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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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  1. Named after its origin and influences; Bombay and Hollywood
  2. Based out of Mumbai
  3. Traditionally Hindi-language, though modern films include English Indian phrasing, some entirely English
  4. Have gained in popularity internationally

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• 1. Best Directors: Raj Kapoor , GuruDutt , Satayjit Ray , Hrishikesh Mukherjee,Vimal Roy
  2. Stars of Bolly wood: Raj Kapoor , Devanand , Dilip Kumar , Ashok Kumar ,Shammi Kapoor , Rajender Kumar , Dharmender , Amitabh Bacchan , Amir Khan , Shahruk Khan , Salman Khan , Akshay Kumar
  3. Famous Heroines of Bolly wood: Nargis , Madhubala , Mala Sinha , Vyajayanthi Mala ,Nutan , Saira Bano , Hema Malini , Rekha , Sri devi , Madhuri Dixit , Karisma Kapoor , Kareena Kapoor , Rani Mukherjee
  4. Top Movies of Bolly Wood: Mother India , Mera Naam Joker , Kagaz ke Phool , Ek Phool do Mali ,Sholay , Deewar , Amar Prem , Aradhana , Anand
  5. Super Star s of Bollywood: Rajesh Khanna , Amitabh Bacchan , Sharukh Khan
  6. Top Hits: Mughal - E- Azam ,Sholay , QSQT ,Hum Apke Hain Kaun ,DDLJ ,Gajni
  7. Female Singers: Lata Mangeskar , Ahsa Bhosle , Geeta Bali , Anuradha Paudwal , Alka Yagnik ,
  8. Best Villains: Pran , Om shiv puri , Danny denzogpa,Prem Chopra , Gulshan Grover ,Ranjit , Amjad Khan,

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