Indian cinema

Presentation

The history of the Cinéma in India begins the July 7th 1896 by projection from six short films of the Frères Light with the Watson hotel of Bombay. In 1912, Dadasaheb Phalke, which one regards as the father of the Indian cinema, makes first film of fiction, Rajah Harishchandra , an episode of the Mahâbhârata which is presented to the press and with some guests the April 21st 1913. The film, that its realizer carries itself of village in village, is an enormous success.

Towards 1920, Indian cinema industry produces about thirty films per annum. As of the Years 1930 and the appearance of the talking films, the annual production exceeds 200 films. In 1931, Alam Macaw , with its dialogs in Hindi and its seven songs, are the model of what will become the major part of the Indian production. The higher bid, however, will make that a film as Indrasabha will include/understand 71 songs. A remarkable thing is the rapid diffusion of talking film in whole India and all the “filmed languages”, Ayodhiyecha Rajah (1932) in Marathi, Narasinh Mehta in Gujarati (1932), Dhurvkumar in Kannada (1934), Sita Bibaha in Oriya (1934), Joymati in Assamais (1935), Sheila in Punjabi (1935) and Balan in Malayalam (1938).

The Indian cinema is a certain international success at the exit of Pather Panchali of the Bengali realizer Satyajit Ray in 1955. Satyajit Ray, which received a Oscar for its career in 1995, little before its disappearance, is regarded as one of the largest scenario writers of all times. In the years 1950, the Indian cinema knows a golden age, with realizers who will become the traditional ones, like Raj Kapoor, or Guru Dutt. But the doors of the international market open really only at the beginning of the Années 2000, thanks to the success of Lagaan , the Indian Family and of Devdas , of the neat productions. In May 2006, the Eros distributer makes its entry on London Stock Exchange.

India is the first film producer per annum in the world - 1  200 during the year 2002 -. The Indian films differ significantly from any other kind of films in the world. The majority of Indian films are melodramatic, one long duration. The Indian cinema is presented nevertheless in the form of a frightening competitor for the cinema Hollywood IEN.

The Musique filmi plays a significant part in the Indian cinema, assuming a share of the narrative support, supporting the synthesis of the scenarios, facilitating the participation of the public so that the cinema must be: a festival as well for the eyes as for the emotions.

Indian cinemas

The diversity of the languages and the cultural references in India supported the development of a varied cinema. One refers sometimes to Indian cinema industry by various names according to the areas.
  • Bollywood indicates cinema industry in Hindî and Ourdou based with Mumbai. The films of Bollywood are diffused in all India and are exported in the whole world.
  • the films in Marâthî are produced with Mumbai and Pune.
  • Those in Tamoul come from the studios of Kodambakkam, a district of Chennai. This production, very popular, is generally indicated by the term Kollywood.
  • Also appreciated by many people, the Bengali cinema in is carried out in the area of Kolkata.
  • the films in kannada are produced with Karnataka.
  • Those in Télougou, with Hyderâbâd.
  • And those in Malayalam, in the Kerala.

See also: History of the cinema

Notable films

See also the category Indian Film

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