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Bollywood is the sobriquet for India's Hindi language film industry, based in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra.

It is more formally referred to as Hindi cinema.

The term "Bollywood" is often used by non-Indians as a synecdoche to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; however, Bollywood proper is only a part of the larger Indian film industry, which includes other production centres producing films in many other Indian languages.

The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India.

The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest film events in India.

The awards were first introduced in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards.

They were initially referred to as the Clare Awards or The Clares after Clare Mendonca, the editor of The Times of India.

A dual voting system was developed in 1956.

Under this system, in contrast to the National Film Awards, which are decided by a panel appointed by Indian Government, the Filmfare Awards are voted on by both the public and a committee of experts.

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Celebrity status is often associated with wealth (commonly referred to as fame and fortune), while fame often provides opportunities to make money.

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Journalists provide news through many different media, based on word of mouth, printing, postal systems, broadcasting, electronic communication, and also on their own testimony, as witnesses of relevant events.