Folks, we have been influenced by movies since time immemorial and Bollywood is the chief culprit. This shows up in our day to day lives and we often subconsciously mimic Bollywood without knowing it. This is a study of similarities and differences between these two faking industries. I am sure there are parallels in other industries as well! Several Software Professionals have a holier than thou attitude towards Bollywood, so this is an attempt to make them see the light of day...
Similarities:
- There are "Roles" to be played
- There are "Actors" and "Actresses"
- There are heroes (developers) and Villains (Project Managers)
- Both industries pretend to make finished "Products"
- There is a lot of rinse and repeat till you get the perfect "Shot" (Re-takes Vs Iterations/rebuilds etc)
- The "Actresses" career is more or less over once she gets married! (ditto in the s/w industry)
- Both Pretend to do Philanthropy ( CSR and doling out stuff)
- There are Award Ceremonies!
- The awards are Fixed!
- There are lots of "Extras" everywhere.
- In several cases you can sleep your way to the top
- There are lay-offs once the project is complete
- There is a lot of Copy and Paste!
- There are plenty of Scandals (Sexual and Financial)
Differences:
- Bollywood makes some good finished products whereas the IT industry is still mostly about services!
- Bollywood is Honest about layoffs.
- Bollywood pays its Actors well
- The Hero is treated with some semblance of respect in Bollywood
- The press is crazy about Bollywood.
I hope you had a good Laugh!
Do you know any more Similarities and Differences? Do comment.
Regards
Milind Thombre
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