Bombay appears to many people as Mayapuri – a City of Dreams. (i) By 1925, Bombay became the capital city of films in India. It attracted migrants from Lahore, Calcutta, Madras and other parts. They contributed to the blending of culture,dream and stars as well as slums of Bombay. Bombay started producing films for a national audience. (ii) The film industry in 1947 invested money in about 50 Indian films and the amount was Rs 756 million. By 1987, the film industry employed 520,000 people. (iii) Bombay films have contributed in a big way to produce an image of the city as a blend of dream and reality, slums and star bungalows. It is acclaimed as one of the biggest film industries of the world. Bollywood now produces over 1000 films every year. Since 1913, Indian cinema has made a journey from simple silent movies to sound films, from coloured films to technically advanced movies of the present day.