Book Tour to Bombay and Bollywood

¤ Bombay ¤
Bombay: Gateway of India.
Mumbai was given by Portuguese as dowry to Charles II of England when he married Catherine. The group of seven island was leased to the East India Company who offered freedom of business and religion to persons who came and settled here. Today also Mumbai is a city of migrants. Mumbai is a society of multi-lingual and multi-cultural colour. Places to See: Chowpatty Beach, Malabar hill, Nehru Science Tour, Rajbai Tower, Hutamas Chowk, Haji Ali Mosque, high Court, Kamla Nehru Park, Race Course.

¤ Bollywood ¤
Bollywood is the name given to the Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry in India.The term Bollywood was created by conflating Bombay (the city now called Mumbai) and Hollywood (the famous center of the United States film industry).
Bollywood films are usually musicals. Few movies are made without at least one song-and-dance number. Indian audiences expect full value for their money; they want songs and dances, love interest, comedy and dare-devil thrills, all mixed up in a three hour long extravaganza with intermission. Such movies are called masala movies, after the spice mixture masala. Like masala, these movies have everything.
Bollywood dancing is a commercial name for modern Indian dancing. It's a combination of classical Indian dance (which is the base), folk dancing such as Bhangra and sometimes has a Latino and Arabic influence. It's fun and very expressive and there's a lot of deep meaning behind music in the films. You can actually express what the music means, through the graceful movements of the body.

¤ Pune ¤
Pune is a city that is located in the state of Maharashtra in western India. With a population of four and a half million people, it is the eighth largest city of India.
Pune is known as “Oxford of the East,” because it has several well known colleges. This city is a major industrial center, growing rapidly by the year. It is known as the “automobile city,” because it contains several different automobile manufacturers. Tata motors, manufacturer of India’s largest passenger car and commercial vehicle, is located in the suburbs of Pune. Daimler Chrysler also has an assembly line for its Mercedes Benz in Pune. Of course, the manufacturers in Pune are not limited to automobiles. Coca Cola and Frito Lay also have manufacturing plans in the city of Pune.
The city of Pune holds many great aspects of India’s past. Pune is home to many people who love to eat. You will find a variety of different foods here, ranging from sweets to spices.

¤ Aurangabad ¤
From ancient times Aurangabad has been a place of great importance due to it's location on the famous "Silk Route" that traversed across the breadth of Asia to reach Europe. Textiles, embroidered finery and various kinds of beads made in nearby Paithan were exported to the markets of Greece, Rome and Egypt. Under royal dynasties such as the Satavahanas, Vakatakas, Chalukyas and Rashtrakutas, Aurangabad developed as a centre of culture and learning. Aurangabad enjoys the rare distinction of being the only city apart from Delhi to have served as the capital of India. Finally, Aurangabad became the seat of the last of the great Mughal Aurangzeb as he fought to block the resurgent Maratha power.

Book Tour to Bombay and Bollywood