Bollywood Definition–noun | the motion-picture industry of India, based in Bombay. | |
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Indian moviemaking industry that began in Bombay (now Mumbai) in the 1930s and developed into an enormous film empire.Bollywood
Formulaic story lines, expertly choreographed fight scenes, spectacular song-and-dance routines, emotion-charged melodrama, and larger-than-life heroes were the hallmark ingredients of Bollywood ...
Anand, Vijay
Indian film director, writer, and actor (b. Jan. 22, 1934, Gurdaspur, Punjab, India-d. Feb. 23, 2004, Mumbai [Bombay], India), was the visionary director of some of Bollywood's most respected movies ...
Ajit (Hamid Ali Khan)
Indian actor whose charming villainy and outrageous double entendres made him a national folk hero during a film career that spanned several decades in Bollywood, the nickname for Mumbai (Bombay), ...
Azmi, Kaifi
Indian poet and lyricist (b. about 1920, Mijwan, United Provinces [now Uttar Pradesh], India-d. May 10, 2002, Mumbai [Bombay], India), sought to inspire social change through his passionate ...
Rai, Aishwarya
In 2004 actress Aishwarya Rai, whom American film star Julia Roberts described as "the most beautiful woman in the world," was at the forefront of a revolution in Indian cinema. Rai, whose onscreen ...
Bachchan Rai, Aishwarya
Indian actress whose classic beauty made her one of Bollywood's premier stars.Sippy, G.P.
Indian filmmaker was responsible for producing Sholay ("Flames," 1975), the most commercially successful Bollywood film ever released. Sholay, which was inspired by Hollywood's The Magnificent Seven ...
Performing Arts
The Indian commercial cinema styled "Bollywood" broke significantly into the international market thanks to Ashutosh Gowariker's remarkable Lagaan (Land Tax). Using indigenous conventions, this ...
Suraiya
Indian actress and singer (b. 1929, Lahore, India [now in Pakistan]-d. Jan. 31, 2004, Mumbai [Bombay], India), captivated Bollywood movie audiences in the 1940s and early 1950s with her beauty and ...
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