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On 2018-06-05 00:16:53 +0000, Dr. Jai Maharaj said:
In article
<ed27fb9a-cbab-4be3-b25b-824f1a8d03ba@googlegroups.com>,
Arindam Banerjee <banerjee...@gmail.com> posted:
Dr. Jai Maharaj posted:
In article
<f424229d-940a-4f82-a7ef-e58326e667e6@googlegroups.com>,
Arindam Banerjee <banerjee...@gmail.com> posted:
Dr. Jai Maharaj posted:
Stop using 'the word Bollywood': BJP Gen Secy Kailash
Vijayvargiya to write to I&B Ministry
dnaindia.com
June 2, 2018
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-stop-using-the-word-bollywood-bjp-gen-secy-kailash-vijayvargiya-to-write-to-ib-ministry-2621296
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Filmmaker Subhash Ghai's objection to the "Bollywood"
moniker is shared by many in Mumbai. My own relatives and
friends in the Bharatiya movie industry resent the term to
the extent that they avoid "Hollywood" to refer to the one
in Los Angeles. The colonial cloud will lift eventually, if
not in our lifetime.
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
https://v.gd/jaimaharaj
It's simply a term which indicates 'movie-making area'. The city of
Wellington in New Zealand is often nicknamed "Wellywood" due to movies
like 'Lord of the Rings' and being the main location for the visual
effects company Weta. The west area of Auckland city is also nicknamed "Westiewood" due to many TV shows and movies being made there
(including at one stage the 'Power Rangers' stuff)
If some numbnut wants to whine about a name (and obviously has nothing
better to do) and doesn't want India to be known as a movie-making
country, then that's fine with me ... they're all utter crap movies
anyway.
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