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- Named after its origin and influences; Bombay and Hollywood
- Based out of Mumbai
- Traditionally Hindi-language, though modern films include English Indian phrasing, some entirely English
- Have gained in popularity internationally
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Bollywood is the term often used to refer to Indian Hindi-language cinema. Traditionally based out of Mumbai (formally Bombay, hence the "Bo" of "Bollywood"), Bollywood was primarily inspired by early Hollywood musicals and Indian epic films. Bollywood cinema often contains song and dance sequences with the music recorded by professional musical artists and dubbed over the actror's performance while they lip-sync the lyrics.
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Bollywood Questions
Do you believe there is a long-term global market for Bollywood movies? 1 AnswerAt least right now I would say that the international appeal of the kind of sprawling musicals that Bollywood is churning out is perhaps slightly growing, altho... read more
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@MissMalini Nothing's like Bollywood. Nothing.
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it's barely bollywood save a preposterous 2nd half premise & the odd bit of excruciating english dialogue, but kurbaan is very good.
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I rated a YouTube video (1 out of 5 stars) -- Mollee & Nathan Bollywood (Top 18) http://bit.ly/6Sbt9v
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it's barely bollywood save a preposterous 2nd half premise & the odd bit of excruciating english dialogue, bit kurbaan is very good.
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@mojorojo hahaha funny that's kinda like Bollywood too!
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