Bollywood is the informal name for the huge Hindi-language film world that grew up in Mumbai, India — the songs, the dancing, the long romantic movies that many people across Asia already know. It is not one company and not a district you can walk around; it is the industry, the way Hollywood stands for American movies. The name is a blend of Bombay (the old English name for Mumbai) and Hollywood.

Bollywood寶萊塢 is the informal name for the huge Hindi-language film world that grew up in Mumbai, India是印度孟買發展起來的龐大印地語電影圈的非正式稱呼 the songs, the dancing, the long romantic movies that many people across Asia already know那些歌舞、還有很多亞洲人早就熟悉的長篇愛情電影。 It is not one company and not a district you can walk around它不是一間公司，也不是一個你可以走進去的地區 it is the industry它指的是整個產業 the way Hollywood stands for American movies就像Hollywood代表美國電影一樣。 The name is a blend of Bombay (the old English name for Mumbai) and Hollywood這個名字是Bombay（孟買的舊英文名）和Hollywood合起來的。

Though actually, India makes films in many languages, in many cities. Bollywood is the Hindi/Mumbai one that became the nickname the world uses.

Though actually不過其實 India makes films in many languages, in many cities印度用很多種語言、在很多城市拍電影。 Bollywood is the Hindi/Mumbai oneBollywood就是印地語、孟買那個 that became the nickname the world uses後來變成全世界通用的暱稱。

People sometimes stretch it to mean any Indian film, which people who follow Indian cinema may gently correct.

People sometimes stretch it to mean any Indian film有些人會把這個字用得更廣，拿來指任何一部印度電影 which people who follow Indian cinema may gently correct熟悉印度電影的人可能會溫和地糾正這種說法。