Editing Hindi cinema (section)

=== Western Europe and North America ===
[[File:Bollywood Dance London.jpg|thumb|alt=Large group of dancers onstage|Bollywood dancing show in [[London]]]]
The first Indian film to be released in the [[Western world]] and receive mainstream attention was ''[[Aan]]'' (1952), directed by [[Mehboob Khan]] and starring [[Dilip Kumar]] and [[Nimmi]]. It was subtitled in 17 languages and released in 28 countries,<ref name="Rajinder">{{cite book|last1=Rajinder|first1=Dudrah|last2=Jigna|first2=Desai|title=The Bollywood Reader|date=2008|publisher=[[McGraw-Hill Education]]|isbn=978-0-335-22212-4|page=65|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Wz4AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA65}}</ref> including the [[United Kingdom]],<ref name="moviemahal">{{cite web|url=https://moviemahal.net/2017/01/11/mehboobs-aan-1952-indian-cinemas-entry-into-europe|title=Mehboob's AAN (1952) – Indian Cinema's entry into Europe|date=11 January 2017}}</ref> the [[United States]], and [[France]].<ref name="filmfare">{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nimmis-filmfare-interview-11920.html|title=Dilip Kumar ke aashiq hum bhi the|website=filmfare.com}}</ref> ''Aan'' received significant praise from British critics, and ''[[The Times]]'' compared it favourably to Hollywood productions.<ref name="gaur">{{cite book|last=Gaur|first=Madan|title=Other Side of the Coin: An Intimate Study of Indian Film Industry|date=1973|publisher=Trimurti Prakashan [distributed through Universal Book Service, Delhi]|page=122|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LAAwAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> Mehboob Khan's later [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-nominated ''[[Mother India]]'' (1957) was a success in overseas markets, including [[Europe]],<ref name="gaur" /> Russia, the [[Eastern Bloc]], [[French colonial empire|French territories]], and [[Latin America]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Chatterjee|first=Gayatri|title=Mother India|year=2002|publisher=British Film Institute|isbn=978-0-85170-917-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/motherindiamadar00chat/page/77 77–78]|url=https://archive.org/details/motherindiamadar00chat/page/77}}</ref>

Many Bollywood films have been commercially successful in the United Kingdom. The most successful Indian actor at the British box office has been [[Shah Rukh Khan]], whose popularity in [[British Asian]] communities played a key role in introducing Bollywood to the UK<ref name="livemint">{{cite news|last=Jha|first=Lata|title=Why Shah Rukh Khan remains the ultimate NRI hero|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/ZLahUQiFIQKYz2MSeo1JDN/Why-Shah-Rukh-Khan-remains-the-ultimate-NRI-hero.html|work=[[Live Mint]]|date=10 February 2017}}</ref> with films such as ''[[Darr]]'' (1993),<ref>{{cite web|title=Darr|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3320|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=2 November 2017}}</ref> ''[[Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge]]'' (1995),<ref name=Hindu1>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/article2275753.ece |title=Bollywood needs to change its act |work=The Hindu |author=Desai, Lord Meghnad |date=25 November 2007|access-date=6 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530021748/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/article2275753.ece|archive-date=30 May 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'' (1998).<ref name="livemint" /> ''[[Dil Se]]'' (1998) was the first Indian film to enter the UK top ten.<ref name="livemint" /> A number of Indian films, such as ''Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge'' and ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham]]'' (2001), have been set in London.

Bollywood is also appreciated in France, [[Germany]], the [[Netherlands]],<ref>Francis C. Assisi. [https://www.planetbollywood.com/displayArticle.php?id=051806123941 Bollywood Culture Binds Global Indian Diaspora] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614132632/https://www.planetbollywood.com/displayArticle.php?id=051806123941 |date=14 June 2017 }}</ref> and [[Scandinavia]]. Bollywood films are dubbed in [[German language|German]] and shown regularly on the German television channel [[RTL II]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041205/spectrum/main3.htm|title=Bollywood in Germany|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|date=5 December 2004|author=Lehmann, Ana|access-date=21 November 2008}}</ref> Germany is the second-largest European market for Indian films, after the United Kingdom. The most recognised Indian actor in Germany is Shah Rukh Khan, who has had box-office success in the country with films such as ''[[Don 2]]'' (2011)<ref name="indiatimes" /> and ''[[Om Shanti Om]]'' (2007).<ref name="dnaindia" /> He has a large German fan base,<ref name="bollywoodlife" /> particularly in [[Berlin]] (where the tabloid ''[[Die Tageszeitung]]'' compared his popularity to that of the [[pope]]).<ref name="dnaindia" />

[[File:Michelle Obama joins students for a Bollywood Dance Clinic in White House.jpg|thumb|alt=Michelle Obama dancing with a large group of people|[[Michelle Obama]] joining students for a Bollywood dance clinic with [[Nakul Dev Mahajan]] in the [[White House]] State Dining Room, 2013]]
Bollywood has experienced revenue growth in [[Canada]] and the United States, particularly in the South Asian communities of large cities such as [[Toronto]], Chicago, and New York City.<ref name="Us popularity" /> [[Yash Raj Films]], one of India's largest production houses and distributors, reported in September 2005 that Bollywood films in the United States earned about $100 million per year in theatre screenings, video sales and the sale of movie soundtracks;<ref name="Us popularity" /> Indian films earn more money in the United States than films from any other non-English speaking country.<ref name="Us popularity" /> Since the mid-1990s, a number of Indian films have been largely (or entirely) shot in New York, Los Angeles, Vancouver or Toronto. Films such as ''[[The Guru (2002 film)|The Guru]]'' (2002) and ''[[Marigold: An Adventure in India]]'' (2007) attempted to popularise Bollywood for Hollywood.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}