Bollygarch

English Etymology en Bollywood oligarch. Compare en boligarch. Pronunciation en /ˈbɒlɪˌɡɑːk/ RP en boligarch Noun Bollygarchs en informal An Indian oligarch or billionaire. en 2011 The Economist The Bollygarchs magic mix. en 2013-06-06 Bloomsbury Publishing The Authors XI: A Season of English Cricket from Hackney to Hambledon A&C Black 9781408840467 Getting into politics will cost you: India's Election Commission estimates the cost of fighting a seat is twenty- five million rupees. Only cricketers and Bollygarchs can afford that. en 2020-12-21 Philip McMichael Heloise Weber Development and Social Change: A Global Perspective SAGE Publications 9781544305356 The Indian "Bollygarchs" became a transnational oligarchy, investing in real estate in London, New York, and Singapore, along with Chinese and Russian plutocrats. Usage notes Despite its etymological connection to en Bollywood (and by extension en Bombay, the former name of Mumbai), a Bollygarch can be from anywhere in India and does not necessarily have any connection to the Indian film industry or to the city of Mumbai.