Bollywood en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɑ.li.wʊd/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈbɒ.li.wʊd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Blend of Bombay + Hollywood.
Meanings
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The Hindi-language film industry located in Mumbai.
Bollywood is also very commonly known as both tinsel town and B-town, neither of which is listed in the dictionaries.
2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 302:
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(broadly, qualifier:abroad; often erroneously; abroad; often erroneously) The cinema of India in general, no matter the region.
Fawad Khan, an actor, singer and producer with a huge following in India, announced his Bollywood comeback last week, sending fans into a frenzy, 18 months after an Indian court effectively ruled that a de facto industry ban on Pakistani talent imposed in 2016 was illegal.
2025 April 7, Rhea Mogul, “Pakistani star’s Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B'wood | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Dhollywood · Bollywoodian · Gollywood
Hyponyms
Tollywood (cinema/film of India in general) · Kollywood (cinema/film of India in general)
Relateds
Kollywood · Nollywood · Bollygarch · For a complete list of Hollywood · and similar
Synonyms
Translations (37)
te బాలీవుడ్ (Indian film industry) · pa ਬਾਲੀਵੁੱਡ (Indian film industry) · kn ಬಾಲಿವುಡ್ (Indian film industry) · fr Bollywood (Indian film industry) · vi Bollywood (Indian film industry) · es Bollywood (Indian film industry) · el Μπόλιγουντ (Indian film industry) · mr बॉलीवूड (Indian film industry) · tg Болливуд (Indian film industry) · fa بالیوود (Indian film industry) · pnb بالی وڈ (Indian film industry) · mr बॉलीवुड (Indian film industry) · ka ბოლივუდი (Indian film industry) · it Bollywood (Indian film industry) · cmn 寶萊塢 /宝莱坞 (Indian film industry) · ug بوللىۋود (Indian film industry) · bg Боливуд (Indian film industry) · ur بالی وڈ (Indian film industry) · uk Болліву́д (Indian film industry) · fi Bollywood (Indian film industry) · ml ബോളിവുഡ് (Indian film industry) · de Bollywood (Indian film industry) · gu બોલીવુડ (Indian film industry) · ar بُولِيوُود (Indian film industry) · bn বলিউড (Indian film industry) · hi बॉलीवुड (Indian film industry) · be Баліву́д (Indian film industry) · th บอลลีวู้ด (Indian film industry) · si බොලිවුඩ් (Indian film industry) · ks بٲلی وُڈ (Indian film industry) · ps باليووډ (Indian film industry) · ta பாலிவுட் (Indian film industry) · he בוליווד (Indian film industry) · ja ボリウッド (Indian film industry) · ru Болливу́д (Indian film industry) · pt Bollywood (Indian film industry) · ko 볼리우드 (Indian film industry)