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bollywood

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bollywood.

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It's no surprise that bleaching cream is incredibly popular in India, and that all the Bollywood actors are incredibly fair-skinned.

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Quick take

The Hindi-language film industry located in Mumbai.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of bollywood gathered in one view.

noun

The Hindi-language film industry located in Mumbai.

noun

(abroad, by extension, often erroneously) The cinema of India in general, no matter the region.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bollywood.

noun

The Hindi-language film industry located in Mumbai.

noun

(abroad, by extension, often erroneously) The cinema of India in general, no matter the region.

Example sentences

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It's no surprise that bleaching cream is incredibly popular in India, and that all the Bollywood actors are incredibly fair-skinned.

2

He's been an extra in a bollywood film, stayed with monks in some temple, volunteered at an orphanage outside of Kathmandu, etc.

3

I started learning Ionic Framework and created this app which allows viewing lyrics of popular Bollywood songs.

4

It just lives on flame-baits, scarcely dressed bollywood divas and lots of mediocrity.

5

Yes, we Americans are far too unintelligent to understand the subtleties of the extended length Bollywood film.

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I can think of at least 50 bollywood songs right now which I can submit.

7

I know we are Bollywood crazy nation, and we tend to over do celebrity worship.

8

The number of watchable movies released in Bollywood is very low.

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To give you another example: in India, it is very common to use a picture of your favorite Bollywood actor as your profile picture on social media.

10

May be even happier than a Bollywood movie ending.

11

Maybe I am missing something but wouldn't it be expected that many of a Bollywood movie's ratings would come from outside the U.

12

India, on the other hand, has a lot more to offer, in my opinion again, but if the popularity of Bollywood movies and music are any indication..

Quote examples

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Just because it's being used in one case, for Bollywood wedding songs, does not mean it isn't "almost dead".

2

A lot of Bollywood films on the other hand have well defined "half time" or intermission.

3

That's because Bollywood movies tend to be on the "longer side" its crazy how short most Hollywood films are now....catering to the short attention spans of their viewers.

4

Still, I love the "do this but for Bollywood" suggestion.

Proper noun examples

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Currently they have tons of Bollywood/Hindi channels and Jimmy Kimmel in there.

2

In the Indian film industry (maybe not so much Bollywood, but more of the local ones like Tamil, Malayalam, etc) there's a LOT more post being done.

3

Secondly, I see money being splurged in entertainment industry (IPL, Bollywood).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use bollywood in a sentence?

It's no surprise that bleaching cream is incredibly popular in India, and that all the Bollywood actors are incredibly fair-skinned.

What does bollywood mean?

The Hindi-language film industry located in Mumbai.

What part of speech is bollywood?

bollywood is commonly used as noun.