February 17, 2006, Newsletter Issue #3: So, Why "Bollywood"?
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"Bollywood" actually got its name because the Hindi-language film industry in Bombay functioned similarly to the Hollywood studio system in the 1930s. (Bombay + Hollywood = Bollywood) Studios employed the same directors, actors, musical directors, etc. As sound became more popular in film, the studio system becan to fail. Independent producers became more and more sucessful in wooing talent away from their studio contracts, often with money that was not entirely legitimate.
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