They work as a stressbuster for many of us. Take any funny Hindi movie, for instance, Andaz Apna Apna, your mood will be uplifted as soon as you watch Aamir Khan and Salman Khan's slapstick comedy.

It is the fourth Indian movie to receive an Oscar nomination. Bollywood, the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, India, is the world’s largest centre for film production, and it has ...