{{Short description|Indian entertainment website}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}} {{Infobox website | name = Bollywood Hungama | logo = Bollywoodhungamalogo.png | screenshot = Bollywoodhungamascreenshot.jpg | screenshot_size = 200px | caption = Bollywood Hungama homepage screenshot on 23 August 2023 | collapsible = | url = {{URL|https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/|bollywoodhungama.com}} | commercial = Yes | type = Entertainment news, reviews | registration = Free/subscription | owner = Hungama Digital Media Entertainment | launch_date = {{Start date and age|1998|6|16|df=y}} | current_status = | language = English, Hindi }}
'''Bollywood Hungama''' (lit. "Bollywood Madness" in Hindi), previously known as '''IndiaFM''' (or '''IndiaFM.com'''), is an Indian entertainment website, owned by Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, which acquired the website in 2000.<ref>{{cite news |date=10 December 2007 |title=Online piracy is new threat for film industry |work=The Economic Times |agency=PTI |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/online-piracy-is-new-threat-for-film-industry/articleshow/2610890.cms |access-date=2 August 2019 |archive-date=2 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802022631/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/online-piracy-is-new-threat-for-film-industry/articleshow/2610890.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=23 December 2003 |title=Bollywood's Internet download deal |work=CNN |agency=Reuters |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/12/23/india.movies.reut/ |access-date=17 November 2007 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172441/http://edition.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/12/23/india.movies.reut/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The website provides news related to Indian cinema, particularly Hindi cinema, film reviews and box office reports. Launched on 15 June 1998, the website was originally named "IndiaFM.com". It changed its name to "Bollywood Hungama" in 2008.
==Hungama.com== {{Infobox company | name = Hungama Digital Media | logo = Hungama Digital Media Entertainment.svg | logo_size = 250px | type = Private | founded = {{Start date and age|df=y|1999|04|01}} | founder = Neeraj Roy | industry = Entertainment | hq_location = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | key_people = | products = {{hlist|Films|web series|animation|music|digital media}} | subsid = Bollywood Hungama | website = {{url|https://www.hungama.org/}} }}
'''Hungama Digital Media''' is an Indian digital entertainment company, headquartered in Mumbai, India.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sen |first=Swagata |date=25 June 2009 |title=Hungama Digital Media bags Meffy for 'Tata Sky Active Mall' service |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/business/story/hungama-digital-media-bags-meffy-for-tata-sky-active-mall-service-50824-2009-06-24 |access-date=18 January 2014 |publisher=India Today |archive-date=7 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307004225/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Hungama+Digital+Media+bags+Meffy+for+%27Tata+Sky+Active+Mall%27+service/1/48609.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The company was first launched in 1999 by Ashish Kacholia, Hiren Ved, Lashit Sanghvi, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, and Neeraj Roy as an online promotions agency.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bagchi |first=Subroto |date=13 July 2009 |title=Value before Valuation |url=http://forbesindia.com/column/zen-garden/value-before-valuation/2032/1 |access-date=18 January 2014 |work=Forbes India |archive-date=10 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210114825/http://forbesindia.com/column/zen-garden/value-before-valuation/2032/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> The company has since grown to also serve as an aggregator, developer, publisher, and distributor of Bollywood and Asian entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farooqui |first=Javed |date=29 January 2021 |title=Hungama Digital Media FY20 net loss widens due to increased content cost |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/digital-news/hungama-digital-media-fy20-net-loss-widens-due-to-increased-content-cost-110551.html |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=Exchange4media |archive-date=16 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516134352/https://www.exchange4media.com/digital-news/hungama-digital-media-fy20-net-loss-widens-due-to-increased-content-cost-110551.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
The company first launched in 1999 as "Hungama.com", a promotional marketing portal. In 2000 the company acquired Indiafm and in the following years began to work marketing campaigns for companies such as Coca-Cola and Nike.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jha |first=Sneha |title=Cloud Platform Helped Hungama Digital Media Lower Its Cost By 50 Percent |url=https://www.cio.com/article/215624/cloud-platform-helped-hungama-digital-media-lower-its-cost-by-50-percent.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111152417/http://www.cio.in/case-study/cloud-platform-helped-hungama-digital-media-lower-its-cost-50-percent |archive-date=11 November 2017 |access-date=18 January 2014 |publisher=CIO}}</ref> In 2007 Hungama launched their gaming portal and in 2009, the company re-launched their website and company name, changing it to Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. In 2012 Hungama Digital Media Entertainment launched ''Artist Aloud!'', a digital platform for artists and independent music fans.<ref>{{cite web |date=7 January 2010 |title=Artist aloud! |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/article219309.ece |access-date=18 January 2014 |publisher=The New Indian Express |archive-date=20 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220041227/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/article219309.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref> It won a gold award for ''Best Digital Communications Campaign'' from the Promotion Marketing Awards of Asia (2009).<ref>{{cite web|title=Best Digital Communications Campaign|url=http://www.pmaa-awards.net/documents/5.%20Best%20Digital%20Communications%20Campaign.pdf|publisher=Promotion Marketing Awards of Asia|access-date=18 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912194834/http://www.pmaa-awards.net/documents/5.%20Best%20Digital%20Communications%20Campaign.pdf|archive-date=12 September 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Official website|https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/}} *{{url|www.Hungama.org|Official site}}
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