....HISTORY OF BOLLYWOOD.... Raja Harish Chandra (1913) by Dadasaheb Phalke, is known as the first silent feature film made in India by the 1930s the industry was producing over200 films per annum. The first Indian sound film, Ardeshir Irani's Alam Ara (1931) , was a major Commerical success. WHY BOLLYWOOD IS CALLED AS BOLLYWOOD? The name bollywood portmanteau derived from Bombay. The rormer name for Mumbai and hollywood industry however unlike hollywood, bollywood does not is as a physical place. ...