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How to pronounce bollywood

IPA transcription: ['bɔlɪ,wʊd]

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Noun

  • the film industry of India

Usage examples

  • Indeed, in Bollywood music, the designation is actually music director.
  • Never a part of mainstream "Bollywood", he's made an astonishingly small number of films.
  • Bollywood movies have a major part in popularising Urdu poetry with younger generations.
  • She is best known for her Bollywood Item Songs and film work.
  • Farishta is a Bollywood superstar who specialises in playing Hindu deities.