m at the box office. Daroga Babu (I love you) mopped up nearly $900,000 on a similar budget. Many Bhojpuri movies take about 10 times their costs. With a success rate of almost 100% it is not surprising that Bhojpuri cinema is wooing Bollywood players like never before. Superstar Amitabh Bachchan, presently recovering from surgery, and star actress of yesteryear, Hema Malini, have signed up for a Bhojpuri film together.
The four-decade-old Bhojpuri industry is attracting foreign talent too. Ukrainian model Tanya has already played a Russian girl in love with a Bihari boy in Firangi Dulhania (Foreign Bride). Now 24-year-old Cambridge-educated British actress Jessica Bath has signed for two Bhojpuri films. "Most Bhojpuri films are made on small budget of usually $50,000 to $60,000 and usually gross 10 times their costs at the box office, which is much higher than any Bollywood hit," Bollywood trade analyst Taran Adarsh says.
The full BBC article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4512812.stm
The top-grossing movie titles, that define the genre:
Sasuda Bada Paisawala
Daroga Babu I Love You
Dulhan Banwa Chudail (bride turns witch)
Ma Biwi Aur Sali (mother, wife, and sister-in-law)
Mat Bhulaiye Mai Baap Ke (Don't forget your parents)
The Great Bong covers Bhojpuri cinema: http://greatbong.blogspot.com/2005/12/bhojpuri-bituwas.html
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