bollywood- i just dont get it! what does it mean?
2006-10-15 14:13:45 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
It is the Indian version of Hollywood.
2006-10-15 14:15:06 · answer #1 · answered by Tony M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bollywood (Hindi: बॉलीवुड, Urdu: بالیوڈ) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi language film industry in India. The term is sometimes used incorrectly to refer to the whole of Indian cinema.
The name is a combination of Bombay, the old name of Mumbai, and Hollywood, the center of the American film industry. Though some purists deplore the name, arguing that it makes the industry look like a poor cousin to Hollywood, it seems likely to persist and now has its own entry in the Oxford English Dictionary.
Bollywood and the other major cinematic hubs (Tamil, Bengali, Telugu, and Malayalam) constitute the broader Indian film industry, whose output is the largest in the world in terms of number of films produced and in number of tickets sold. Bollywood is a strong part of popular culture of not only India and the rest of the Indian subcontinent, but also of the Middle East, parts of Africa, parts of Southeast Asia, and among the South Asian diaspora worldwide. Bollywood has its largest diasporic audiences in the UK, Canada, Australia and the U.S., all of which have large Indian immigrant populations.
Bollywood is also commonly referred to as "Hindi cinema", even though use of poetic Urdu words is fairly common. There has been a growing presence of English in dialogues and songs as well. It is not uncommon to see movies which feature dialogues with English words and phrases, even whole sentences. A few movies are also made in two or even three languages (either using subtitles, or several soundtracks).
2006-10-15 14:24:03 · answer #2 · answered by unicrngrrl352 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Indian film and music industry is based in Mumbai. Mumbai used to be called Bombay. So "Bollywood" is just a mix of Bombay and Hollywood.
2006-10-15 15:17:40 · answer #3 · answered by Nikki 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Films made in India.
The name is a combination of Bombay, the old name of Mumbai, and Hollywood, the center of the American film industry.
Though some purists deplore the name, arguing that it makes the industry look like a poor cousin to Hollywood, it seems likely to persist and now has its own entry in the Oxford English Dictionary.
2006-10-15 14:16:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never understood that either. I know it has an Indian affiliation but why is it called "bollywood"?
weird.
2006-10-15 15:39:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its India's version of Hollywood. There's is actually more wide spread since they make more movies than America.
2006-10-15 15:41:40 · answer #6 · answered by JaCy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a catch-all term for Indian cinema, characterized by lots of dancing and music, a romantic plotline, and a long running length.
2006-10-15 14:15:42 · answer #7 · answered by kristi e 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is cheesey Indian movies.
They are definitely an aquired taste as they involve a lot of singing and dancing, a bit of romance thrown in (BUT no kissing, sex scenes etc)
Storylines are pretty lame, I don't reccommend them, but that's just my taste.
2006-10-15 14:19:16 · answer #8 · answered by Kylie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's like hollywood except its in India. It's thereown little hollywood
2006-10-15 15:43:33 · answer #9 · answered by *<i:o) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-16 08:19:09 · answer #10 · answered by mcgeehee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋