MS Sathyu, a Padmi Shri recipient, is aghast with a term like Sandalwood for the Kannada film industry.
Abu Dhabi: It is a never-ending debate - the viability of the term 'Bollywood' vis-a-vis 'Indian cinema'. 'Bollywood' does not encompass 'Indian cinema' in entirety, said veteran filmmakers like MS Sathyu and Jahnu Barua.
Bollywood essentially refers to the cinema coming out of Bombay (now Mumbai). Subsequently, terms like Tollywood (Tamil), Mollywood (Malayalam) and Ollywood (Oriya) emerged.
Sathyu, a Padmi Shri recipient, is aghast with a term like Sandalwood for the Kannada film industry, which is close to his heart.
"It stinks," he exclaimed
"We have just copied the word. The Kannada film industry is being called Sandalwood. Why? What does it mean," he added. (With inputs from IANS)
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