The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; however, it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centres producing films in multiple languages.
Terminas dažnai neteisingai vartojamas, nes nukreipia į Indijos kino visumą, tačiau tai tik bendra visos Indijos kino pramonės dalis, apimanti ir kitus gamybos centrus, gaminančius filmus įvairiomis kalbomis.