I keep seeing that term but don't know what it means. Help?
2007-03-02 01:18:50 · 8 answers · asked by flinch 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
It's Indian Hollywood-))
2007-03-02 01:27:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bollywood (Hindi: बà¥à¤²à¥à¤µà¥à¤¡, Urdu: باÙÛÙÚ, Punjabi: ਬà©à¨²à©à¨µà©à¨¦) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi language film industry in India. It is the biggest film industry in the world with 1000 movies a year. The term is also used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema.
The name is a blend of Bombay, the former name for 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 is also commonly referred to as "Hindi cinema", even though Hindustani, the substratum common to both Hindi and Urdu, might be more accurate. The use of poetic Urdu words is fairly common. The connection between Hindi, Urdu, and Hindustani is an extremely contentious matter and is discussed at length in the linked articles relating specifically to the languages.
There has been a growing presence of English in dialogue and songs as well. It is not uncommon to see movies which feature dialogue 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).
2007-03-02 09:35:10 · answer #2 · answered by RozPot 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bollywood (Hindi: बà¥à¤²à¥à¤µà¥à¤¡, Urdu: باÙÛÙÚ, Punjabi: ਬà©à¨²à©à¨µà©à¨¦) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi language film industry in India. It is the biggest film industry in the world with 1000 movies a year. The term is also used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema.
The name is a blend of Bombay, the former name for 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 is also commonly referred to as "Hindi cinema", even though Hindustani, the substratum common to both Hindi and Urdu, might be more accurate. The use of poetic Urdu words is fairly common. The connection between Hindi, Urdu, and Hindustani is an extremely contentious matter and is discussed at length in the linked articles relating specifically to the languages.
There has been a growing presence of English in dialogue and songs as well. It is not uncommon to see movies which feature dialogue 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).
2007-03-02 09:22:34 · answer #3 · answered by deejay30 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bollywood is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi language film industry in India. It is the biggest film industry in the world with 1000 movies a year. The term is also used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema.
2007-03-02 09:22:27 · answer #4 · answered by Chel 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to a movie in a theater. Watch for the Fandango ad before the film starts. You might see a funny parody of a Bollywood set. This is a re-make of an earlier sack-puppet ad featuring stereotypical Indian sack-puppets. I liked the first one, but the second one is better!
2007-03-02 10:10:33 · answer #5 · answered by goofyguy47 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a style of Indian movies. It is like Hollywood but in India.
2007-03-02 09:26:50 · answer #6 · answered by Baby #1 born August 2009 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the place where music culture and taste go to die
2007-03-02 09:23:49 · answer #7 · answered by ByeBuyamericanPi 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think it's just a nick name for Hollywood.
2007-03-02 09:23:00 · answer #8 · answered by nthernlites40 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋