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Bollywood, n.
Brit. |ˈbɒlɪwʊd|, U.S. |ˈbɑliˌwʊd|
[Humorous blend of the name of Bombay (see Bombay n.) and Hollywood n.]
The Indian film industry, based in Bombay; Bombay regarded as the base of this industry.
1976H. R. F. Keating Filmi, Filmi, Inspector Ghote v. 45 Soon after she had given up the role of Rani Maqbet..she left Ravi Kumar to go to Dhartiraj. My revelation she had done that was the greatest sensation ever to come out of Bollywood. 1987New Internationalist May 28/3 ‘Bollywood’..Bombay's Hindi language movie industry..is the world's most prolific cinema industry. 1994Times 5 Mar. (Weekend section) 17/4 In its sweep, the book reminds one of a Bombay—or ‘Bollywood’—cinematic blockbuster. 2000Hindu (Electronic ed.) 25 June In what has been a major marketing event for the Hindi film industry, Bollywood's big stars assembled today for an evening of awards and entertainment. |