Developereo
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Bollywood is watched by an equal, or even greater, amount of people outside India. The problem is that the people that watch them, primarly Pakistan, the middle east, Africa and Russia, don't legally purchase the films.
Can you provide some stats about Bollywood popularity in mainstream Russia, outside a cult niche?
Bollywood is watched in Pakistan and the Middle East, not because of any artistic draw, but simply because, unlike the local movie industry, Bollywood shows skin. A lot of it.
Sex sells; that's all there is to it.
In Western, East Asian and other countries, where there is not such a taboo against female semi-nudity in local movies, Bollywood has failed to make inroads beyond a niche market (rare exceptions notwithstanding).