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From early playback singing in the 1940s to becoming the defining voice of Bollywood’s golden age, her artistry shaped how generations understood romance, longing, and devotion on screen.
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Mandeep Rai, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Aryan Khan created the series alongside co-creators Bilal Siddiqi and Manav Chauhan, who all also penned the screenplay.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Broadband has also brought change to Nollywood, Nigeria’s vast film industry, second only to India’s Bollywood in terms of worldwide film output.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Aug. 2025
Some pointed out the irony, given the way women are sexualized and subject to misogynistic portrayals in Bollywood movies.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 16 July 2025
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Mandeep Rai, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Aryan Khan created the series alongside co-creators Bilal Siddiqi and Manav Chauhan, who all also penned the screenplay.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Broadband has also brought change to Nollywood, Nigeria’s vast film industry, second only to India’s Bollywood in terms of worldwide film output.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Aug. 2025
Some pointed out the irony, given the way women are sexualized and subject to misogynistic portrayals in Bollywood movies.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Bollywood
Hollywood
Noun
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The mother of two has repeatedly accused Samantha and their father, former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle, of selling stories to the British tabloids.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The prolific Hollywood subgenre of the body-swap comedy had already been around a while when Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan teamed up for the surprise hit, Freaky Friday.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Bollywood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Bollywood. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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