DID YOU KNOW? Did you know Hindi (or Indian) Cinema is often referred to as? Moreover, Indian cinema is the world's largest film industry in terms of the number of films produced annually. In 2017, an accumulated number of 1,986 feature films were produced. Etymologically, the coined term 'Bollywood' was derived from Bombay--the former name of the city of Mumbai. In 1913, was the first ever full-length Indian silent film produced and it has made a hallmark in the Indian film industry.