Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Bollywood movies Audience in India

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Bollywood movies in India — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Bollywood movies has an estimated audience of 40,064,861 people in India.

The average Bollywood movies fan in India is 31.7 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Uttar Pradesh.

The audience is concentrated in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat.

Top brand affinities include Corruption awareness, Bihari languages, Videophone, with strongest over-indexing on Corruption awareness (1.5× the country average).

Demographically, the Bollywood movies audience skews more male with an average age of 31.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Social Media Usage, Family Orientation.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 29 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Bollywood movies fan in India is more male, around 31.7 years old, with strong Social Media Usage tendencies and a notable affinity for Corruption awareness.

Category: Movies & TV · Type: Topic · Subtype: Movie genre

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-17.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Bollywood movies profile in India.

Audience size
40.1M
in India
Gender
28.0%
72.0% male
Age
31.7
average years
Country rank
#26
Topic in India
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-10%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Bollywood movies fans

28.0% are female, 72.0% are male, average age 31.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

28.0%
Female
72.0%
Male
Demographic split for Bollywood movies audience in India
MetricValue
Female28.0%
Male72.0%
Average age31.7
Estimated audience size40,064,861
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 31.7
average years
Age distribution of the Bollywood movies audience in India
Age bracketShare%
16-1934%
20-2931%
30-3917%
40-4910%
50+8%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

24.6%

of the worldwide Bollywood movies audience comes from India.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Bollywood movies
CountryShare
India24.6%
United States11.3%
Indonesia3.2%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the India average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Bollywood movies audience in India is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Bollywood movies fans by region: top regions in India
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Gujarat~2M1.81×
02Rajasthan~1.5M1.58×
03Madhya Pradesh~1M1.54×
04Uttarakhand~300K1.46×
05Uttar Pradesh~3M1.45×
06Maharashtra~3M1.39×
07Chhattisgarh~300K1.29×
08Haryana~600K1.17×
09Jharkhand~400K1.16×
10Bihar~900K1.15×
11Punjab (region)~600K1.13×
12Assam~500K1.13×
13Himachal Pradesh~200K1.07×
14Jammu and Kashmir~200K1.05×
15Odisha~400K1.04×
16Goa~40K1.03×
17Manipur~50K0.95×
18West Bengal~1M0.91×
19Arunachal Pradesh~20K0.83×
20Sikkim~10K0.83×
21Tripura~40K0.79×
22Telangana~400K0.71×
23Nagaland~20K0.71×
24Karnataka~700K0.69×
25Meghalaya~30K0.68×
26Mizoram~20K0.65×
27Kerala~300K0.57×
28Andhra Pradesh~200K0.47×
29Tamil Nadu~300K0.36×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Bollywood movies audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Bollywood movies audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Anjali SharmaSports1.91×
02Sun RaMusic & Radio1.85×
03Mary HalvorsonMusic & Radio1.85×
04The Sun Ra ArkestraMusic & Radio1.85×
05ReNuHealth1.84×
06Hapag-LloydTravel & Leisure1.71×
07Bihari languagesPolitics & Society1.65×
08ThumbHealth1.65×
09Such a SurgeMusic & Radio1.65×
10Cycling shortsFashion & Accessoires1.64×
11JollywoodMovies & TV1.64×
12SingkawangTravel & Leisure1.62×
13103FM The First The FinestMusic & Radio1.62×
14The Inspiration NetworksMovies & TV1.60×
15P.M. NewsNews1.57×
16Opera NewsNews1.56×
17King cobraPets & Animals1.54×
18RCTVMovies & TV1.54×
19VideophoneTechnology & Electronics1.51×
20Corruption awarenessPolitics & Society1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Bollywood movies audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Bollywood movies audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Social Media UsageJOY0.61×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.58×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.51×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Bollywood movies audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.25×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM0.29×
SustainabilityBALANCE0.30×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Bollywood movies have in India?

Bollywood movies has an estimated audience of 40,064,861 people in India, concentrated in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.

02

What is the gender split and age of Bollywood movies fans?

28.0% of Bollywood movies fans are female, 72.0% are male, with an average age of 31.7 years.

03

Which brands do Bollywood movies fans like most?

Bollywood movies fans show strongest brand affinity for Corruption awareness (1.5×), Bihari languages (1.65×), and Videophone (1.51×) over the country average.

04

Where do Bollywood movies fans live in India?

Bollywood movies fans in India are most concentrated in Uttar Pradesh (reach ~3M), Maharashtra (reach ~3M), and Gujarat (reach ~2M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Bollywood movies fans also like?

Beyond Bollywood movies itself, the audience over-indexes on Bihari languages (1.65×), Videophone (1.51×), Hapag-Lloyd (1.71×), and Cycling shorts (1.64×) compared to the India average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in India who actively search for Bollywood movies. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across India. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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