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      • Indian cinema is composed of multilingual and multi-ethnic film art. The term ' Bollywood ', often mistakenly used to refer to Indian cinema as a whole, is only the Hindi-language segment, with Indian cinema being an umbrella term that includes various film industries, each offering films in diverse languages and styles.
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  2. Bollywood, the Indian Film Industry, is one of the largest and most prolific film industries in the world. Based in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, Bollywood produces over 1,000 films annually in multiple languages.

  3. Jul 1, 2023 · By tracing the journey of Bollywood through the ages, we aim to celebrate the rich heritage of Indian cinema, shed light on its evolution, and appreciate the artistic, cultural, and social...

  4. 5 days ago · Bollywood, Hindi-language sector of the Indian moviemaking industry that began in Bombay (now Mumbai) in the 1930s and developed into an enormous film empire. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.)

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  5. Aug 20, 2024 · Bollywood has significantly changed from its humble beginnings, spanning from the Golden Age, through the transformative 80s and 90s, into the new mil.

  6. Indian Art Cinema. India is well known for its commercial cinema, better known as Bollywood. In addition to commercial cinema, there is also Indian art cinema, known to film critics as "New Indian Cinema" or sometimes "the Indian New Wave" (see the Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema).

  7. Jul 19, 2018 · The word Bollywood is a play on Hollywood, with the B coming from Bombay (now known as Mumbai), which is the center of the Indian film world. The word was coined in the 1970s by the writer of a magazine gossip column, though there is disagreement as to which journalist was the first to use it.

  8. Feb 6, 2023 · The Indian film industry that produces films in Hindi and is based in Mumbai is referred to as Indian cinema or Bollywood. It produces a large number of films annually in a variety of languages and genres, making it one of the largest film industries in the world.