Welcome everyone to Marriott World of Rewards day 23, question 23. Today’s destination – India, today’s question:
What word is used to describe the Mumbai-based, Hindi-language film industry?
Answer:
Bollywood
Probably the largest film industry after Hollywood, Bollywood referes to Hindustani Langauge Indian cinema and is often misunderstood to stand for all Indian cinema. There are others like Tollywood, Kollywood, Mollywood for regional language cinema within India. No prizes for guessing that these words are synonyms of Hollywood and thus, their origin.
Bollywood, unlike Hollywood is not a place or physical entity.
Read more about the history of Bollywood at Wikipedia – here.
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