Bollywood cinema

E31769

Hindi-language cinema film industry

Bollywood cinema is the mainstream Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, India, known for its song-and-dance musicals, melodrama, and massive cultural influence across South Asia and the global Indian diaspora.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Bollywood	70
Hindi cinema	50
Bollywood film industry	4
Hindi film industry	3
Bollywood films	2
Bollywood music	2
Bollywood cinema canonical	1
Bollywood/Hollywood	1
Hindi-language film industry	1

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindi-language cinema ⓘ film industry ⓘ
basedIn	Mumbai ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalImpact	influencing wedding rituals in India ⓘ influencing youth culture in India ⓘ popularizing Hindi language globally ⓘ shaping Indian national identity ⓘ
distributionRegion	People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ surface form: Bangladesh East Africa ⓘ India ⓘ Middle East ⓘ Nepal ⓘ North America ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
emerged	early 20th century ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	intermission structure in films ⓘ star-driven system ⓘ studio-based production ⓘ use of Hindi-Urdu dialogue ⓘ use of choreographed dance numbers ⓘ use of elaborate costumes ⓘ use of melodious film music ⓘ use of playback singers ⓘ
hasGenre	action drama ⓘ comedy ⓘ family melodrama ⓘ masala film ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ
hasHistoricalEra	Golden Age of Hindi cinema ⓘ
hasMajorCenter	Film City, Mumbai ⓘ
influences	Indian diaspora culture ⓘ South Asian popular culture ⓘ dance in India ⓘ fashion in India ⓘ music in India ⓘ
knownFor	family-oriented narratives ⓘ masala films ⓘ melodrama ⓘ musicals ⓘ romantic dramas ⓘ song-and-dance sequences ⓘ
language	Hindi ⓘ
majorGrowthPeriod	1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ
partOf	Indian cinema ⓘ
produces	action films ⓘ family dramas ⓘ feature films ⓘ musical films ⓘ romantic films ⓘ
relatedTo	Indian parallel cinema ⓘ Tamil cinema ⓘ surface form: Kollywood (Tamil cinema) Lollywood ⓘ surface form: Lollywood (Pakistani cinema) Tollywood film industry ⓘ surface form: Tollywood (Telugu cinema)
targetAudience	Indian mass audience ⓘ South Asian audience ⓘ global Indian diaspora ⓘ
usesMusicStyle	film songs ⓘ playback singing ⓘ
usesNarrativeStyle	extended family themes ⓘ interwoven songs and narrative ⓘ melodramatic plot twists ⓘ

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