2007-02-08 07:04:56 · 11 answers · asked by windy_city_bear 2 in Travel ➔ India ➔ Mumbai
The name is a blend of Bombay, the English name for Mumbai, and Hollywood, the centre 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. Such names have also been used for other industries, including Kollywood, Tollywood, Lollywood, Dallywood, and Nollywood.
2007-02-08 07:13:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bollywood refers to the Indian film industry which is based in Mumbai (formerly know as Bombay).
Bombay + Hollywood= Bollywood.
Aishwarya Rai, who is trying to make a name for herself in Hollywood is one of the biggest current stars in Bollywood.
http://www.askmen.com/women/galleries/model/aishwarya-rai/picture-1.html
2007-02-08 07:11:47 · answer #2 · answered by wyntre_2000 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's a play on the word Hollywood and refers to the film industry in Mumbai being just as large (if not larger) than the more well known Hollywood.
2007-02-08 07:07:50 · answer #3 · answered by tabby90 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a contraction of Bombay and Hollywood and it refers to the Indian film industry.
2007-02-08 07:28:24 · answer #4 · answered by sksogang 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the Indian Film Industry derived from the word of Bombay & Hollywood
2007-02-08 20:11:29 · answer #5 · answered by freind2all 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is India's version of Hollywood.
2007-02-09 02:59:02 · answer #6 · answered by Jane_Doe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check this website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood for a definition or http://www.bollywoodworld.com/ for what it is really all about.
2007-02-08 07:16:01 · answer #7 · answered by loni 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a film industry title, a cross for boll*ocks & hollywood you get your boll y wood , true that.
2007-02-08 07:13:46 · answer #8 · answered by leigha 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean Baliwood? It is used to describe Indian (and the like) movies.
2007-02-08 07:09:18 · answer #9 · answered by lappie1012 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
isn't it the indian equivalent of "Hollywood"?
2007-02-08 07:08:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋