Bollywood cinema
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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.
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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Bollywood cinema Context triple: [Hindi, usedIn, Bollywood cinema]
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Nollywood
Nollywood is Nigeria’s prolific film industry, renowned as one of the largest movie producers in the world and a major cultural force across Africa.
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B.
Punjabi cinema
Punjabi cinema is the film industry that produces motion pictures in the Punjabi language, primarily based in the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan.
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C.
Star of India
The Star of India is a historic emblem and chivalric order created by the British Crown to honor loyalty and service among princes and officials in colonial India.
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D.
Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures is an American film distribution company known for releasing a range of independent and mid-budget feature films.
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E.
New Hollywood
New Hollywood was a transformative era in American cinema, roughly from the late 1960s to early 1980s, when a new generation of directors introduced more experimental, auteur-driven, and socially conscious films that broke from traditional studio formulas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bollywood cinema Target entity description: 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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A.
Nollywood
Nollywood is Nigeria’s prolific film industry, renowned as one of the largest movie producers in the world and a major cultural force across Africa.
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B.
Punjabi cinema
Punjabi cinema is the film industry that produces motion pictures in the Punjabi language, primarily based in the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan.
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C.
Star of India
The Star of India is a historic emblem and chivalric order created by the British Crown to honor loyalty and service among princes and officials in colonial India.
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D.
Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures is an American film distribution company known for releasing a range of independent and mid-budget feature films.
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E.
New Hollywood
New Hollywood was a transformative era in American cinema, roughly from the late 1960s to early 1980s, when a new generation of directors introduced more experimental, auteur-driven, and socially conscious films that broke from traditional studio formulas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindi-language cinema
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film industry ⓘ |
| basedIn | Mumbai ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
influencing wedding rituals in India
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influencing youth culture in India ⓘ popularizing Hindi language globally ⓘ shaping Indian national identity ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
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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
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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
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comedy ⓘ family melodrama ⓘ masala film ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEra | Golden Age of Hindi cinema ⓘ |
| hasMajorCenter | Film City, Mumbai ⓘ |
| influences |
Indian diaspora culture
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South Asian popular culture ⓘ dance in India ⓘ fashion in India ⓘ music in India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
family-oriented narratives
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masala films ⓘ melodrama ⓘ musicals ⓘ romantic dramas ⓘ song-and-dance sequences ⓘ |
| language | Hindi ⓘ |
| majorGrowthPeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian cinema ⓘ |
| produces |
action films
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family dramas ⓘ feature films ⓘ musical films ⓘ romantic films ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Indian parallel cinema
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Tamil cinema ⓘ
surface form:
Kollywood (Tamil cinema)
Lollywood ⓘ
surface form:
Lollywood (Pakistani cinema)
Tollywood film industry ⓘ
surface form:
Tollywood (Telugu cinema)
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| targetAudience |
Indian mass audience
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South Asian audience ⓘ global Indian diaspora ⓘ |
| usesMusicStyle |
film songs
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playback singing ⓘ |
| usesNarrativeStyle |
extended family themes
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interwoven songs and narrative ⓘ melodramatic plot twists ⓘ |
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Subject: Bollywood cinema Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (134)
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