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Published: 29 May 2023

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As we know the first use of the word Bollywood is in this article by Mulk Raj Anand titled, Sex in Bollywood, in the Times of India Bombay Edition Oct 12, 1969. This was later quoted in a well-known dictionary.

However, Bombay was called 'Hollywood of India' as early as 1943, maybe even earlier.

From the recent book by Nitin Govil

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Published: 29 January 2023

Last Updated: 27 August 2023

I read this book long ago. Liked it very much. Very nice history and analysis. Even though he is obviously a fan of 30s-50s music, he did justice to people like RD Burman and AR Rehman. AS usual, while I was reading it, I was noting down the annoying mistakes with page number etc. I was hoping to review it some day.

Luckily, I recently found a review of the book by VAK Ranga Rao published in Sruti, August 2008. He did a great job and catching mostly the same mistakes that I did.

Enjoy the review!

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New 420

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Published: 02 August 2014

Last Updated: 22 October 2021

A Year in Hindi Movies 1931

The year 1931 will be remembered for the year in which the first Hindi talkie was released. The movie was AALAM AARA with the following "P-stats":

Producer: Imperial Movietone, Bombay Director: Ardeshir M. Irani Music: Pirojshah Mistry Lyricist: unknown Screenplay: A. M. Irani Dialogs: Joseph David

Read more: A Year in Hindi Movies 31-35