Lollywood
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This article is about the Urdu and Punjabi film industry. For the entire film culture of Pakistan, see Cinema of Pakistan.
For the Punjabi film industry in India, see Punjabi cinema.
Lollywood is Pakistan's film industry, which has served as the base for both Urdu- and Punjabi-language film production.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
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Lahore has been the center of Pakistani cinema since independence in 1947. However, with Urdu film hub largely shifting to Karachi by 2007, film industry in Lahore became synonymous with Pakistani Punjabi film Industry.[citation needed]
The word "Lollywood" is a portmanteau of "Lahore" and "Hollywood", coined in 1989 by Glamour magazine gossip columnist Saleem Nasir, and is usually used comparatively with respect to other film industries in South Asian cinema.