Bollywood

Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of “Bombay” (former name of Mumbai) and “Hollywood”. The industry is a part of the larger Indian cinema, which also includes South Cinema and other smaller film industries. 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. “Bollywood” was probably invented in Bombay-based film trade journals in the 1960s or 1970s, though the exact inventor varies by account.