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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 producing films in different languages, including Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Bhojpuri and others.
Cinema of West Bengal, also known as Tollywood or Bengali cinema, is a part of Indian cinema. It is based in the Tollygunge region of Kolkata, West Bengal, and is dedicated to the production of films in the Bengali-language. The following table lists the top 10 highest-grossing Indian Bengali films.
The film broke a number of domestic records, grossing over ₹ 391 crore in its opening weekend. [4] Dangal (2016), which is the highest-grossing Indian film worldwide, [5] was the previous highest-grossing domestic film, with a domestic gross of ₹538.03 crore. [6]
The industry is a part of the larger Indian cinema, which also includes South Indian cinema and other smaller film industries. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The term 'Bollywood', often mistakenly used to refer to Indian cinema as a whole, only refers to Hindi-language films, with Indian cinema being an umbrella term that includes all the film industries in ...
History of Indian cinema (1 C, 2 P) M. Movie channels in India (1 C, 66 P) O. Film organisations in India (5 C, 38 P) P. Indian film people (21 C, 2 P)
Marathi Cinema, also known as Marathi film industry, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Marathi language widely spoken in the state of Maharashtra. It is based in Mumbai. It is the oldest film industry of India and one of the leaders in filmmaking in the Indian film industry. [4]
Manilal Joshi, an eminent Gujarati director, quit his job as a teacher in 1920 and joined Kohinoor Film Company, learning cinematography from Vishnu B. Joshi. [6]Majority of the silent films made in Indian cinema all over India including the South India states with the exception of Kerala, were mythological in context. [7]
Thirty-five days later, the first feature film made in south India, The Extermination of Keechakan/Keechakavatham, based on an episode from the Mahabharata, was released produced and directed by R. Nataraja, who established the India Film Company Limited. [24] Despite a century of increasing box office takings, Tamil cinema remains informal.