Out of curiosity, are there any films/instances of “Bollywood” depictions that you would highlight as stand-out?

Personally, I really enjoyed Bride and Prejudice, which was clearly a Western adaptation of Western literature, while melding some bits of Bollywood movie-making into the film. I saw it as an homage, but wonder what you think! (Of course, B&P was not a “mainstream” Hollywood film — it was definitely an indie– but I digress.)

PS – I, too, am tired of the vampires.

But I ask you–would you prefer Hollywood completely ignore Bollywood? I think that the more Bollywood comes into our society, the more mainstream it'll be to include Indian actors or aspects of Indian culture into American pop culture. Yes, in some ways, it'll be diluted, and Hollywood will most definitely get it wrong a lot of the time. But I think that this will ultimately benefit you and your fellow ABCDs, to see more people who look like you represented in the mainstream. Look at how African Americans went from playing maids and housekeepers to starring in their own feature films. Not the same, I know–but you can draw some comparisons.