Why cant india & bollywood make a movie like inception?

not known for originality, indian steal ideas instead of creating, innovating. this is problematic.

It's not just budget, as shawshank redemption and pulp fiction will show (many bollywood movies were made with higher budgets, yet those two are in the top #10 of all movies ever made). Many in Bollywood are just looking to make a quick buck with films. Simple minds so to speak, they think they can film any crap and call it a movie, then complain when only 200 people see it in a cinema.

the film industry is about making money, india, historically, is an extremely, extremely conservative society where the slightest transgression can lead to cinema's being burnt down and general rioting. (case in point was a movie, whose name escapes me, about two women who found love with each other, this movie resulted in the actions previously listed) The safest and fastest way to make movies is to therefore stick to a common theme/script/genre this is how bollywood actors like Amitabh Bachchan can make 2-4 times more movies than hollywood actors because all the movies are generally the same. This is a changing thing though, with the 'evolving' middle class in india come growth in consumer tastes and demands and there has recently been a growing demand toward more diversity in the entertainment industry.