The Deccani film industry, also known as Dollywood, is the Deccani and Hyderabadi Urdu-language film industry based in Hyderabad, India. The films have gained popularity not only in the Deccan region of India, but as well as other Hindi-Urdu speaking areas of the world. The films are produced in the Deccani language, an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Deccan region of southern India, and more specifically, in Hyderabadi Urdu, while some films incorporate standard Urdu dialogues as well, especially in its music.
Originally labelled as "Hindi" films by the Central Board of Film Certification, the industry now has its own language tag of Dakhini.
List of Deccani films
+FilmYearThe Angrez2005Hyderabad Nawabs2006Hungama in Dubai2007FM Fun Aur MastiStepney2014The Angrez 22015Dawat-E-Shaadi2016Dubai Return2016Stepney 2 Returns2017Hyderabad Nawabs 22019Bolo Hau2021
Films featuring Deccani Hindi films
Ankur (1974) Nishant (1975) Bazaar (1982) Nikaah (1982) Mandi (1983) Hero Hiralal (1988) Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004) Well Done Abba (2010) Daawat-e-Ishq (2014) Bobby Jasoos (2014) Lust Stories 3 (2026)
English films Hyderabad Blues (1998) Hyderabad Blues 2 (2004) Deccani Souls (2012)
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