Bollywood

noun

Bol·​ly·​wood ˈbä-lē-ˌwu̇d How to pronounce Bollywood (audio)
: the movie industry in India

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Below, here are ten Hindi movies to kickstart your Bollywood journey. Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024 Netflix is teaming with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan‘s Red Chillies Entertainment for an untitled series that will mark his son Aryan Khan‘s directorial debut. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024 Among India’s upcoming releases is an untitled Bollywood series through a partnership with Indian film icon Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment. Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024 Those posters advertised movies that were part of the Ghanaian Mobile Cinema, which traveled around the country organizing public screenings of American and Bollywood blockbusters, Hong Kong martial-arts movies, and Ghanaian and Nigerian productions in villages without electricity. Vulture Staff, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Bollywood 

Word History

Etymology

Bombay (Mumbai), traditional center of the Indian film industry + Hollywood

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Bollywood was in 1969

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“Bollywood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bollywood. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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