Talk Bollywood Channel

The name "Bollywood" is a portmanteau of Bombay (the former name for Mumbai) and Hollywood, the center of the American film industry. However, unlike Hollywood, Bollywood does not exist as a physical place. Though some deplore the name, arguing that it makes the industry look like a poor cousin to Hollywood, it has its own entry in the Oxford English Dictionary.

The project's producer finds a story, which may come from a book, play, another film, a true story, original idea, etc.

The script is written and drafted into a workable blueprint for a film.

The director is primarily responsible for the storytelling, creative decisions and acting of the film.

Preparations are made for the shoot, in which cast and crew are hired, locations are selected, and sets are built.

The film is edited; production sound (dialogue) is concurrently (but separately) edited, music tracks (and songs) are composed, performed and recorded; sound effects are designed and recorded; and any other computer-graphic 'visual' effects are digitally added, all sound elements are mixed into "stems" then the stems are mixed then married to picture and the film is fully completed ("locked").

The film is screened for potential buyers (distributors), is picked up by a distributor and reaches its cinema and/or home media audience.

Filmmaking also takes place outside of the mainstream and is commonly called independent filmmaking.