Tollywood: Encyclopedia II - Tollywood - Crossover with Bollywood and Kollywood

Tollywood - Crossover with Bollywood and Kollywood

Many famous Bollywood actresses often take time to do Telugu movies, mainly due to the large salaries and the quick pace of production. Well-known stars like Sonali Bendre and Amisha Patel charged a sum of 75 lakhs, while smaller stars like Katrina Kaif are paid a handsome 40 lakhs. Trisha, Shriya, Genelia - the leading female stars are paid 30-40 lakhs per film, depending on the number of days they shoot.

For young heroines, waiting for a break in Bollywood - telugu movies are good place to begin with and are considered a gateway. This is because Tollywood is the biggest regional movie market in India and the work there is closely monitored by the big names in Hindi film industry who are on the lookout for storylines to remake and fresh talent be it actors or technicians.

From Kollywood most of new film's stories have been taken. For example, Vasantham, Lakshmi Narasimha, etc. The swapping of stories and heroines between Kollywood and Tollywood is common, as Kollywood has good technicians, directors, etc while Tollywood has money.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Crossover with Bollywood and Kollywood", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki