of or relating to the Indian film industry or Indian films
2.
containing the high drama typical of Indian films
Word origin
Hindi
filmi in American English
(ˈfɪlmi)
noun
a style of Indian popular vocal music accompanied by sitar and tabla and used in Indian films
Word origin
[1985–90; ult. der. of E film]This word is first recorded in the period 1985–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: antisense, codependent, cohousing, golden handcuffs, smiley
Examples of 'filmi' in a sentence
filmi
Then chat gave way to the harmonium and the raucous singing of traditional and filmi songs.