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'Bollywood' in dictionary

IT'S A matter of pride that the world's largest cinema industry `Bollywood' is all set to find a place in the Oxford English Dictionary. As the word `Bollywood' has, over the years, become familiar parlance across the world, the compilers decided to include it in the latest edition. And with "Lagaan" making it to the final round of the Oscars, `Bollywood' too left its impact on foreign audiences.

Compiled by Ranjani Govind,
Sangeeth Kurian

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