Examples of Bollywood in a Sentence
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After a low phase than spanned over two years, Bollywood is clearly bouncing back on its feet this year.
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Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
The award was conferred during the festival’s closing ceremony by Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana and Pramod Sawant, chief minister of Goa.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
For a time, popular music from the Bollywood industry was banned in favor of more classical music.
—Adil Rashid, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023
By the mid-2000s, his films were catapulting obscure actors to Bollywood fame but Kashyap eschewed mainstream success, instead becoming a darling of the international film festival circuit.
—Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
The walls inside this small, canteen-style eatery are plastered in photographs that pay tribute to the restaurant’s impressive legacy and the many Bollywood and Iranian celebrities and royalty who have dined there.
—Laura Lai Coughlin, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2023
Randhawa began by releasing independent singles and grew to become a global icon and pop star recognized for his Punjabi and Bollywood hits.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
Her parents were—and still are—musicians in a Bay Area Bollywood cover band called Geetanjali.
—Parizaad Khan Sethi, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2023
From July/August 2021 issue: Can Bollywood survive Modi?
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2023
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Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
The award was conferred during the festival’s closing ceremony by Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana and Pramod Sawant, chief minister of Goa.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
For a time, popular music from the Bollywood industry was banned in favor of more classical music.
—Adil Rashid, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023
By the mid-2000s, his films were catapulting obscure actors to Bollywood fame but Kashyap eschewed mainstream success, instead becoming a darling of the international film festival circuit.
—Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
The walls inside this small, canteen-style eatery are plastered in photographs that pay tribute to the restaurant’s impressive legacy and the many Bollywood and Iranian celebrities and royalty who have dined there.
—Laura Lai Coughlin, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2023
Randhawa began by releasing independent singles and grew to become a global icon and pop star recognized for his Punjabi and Bollywood hits.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
Her parents were—and still are—musicians in a Bay Area Bollywood cover band called Geetanjali.
—Parizaad Khan Sethi, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2023
From July/August 2021 issue: Can Bollywood survive Modi?
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Bombay (Mumbai), traditional center of the Indian film industry + Hollywood
First Known Use
1969, in the meaning defined above
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“Bollywood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bollywood. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
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