Bollywood Photos -- National Geographic's Ultimate City Guides

Commuters at a Train Station
Photograph by Catherine Karnow
Commuters at a train station wait on the platform under the passionate embrace of a Bollywood melodrama.
Film City
Photograph by Catherine Karnow
At Film City, Bollywood's largest film studio, actors in the TV series The Life of Shiva prepare for a scene.
Sameera Reddy
Photograph by Palani Mohan/Getty Images
A tip of the hat salutes actress Sameera Reddy, a popular film star, at a Bollywood press conference.
Kunal and Gayatri Ganjawala
Photograph by William Albert Allard
Kunal and Gayatri Ganjawala record a song for the movie Dhoom. The husband and wife team frequently record hit records and title tracks for Bollywood movies.
Bollywood Movie Set
Photograph by William Albert Allard
Blown away: A production assistant aims fake wind at up-and-coming actress Rimii as she vamps on a Bollywood movie set.
Alleyway
Photograph by William Albert Allard
Pictures of characters from Bollywood films, painted for an exhibition, line a Mumbai alleyway.
Bollywood Dance Class
Photograph by William Albert Allard
Students follow an instructor’s movements in a Bollywood dance class. Thousands of aspiring artists flock to Bollywood.
Dance Sequence
Photograph by William Albert Allard
Dancers in costume perform a sequence for the film Dhoom. Musical numbers are a Bollywood staple.
A Man Pastes a Poster
Photograph by William Albert Allard
A man pastes a poster for the film Hum Tum, a Hindi-language Bollywood production, onto a billboard.
Filmmaker Yash Chopra
Photograph by William Albert Allard
Filmmaker Yash Chopra plans a scene using 50 Punjabi dancers at Film City, a vast Mumbai studio complex.