FACTS ABOUT INDIAN CINEMA

Today’s largest film production industry was started in the year 1910 and the first featured movie was Dadasaheb Phalke’s, Silent movie, Raja Harishchandra. 

By the year 1930, the Bollywood industry has produced more than 300 movies and the first sound movie, Ardeshir Irani’s Alam Ara was produced in the year 1931. 

Before Independent India, the Film Industry was closely linked with Lahore Film Industry currently known as Lollywood Industry of Pakistan. After partition many Many actors, filmmakers and musicians from the Lahore industry, Calcutta film industry began migrating to Bombay; as a result, Bombay became the center of Hindi-Urdu film production in the Republic of India after partition. 

The  Bollywood cinema, formerly, as Bombay Cinema is a portmanteau of “BOMBAY” and “HOLLYWOOD”. Bollywood does not have a physical place like Hollywood; it’s name is criticized by some film journalists and critics of the industry.

Bollywood industry has three ages; 

Golden Age is considered from late 1940s to 1960 for producing critically acclaimed Hindi movies. These films were based on a few themes such as social themes which concentrated on working class life, urban and rural life of India. 

The Second Age, from 1970s to 1980s is well known as Classical Bollywood as the Hindi Cinema was dominant and stagnant for the musical romantic films. The movies which were produced in this era were full of masala which made Amitabh Bachchan ji the superstar of the industry. 

The ongoing age of the industry New Bollywood started from the year 1980 had some declination due to increase in violence, decrease in music quality and increase in video piracy. But it took a hike from Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak starring Amir Khan. 

Till the year 2000 most of the actors have achieved a successful career and now the Bollywood is giving the best movies with a new generation. 

Ancient Indian epics such as Mahabharat, Ramayana, Sanskrit Drama, Traditional Folk Theater, Parsi Theater, Hollywood musicals, western musical television has had an increasing influence in the Bollywood industry. 

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From the time India has become part of the film industry, Bollywood has improved a lot and given the quality content. 

Let us hope we keep on getting the same content all the time. 

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