Bollywood Club choreographs dances for POTH, a dance event at Clarksburg, and
International Night, watches Bollywood movies and creates a community for Bollywood lovers to come and enjoy the culture.

Through the process of dancing and watching movies, Co-Presidents senior Jiya Mohale and senior Saavi Verma said they wish to create a platform for people who love Bollywood since this school has never had a club that has highlighted this community. “Sometimes it is really hard to find people who have had the same experiences as you and this is a good way to connect with people who understand a lot of parts of your life,” sophomore Ojas Tare said.
The club also offers the option to watch movies. They are planning on watching 3 Idiots,
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (You Will Never Get Life Again), Happy New Year, Dhoom,
Bahubali (The One With Strong Arms) and other South Indian movies in order to introduce Bollywood to people who are new to it. Verma said that they “[watch] movies and [do] karaoke so [they] can introduce Bollywood, and for people who already know the movies, they can just relax and watch Bollywood.”

So far at this school, there has never been a club centered around Bollywood. Although there have been clubs such as the South Asian Student Association, they focus mainly on the traditions and religious holidays of South Asian countries, celebrating them throughout the year. Bollywood Club focuses on the media and entertainment aspects of these countries, whether that be movies, dance, or music, although most Bollywood movies take place in cities in India. Mohale said that what intrigues people about the club is “That this is probably the first Bollywood club that in [her] four years that people have heard of, and [she] knows a lot of
people like Bollywood.”

Bollywood was founded in Bombay (Mumbai), India in the 1930s and roughly 1,200-1,700 Bollywood movies are released per year, each with its own new soundtrack allowing people to connect to the culture through both the films and the music. As a result, it has influenced people worldwide from all ethnicities, ages and places. “Because of my friends, I’ve been opened up to Bollywood, and it is something I am now accustomed to,” sophomore Abigail Brodsky said.