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the art or business of making a movie a master director who is one of the most revered figures of filmland Synonyms big screen, cinema, film, filmdom, movie, filmmaking, moviemaking, pictures, screen, silver screenRelated Words Bollywood, Hollywood; showbiz, show business

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