why do they call bollywood , bollywood?
2007-08-09 09:11:20 · 6 answers · asked by muchiz5 2 in Travel ➔ India ➔ Mumbai
Bollywood is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry in India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema. Bollywood is only a part of the Indian film industry.
The name is a portmanteau of Bombay (the former name for Mumbai) and Hollywood, the center of the American film industry.
2007-08-09 12:15:43 · answer #1 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because India produces more films than any other country, so it's like the Hollywood of India, thus, Bollywood.
2007-08-09 16:15:18 · answer #2 · answered by anonymous100 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the B comes from Bombay (film city of India) and its like Hollywood!!
2007-08-09 16:22:24 · answer #3 · answered by alalala 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because that city is the HOLLYWOOD of India. The B comes from the first letter of the city "Bombay".
2007-08-09 16:15:19 · answer #4 · answered by juju 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, I'd guess because Bombay is India's version of Hollywood (without all of the public sex and drugs).
2007-08-09 16:16:51 · answer #5 · answered by VN-Cop 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because they had nothing else to do - just like you
2007-08-09 16:17:05 · answer #6 · answered by John W 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋