New Delhi: The film industry is one of the biggest businesses in the world. Through which about 5 lakh films are made every year in different languages. Due to which lakhs of people are getting employment. This film industry is known in different countries of the world by names like Hollywood, Bollywood, Tollywood. But do you know why the word ‘wood’ is used behind it. Let us know the reason behind this.
Actually, the word ‘Wood’ was first started in America at the end of Hollywood, Bollywood, Lollywood. The beginning of the word is H.J. Whitley (HJ Whitley), who Father of ‘Hollywood Film Industry’ also say. There is an interesting story behind the naming of the American film industry as ‘Hollywood’.
Hollywood named after the city
Actually, Hollywood is a district located in the US city of Los Angeles. In the name of H.J. Whitley named the American film industry ‘Hollywood’. In 1910 it was merged with the city of Los Angeles. Over time, Los Angeles emerged as the major film industry and the name of Hollywood became famous all over the world.
Bollywood happened on the lines of Hollywood
In 1960, Bollywood started in the Hindi film industry of India on the lines of Hollywood, named after the city of Bombay (Mumbai). The Hindi cinema industry was named ‘Bollywood’ due to Bombay (Mumbai) being the heartland of cinema. Similarly, the Tamil film industry of India is known as ‘Kollywood’, the Telugu film industry as ‘Tollywood’ and the Kannada film industry as ‘Sendalwood’.
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Apart from this, the city of Lahore in Pakistan is ‘Film Industry’, after this city ‘Pakistani Film Industry’ has been named ‘Lollywood’. In which Punjabi and Urdu language films are made.
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