Bollywood
pronunciation
How to pronounce Bollywood in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce Bollywood in American English:
US
Word Origin
- Bollywood
- "film industry based in Mumbai, India," 1977, from Bombay (old name of Mumbai) + Hollywood.
Example
- 1. Bollywood movies are the most popular form of entertainment across the subcontinent .
- 2. They could only move in a crab-like fashion , but enjoyed playing board games and watching bollywood films .
- 3. Our young driver turns on a bollywood soundtrack and honks the car horn in time to the music .
- 4. I suggested that he ask himself why india 's bollywood films command far greater international audiences than do chinese films .
- 5. If all you know of indian cinema is slumdog millionaire , here 's your introductory lesson in the ten gorgeous bollywood starlets that could replace american starlets any day of the week .