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Dolan Champa

Dolanchampa (দোলনচাঁপা), also written Dolon Chapa, is a 1923 collection of poems and songs by Kazi Nazrul Islam, his fourth book and first anthology of love and nature poetry, largely composed in Presidency Jail, Calcutta.

Dolby Atmos

Dolby Atmos is Dolby Laboratories' object-based immersive audio format, introduced in cinemas in 2012 with Brave. Sounds carry 3D positional metadata (up to 128 objects), rendered to 7-34 home speakers, delivered via TrueHD on Blu-ray and Dolby Digital Plus JOC for streaming.

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital, technically named AC-3, is a Dolby Laboratories audio coding system for 5.1-channel surround sound, introduced in 1991 and standard on DVDs and US HD broadcasts.

Dolce & Gabbana

Dolce & Gabbana is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in Milan in 1985 by designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, still owned by its founders.

Dolce Amore

Dolce Amore (Sweet Love), 2016 ABS-CBN Philippine romantic drama teleserye starring LizQuen love team Enrique Gil (Tenten) and Liza Soberano (Serena); aired Feb 15 to Aug 26, 2016, filmed partly in Italy, finale rated 37.7%.

Dolce Stil Novo

Dolce Stil Novo, also Stil novo, was a school of Italian love poetry arising in Bologna and Tuscany in the late 13th century, whose members included Dante and Guido Cavalcanti.

Dolcenera

Dolcenera, stage name of Emanuela Trane, is an Italian singer-songwriter born in 1977 in Galatina, Salento, who broke through by winning the newcomers' competition at the Sanremo Festival.

Dole Whip

Dole Whip is a dairy-free pineapple soft serve created by Kathy Westphal at Dole for Disney World kiosks, debuting at Magic Kingdom's Aloha Isle in 1984 as DOLE Pineapple Whip, later sold in grocery freezer cups and as Dole Soft Serve mix.

Dolemite

Dolemite (1975) is a blaxploitation action-comedy directed by D'Urville Martin, starring Rudy Ray Moore as a pimp taking revenge on Willie Green; self-financed for $100,000, it grossed over $3 million and inspired Dolemite Is My Name.

Dolemite Is My Name

Dolemite Is My Name (2019) is a Netflix biographical comedy directed by Craig Brewer, starring Eddie Murphy as Rudy Ray Moore, the comedian behind the Blaxploitation film Dolemite (1975); 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Doli Armaano Ki

Doli Armaano Ki (डोली अरमानों की), international title Lies of the Heart, was a Zee TV Hindi drama (2013–2015, 482 episodes) starring Neha Marda and Mohit Malik, about Urmi's abusive marriage to Samrat Singh Rathore in Jhansi and her path to independence.

Doli Saja Ke Rakhna

Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (डोली सजा के रखना), 1998 Hindi romantic drama directed by Priyadarshan, starring Akshaye Khanna and debutante Jyothika, music by A.R. Rahman; a remake of Fazil's Kaadhalukku Mariyaadhai that flopped at the box office.

Dolittle (film)

Dolittle is a 2020 American fantasy adventure comedy directed by Stephen Gaghan, starring Robert Downey Jr. as the veterinarian who speaks to animals, loosely based on Hugh Lofting's novel.

Dolla (rapper)

Dolla (Roderick Anthony Burton II, 1987-2009) was an Atlanta rapper signed to Akon's Konvict Muzik, known for "Who the Fuck Is That?" and "Make a Toast"; distinct from Ty Dolla $ign, Dolla Boy, and Dolla Black.

Dollar coin (United States)

United States dollar coin: the $1 coin first struck in 1794, later the Eisenhower, Susan B. Anthony, Sacagawea, Presidential, and Native American issues; unlike the $1 bill it never gained wide circulation, and GAO found replacing the note would now cost money.

Dollar General

Dollar General (NYSE: DG) is a Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based small-box discount retailer founded in 1939, with 21,148 stores in 48 states and Mexico as of July 2026, known for everyday low prices and a heavily documented OSHA safety record.

Dollar slice

Dollar slice: a plain New York-style pizza slice sold for about $1 at budget NYC pizzerias, popularized by 99 Cent Fresh (2006) and 2 Bros. Pizza (2007); now typically $1.50 after 2023 inflation-driven price rises.

Dollars Trilogy

The Dollars Trilogy, also called the Man with No Name Trilogy, is a series of three Sergio Leone Westerns starring Clint Eastwood, released from 1964 to 1966.

Dollface

Dollface is a Hulu comedy series (2019-2022) created by Jordan Weiss, starring Kat Dennings as Jules, who rekindles female friendships after a breakup, with surreal Cat Lady sequences; canceled after two seasons and removed from Hulu in 2023.

Dollhouse

Dollhouse: a miniature scale house furnished with tiny furniture, known since the 16th century, first as adult baby-house cabinets and later as children's toys; includes Queen Mary's Dolls' House and National Toy Hall of Fame induction in 2011.

Dollhouse (TV series)

Dollhouse (TV series), Fox science fiction drama created by Joss Whedon, starring Eliza Dushku as Echo, an Active whose memories are wiped and imprinted for clients; ran 2009-2010, canceled after two seasons.

Dolls (1987 film)

Dolls (1987) is a Stuart Gordon horror-comedy, written by Ed Naha and produced by Brian Yuzna for Charles Band's Empire Pictures, in which living dolls murder stranded guests at an elderly dollmaker couple's mansion.

Dolls (2002 film)

Dolls (ドールズ, Dōruzu) is Takeshi Kitano's 2002 drama, his tenth film and first love story, structured after bunraku puppet theatre and Chikamatsu's The Courier for Hell, interweaving three tragic love stories across Japan's four seasons, released October 12, 2002 by Shochiku.

Dolly (2025 film)

Dolly is a 2025 American backwoods horror film by Rod Blackhurst, based on his short Babygirl, starring Fabianne Therese and wrestler Max the Impaler as a masked killer who abducts a hiker to raise her as her child; released March 6, 2026 via IFC/Shudder.

Dolly Alderton

Dolly Alderton (born 1988, London) is a British memoirist, novelist, Sunday Times Style agony aunt, and former co-host of The High Low podcast; author of Everything I Know About Love, Ghosts, Dear Dolly, and Good Material.

Dolly Chaiwala

Dolly Chaiwala (Sunil Patil, born 1998) is a Nagpur street tea seller whose theatrical chai-serving style at Dolly Ki Tapri went viral after Bill Gates drank his tea in a February 2024 video, leading to a franchise brand.

Dolly de Leon

Dolly de Leon (Dolly Earnshaw de Leon, born 1969, Manila) is a Filipino actress of theater and film; her Abigail in Triangle of Sadness (2022) made her the first Filipino Golden Globe and BAFTA acting nominee.

Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare

Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare (डॉली किट्टी और वो चमकते सितारे), aka Dolly Kitty and Those Twinkling Stars, is a 2020 Hindi comedy-drama directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, starring Konkona Sen Sharma and Bhumi Pednekar, released on Netflix 18 September 2020.

Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton was an American country singer and philanthropist who wrote over 1,000 songs. She built the Imagination Library and Dollywood, which provided jobs in Tennessee.

Dolly Parton albums discography

The Dolly Parton albums discography spans American country singer Dolly Parton's studio, live, soundtrack, and collaborative albums from 1967 to 2024, including 49 solo studio albums.