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Originally Posted by mitra
 Mumbai, is a part of North-West India. And Bolloywood is Hindi cinema, which is a North Indian language. And as far as Bollywood being a north indian film industry, I meant by language, not necessarily geography.  |
Check your facts...Bombay is in Western India. The geography is important because the entire industry is based there. If bollywood was a north indian film industry it would have been based there...its a simple business rule.
If Hindi is the national language of India, it is more than obvious why a pan-Indian film industry will make films in Hindi. And if Hindi is specifically a North-Indian language why is it the national language? Google comes to my rescue again, its because hindi is spoken in almost all parts of the country besides the local languages, thus making it the only binding language.
My conclusion : Bollywood is not a North Indian film industry.