In 973, Raj Kapoor introduced one of the most recognizable hits in the history of Bollywood cinema. During the first months of its distribution, it was defined as a sort of Love Story Indian style with the biggest movie success in years.3 The strengths of the film included the participation of two new remarkable stars, Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia, several strong musical elements, beautiful landscapes, and unpredictable fashion decisions. It was based on the development of loving affairs between a rich Hindi boy, Raj, and a poor Christian girl, Bobby. Firstly, young people believed that friendship was the best gift they could use in their lives. In a short period, their feelings became stronger and resulted in the necessity to resist their fathers discontent with their relationships. Bobby differs from other movies of that period due to several educative phrases and behaviors, according to which the world is moving fast, and, we all have to keep up with it.4 Among other distinctive features of the film, it is possible to underline the choice of locations and looks of the major characters chosen by the director.
Kapoor has gained the fame of one of the greatest directors and producers of Hindi films in the middle of the nineteenth ce
ntury. Although he has never lived in a village, he made strong attempts to compare and differentiate the styles of life village inhabitants preferred and the opportunities of people from cities. The central meaning of the reading by Dwyer and Patel is to underline the peculiarity of visuality in Bollywood cinema.5 Village women were portrayed as innocent and pure, while the city was a place of corruption that lacked human values and compassion.6 Kapoor did not focus on the way of how city life could change a young village girl but underline the richness of city opportunities and its access to people from different income levels. Bobby and Raj visited the library, cafes, and a swimming pool with beds of flowers and beautiful colors.
At the same time, the choice of settings proved that locations might not perform a leading role in human relations but their imagination. When the pair was locked in the room, they opened their minds to a variety of places where impressive landscapes, fresh air, and freedom were around.7 Bobby is one of the strongest pieces of evidence that Bollywood movies have their language.8 The task of a viewer is to interpret the messages of the crew, use the already developed biases and knowledge, and enjoy the story.