2007-08-26 08:54:42 · 5 answers · asked by Alejandra A 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. Though some 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.
For more details, please refer to the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood
2007-08-26 12:05:42 · answer #1 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bombay's version of Hollywood. Hence the name Bollywood.
2007-08-26 09:03:59 · answer #2 · answered by Gosh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Indian version of Hollywood
2007-08-26 09:03:58 · answer #3 · answered by Louise 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Indian movies. Usually low budget and cheesy, but very popular.
2007-08-26 09:02:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean Dollywood? If so it's like the Dolly Parton Tribute
2007-08-26 09:02:24 · answer #5 · answered by Katie B 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋