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[[Image:AishwaryaRai.jpg|right|thumb|130px|Aishwarya Rai is one of the biggest stars in Bollywood.]] | [[Image:AishwaryaRai.jpg|right|thumb|130px|Aishwarya Rai is one of the biggest stars in Bollywood.]] | ||
| − | '''Bollywood''' is the name for the growing movie industry centered in [[Bombay, India]]. | + | '''Bollywood''' is the name for the growing movie industry centered in [[Bombay]], [[India]]. |
| − | It is the world's biggest movie producer, | + | It is the world's biggest movie producer, producing about three new movies every day - more than [[Hollywood]]. |
Bollywood films are shown in theaters throughout [[India]], the former [[Soviet Union]], the [[Middle East]], [[Europe]] and worldwide. The DVD and video market is even larger. | Bollywood films are shown in theaters throughout [[India]], the former [[Soviet Union]], the [[Middle East]], [[Europe]] and worldwide. The DVD and video market is even larger. | ||
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[[Category:Cinema]] | [[Category:Cinema]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:32, June 20, 2008
Bollywood is the name for the growing movie industry centered in Bombay, India.
It is the world's biggest movie producer, producing about three new movies every day - more than Hollywood.
Bollywood films are shown in theaters throughout India, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East, Europe and worldwide. The DVD and video market is even larger.
The word is a combination of the "B" from Bombay and "Hollywood".
Increasingly Bollywood stars are gaining a global following, and they tour the United States and United Kingdom from time to time.