Topic Challenge: Indian Cinema [completed]

Question

With the release of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion and due to popular demand we're starting a new topic challenge. From 2017-05-02 00:00 UTC to 2017-05-12 23:00 UTC we're challenging you to all your great questions about Indian films (and TV-shows).¹

Once the challenge is over, we'll tally the results and winners (by question score) here. Also don't forget to suggest and vote for new topics for our next possible challenge.

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1) _{But don't feel compelled to add an indian-cinema tag to each and every of those questions, tag responsibly instead.}

Answer 1

The challenge is over and the top-voted question (with a score of 30 and ~5,244 views) was asked by SS., which makes him the winner of this challenge:

1. How did the word "Bollywood" originate?

The other questions asked, in order of votes are (the numbers are the votes and views):

2. Was Chingari ever actually released? (5 / ~57)

3. Was the Indian animated movie Swami Ayyappan ever released? (4 / ~36)

   Who is Bhadra's mother? (4 / ~1,392)

   Why Anurag's name was not analogous to respective Devdas character? (4 / ~27)

   Why Kaira preferred disorganizing in her house? (4 / ~11)

4. How Gaurav's action in the end justified? (3 / ~35)

   What significance does this poem add to movie? (3 / ~15)

   Did they really sell toy guns along with newspaper during K. M. Nanavati trial? (3 / ~26)

5. Will there be any further movies in Baahubali series or any spin-off? (2 / ~69)

6. Why is there no cheer from people to Bhallaladeva when compared to Baahubali? (1 / ~38)

7. How "Rustom Pavri" defend question about "Vikram died with towel" in court? (0 / ~16)