Are Indian movies called Bollywoood like Hollywood?

[Dugan]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #164 "Idioms with the phrasal verb go", question 1

Pakistani viewers will no longer be able to watch their favorite Bollywoood movies as the government has decided that all Indian cable channels will ......... the air at the end of this month.

(a) go off
(b) go out
(c) go on
(d) go over

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #164 "Idioms with the phrasal verb go", answer 1

Pakistani viewers will no longer be able to watch their favorite Bollywoood movies as the government has decided that all Indian cable channels will go off the air at the end of this month.

Correct answer: (a) go off

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Are Indian movies called Bollywoood like Hollywood?

Dugan

[Alan]

Yes
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[Conchita]

To add a little more: 'Bollywood' is a contraction of 'Bombay' (the former name of Mumbai) and 'Hollywood' -- shouldn't it theoretically be called 'Mollywood' now?

[Alan]

Gollygood idea!

A
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[Saneta]

go off the air?-please explain

thanks

[Alan]

Hi Saneta,

'Go off the air' is an expression from broadcasting. It means that something is no longer being broadcast. The opposite 'on air' indicates that something is actually now being broadcast.

Alan
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