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The cream Art Deco facade of Regal Cinema in south Mumbai, with a film poster above the entrance, street lamps and traffic in front
Books & Film· 7 min read

Why Is It Called Bollywood?

Bollywood is a blend of Bombay and Hollywood, but the name has a stranger history than that. It began with a 1932 joke about a Calcutta suburb, slipped into Indian newspapers in the late 1960s and is still resented by some of the biggest stars it describes.