: A hallmark genre that blends action, comedy, romance, and melodrama into a single narrative.

Bollywood, a term coined from the combination of Bombay (now Mumbai) and Hollywood, refers to the informal term for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, India. The industry's journey began in the early 20th century, with the first Indian film, "Raja Harishchandra," being released in 1913. However, it wasn't until the 1950s and 1960s that Bollywood started to gain popularity, with films like "Mother India" (1957) and "Mughal-e-Azam" (1960) becoming massive hits.