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 | | From: | Michael Palmer | | Subject: | Geolinguistic question | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 10:22:58 GMT |
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 | Now that the place is officially known as Mumbai, does this mean that
we should now refer to the film industry centered there as
"Mullywood"?
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Michael Palmer
Claremont, California
mpalmer@panix.com
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| | From: | Arne Adolfsen | | Subject: | Re: Geolinguistic question | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 03:55:05 GMT |
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| Michael Palmer wrote:
> Now that the place is officially known as Mumbai, does this mean that
> we should now refer to the film industry centered there as
> "Mullywood"?
Nope. The English-language free newspapers I grabbed up today (for my
reading pleasure on my way back from the MTA Norwalk station -- after
having had a fantastic lunch in Artesia -- to Hollywood) consistently
mentioned Mumbai, and for God's sake Chennai, but also Bollywood.
Arne
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| | From: | James Ascher | | Subject: | Re: Geolinguistic question | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 12:02:08 GMT |
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| Michael Palmer wrote:
> Now that the place is officially known as Mumbai, does this mean that
> we should now refer to the film industry centered there as
> "Mullywood"?
One might think it would be "Mummywood." ;>) Yes, you can post all your
crude "mummy" references!
James
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| | From: | Gwendolyn Alden Dean | | Subject: | Re: Geolinguistic question | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 09:11:54 -0500 |
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| Michael Palmer wrote:
> Now that the place is officially known as Mumbai, does this mean that
> we should now refer to the film industry centered there as
> "Mullywood"?
Isn't that the film industry in Kerala?
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| | From: | Michael Palmer | | Subject: | Re: Geolinguistic question | | Date: | Sat, 22 Jan 2005 09:59:14 GMT |
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| On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 09:11:54 -0500, in soc.motss, Gwendolyn Alden Dean
wrote:
>Michael Palmer wrote:
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>> Now that the place is officially known as Mumbai, does this mean that
>> we should now refer to the film industry centered there as
>> "Mullywood"?
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>Isn't that the film industry in Kerala?
In my (limited) understanding of the Indian cinema, the term
"Bollywood" refers in particular to the Hindi-language film industry,
based in Mumbai, which accounts for about 75% of all films (i.e.,
about 600 out of 800) produced in India every year. Kerala is the
center of the Malayalam-language film industry, which accounts for
about 55-60 films every year.
I see about 2-3 Indian films a year. Of course, I don't understand a
word, but the lead actors, both male and female, are invariably
stunningly beautiful (Dennis Lewis, take note), and the dance numbers
are a hoot.
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Michael Palmer
Claremont, California
mpalmer@panix.com
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