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- 1. the Indian movie industry, based in Mumbai (Bombay): "the greatest sensation ever to come out of Bollywood"
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3 days ago · Bollywood, Hindi-language sector of the Indian moviemaking industry that began in Bombay (now Mumbai) in the 1930s and developed into an enormous film empire. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.)
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Nov 12, 2021 · What Is Bollywood? A Brief History of Bollywood Films. India is one of the largest film producers in the world, with studios across the country making movies in over twenty languages. Bollywood, the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, is the biggest.
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Hollywood".
Jul 30, 2020 · Bollywood, a portmanteau of "Hollywood" and "Bombay" (the former name of Mumbai), refers to the Hindi-language sector of India's movie-making industry, still based in Mumbai. Bollywood is the largest sector of India's film industry, accounting for a third of movie tickets sold in India in 2020, and 44% of net box office revenue.
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- 3 Idiots (2009) The movie follows three friends as they embark on their journey to find success. They go through highs and lows, meeting new people along the way who help them grow from boys into men.
- Lust Stories (2018) Lust Stories is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language anthology film, consisting of four short film segments directed by Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee, and Karan Johar and based on the concept of the 2013 anthology film Bombay Talkies.
- Queen (2014) Queen is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Vikas Bahl and produced by Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, and Madhu Mantena.
- Barfi! (2012) is a Hindi film directed by Anurag Basu and produced by UTV Motion Pictures. The movie stars Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Nargis Fakhri, Ila Arun, Saurabh Shukla and Piyush Mishra in pivotal roles.
Bollywood, an Indian Hollywood, refers to the Hindi language movie industry in India. [1] The word is often used to describe Indian cinema as a whole, but more precisely it means Hindi language movies only. The term Bollywood combines Bombay (where most Hindi movies are made) and Hollywood (where most American movies are made).
Jul 19, 2018 · The word Bollywood is a play on Hollywood, with the B coming from Bombay (now known as Mumbai), which is the center of the Indian film world. The word was coined in the 1970s by the writer of a magazine gossip column, though there is disagreement as to which journalist was the first to use it.
