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Filmi

फिल्मी
FIL-mee

Filmi (फिल्मी) is a Hindi-origin word used in Indian English, meaning adjective: in the style of a Bollywood film — melodramatic, song-and-dance, larger than life. In crosswords it is the 5-letter answer FILMI (5).

Appears as an answer in MG Mini #647.

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Meaning & usage

Filmi is a Hindi adjective formed from the English "film", meaning "of films" — and specifically of Bollywood films. Applied to a person, gesture or scene it means melodramatic, exaggerated, theatrical, like something out of a movie: a "filmi entrance", "filmi emotion", "filmi villainy". The cognate noun "filmi music" or "filmi songs" simply means the songs from the films, which form their own enormous popular genre.

In a sentence

Her wedding entrance was completely filmi, complete with dry ice.

Common spelling variants

  • Filmy

Filmi is the English spelling used in MG Mini #647.

Filmi as a crossword answer

Filmi is a 5-letter answer. A typical clue:

“Adjective: in the style of a Bollywood film — melodramatic, song-and-dance, larger than life” (5)

Play the crossword that uses it — MG Mini #647

Category: General Origin: Hindi Script: Hindi

Related words

  • Bollywood — Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai — the largest in India by output and reach.
  • Item — A term used in Indian cinema for a catchy, upbeat song or dance sequence.
  • Jhakaas — A colloquial term meaning 'awesome' or 'fantastic' in Mumbai slang.
  • Lai bhaari — A colloquial expression meaning 'very good' or 'excellent'.
  • Maal — Goods or merchandise, often used in trade.
  • Mumbai — Capital of Maharashtra and India's largest city; called Bombay until 1995.

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