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Early development of modern Hindi theatre can be traced to the work of Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885), a theatre actor, director, manager, and playwright based in Varanasi (Banaras), who is also the father of modern Hindi literature as in his short life of 35 years, he edited two magazines, Kavi vachan Sudha and Harishchandra chandrika, wrote numerous volumes of verse in Braj bhasa ...
In 2017, Indian cinema produced 1,986 feature films, of which the largest number, 364 have been in Hindi. In 2022, Hindi cinema represented 33% of box office revenue, followed by Telugu and Tamil representing 20% and 16% respectively. Hindi cinema is one of the largest centres for film production in the world.
In 2022, Hindi cinema represented 33% of box office revenue, followed by Telugu and Tamil representing 20% and 16% respectively. [5] Hindi cinema is one of the largest centres for film production in the world. [6] [7] [8] Hindi films sold an estimated 341 million tickets in India in 2019.
This category is about organisations, directors, actors, practitioners, playwrights and plays in Hindi theatre. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Hindi 2001 [8] Khatarnaak: 223 mins (3 hr 43 min) Hindi 1990 Nadodi Mannan: 220 mins (3 hr 40 min) Tamil 1958 Parthiban Kanavu: 219 mins (3 hr 39 min) Tamil 1960 [9] Aaryamala: 218 mins (3 hr 38 min) Tamil 1941 [10] Mohabbatein: 216 mins (3 hr 36 min) Hindi 2000 Salaam-e-Ishq: 216 mins (3 hr 36 min) Hindi 2007 Jodhaa Akbar: 214 mins (3 hr 34 ...
In Madras (present-day Chennai), the Electric Theatre was established for the screening of silent films. [11] It was a favourite haunt of the British community in Madras. The theatre was shut down after a few years. This building is now part of a post office complex on Anna Salai . The Lyric Theatre was also built in the Mount Road area. [11]
A pan-Indian film is typically marketed and released in multiple languages across India, including Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and other regional languages. [6] Such films aim to transcend linguistic , demographic , social , regional , ethnic and cultural barriers, seeking to resonate with a wide audience.
The cinema of India, consisting of motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century. [8] [9] Indian cinema is made up of various film industries, each focused on producing films in a specific language, such as Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Assamese and others.