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(Hindi: बॉलीवुड, Urdu: بالیوڈ)
and Bollywood music is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based
Hindi language film industry in India. The term is sometimes used
incorrectly to refer to the whole of Indian cinema. The name is a blend of
Bombay, the former name for Mumbai, and Hollywood, the centre of the
American film industry.
Though some purists deplore the name, arguing that it makes the industry
look like a poor cousin to Hollywood, it seems likely to persist and now has
its own entry in the Oxford English Dictionary. Bollywood is a strong part
of popular culture of not only India, but also of the rest of South Asia,
the Middle East, parts of Africa, parts of Southeast Asia, and among the
South Asian diaspora worldwide. Bollywood has its largest diasporic
audiences in the UK, Canada, Australia and the U.S, all of which have large
Indian immigrant populations. Bollywood is also commonly referred to as
"Hindi cinema", even though Hindustani, the substratum common to both Hindi
and Urdu, might be more accurate. The use of poetic Urdu words is fairly
common.
There has been a growing presence of English in dialogue and songs as well.
It is not uncommon to see movies which feature dialogue with English words
and phrases, even whole sentences. A few movies are also made in two or even
three languages (either using subtitles, or several soundtracks). It refers
to the Indian genre films which incorporate choreographed musical interludes
and other classic Hollywood motifs.
Our djs play traditional Bollywood music as well as modern 'desi' mixed
Bollywood tracks to dance to. From the latest Himesh to classic Shah Rukh
Khan. Now you too can cook your chicken to the Bollywood rhythms of Shilpa
Shetty and dance to the beats of Bollywood themed party music at your event
or party. |
