Annual film output for 2010 in India: 1248
Annual film output for 2010 in India: 1248. Reasons why Indian cinema is not where it should be. Illiterate, poor masses Multiplicity of languages Censorship Independent producers rather than studios Over hyped Star system. Elphinstone Bioscope Company (1906)
Annual film output for 2010 in India: 1248
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Reasons why Indian cinema is not where it should be • Illiterate, poor masses • Multiplicity of languages • Censorship • Independent producers rather than studios • Over hyped Star system
Elphinstone Bioscope Company (1906) • Maharashtra Film Company • New Theatres • Prabhat • Kohinoor Film Company, • Imperial Film Company, • WadiaMovietone, • RanjitMovietone, and • Bombay Talkies
July 1896: A film exhibition was organised by the Lumiere co. at Watson Hotel in Bobmay • 1898: HiralalSen made the first Indian short Flower of Persia • 1902: Started his cinema chain in a tent. In ten years time he had a chain of cinemas throughout the subcontinent • 1913: DadasahibPhalke directed the first feature Raja Harishchandra
ArdesherIrani • Writer • Director • Producer • Distributor • Cameraman • Cinema owner • Gramophone agency • Car dealership
Hindi (AlamAra 1931) • English • German • Indonesian • Persian • Urdu • Tamil • Gujrati • KisanKanya (1937) first color film
Bombay Talkies • HimansuRai makes Light of Asia (1925) • Moves to Bombay and founds Bombay Talkies (1934)
50s era Indian Cinema (Golden Age) • Awara • Jaal • Andaz • Shikast • Mother India • Aan • Mughal-e-Azam
Dilip Kumar • Raj Kapoor • Dev Anand • Nargis • MeenaKumari • MadhuBala • Viginti Mala
Indian cinema of the 60s • Love in Simla • Evening in Paris • Sangam • Guide • Junglee • Yadain
ShammiKapoor • Sunil Dutt • RajinderKapoor • Sharmila Tagore • Asha Parekh • Mumtaz • Manoj Kumar
Indian cinema of the 70 • Sholay • AmarPrem • KoraKaghaz • Zanjeer • Anand • Pakeeza • Deewar • Muqaddar ka Sikander
AmitabhBachchan • Rajesh Khanna • Dharminder • ShashiKapoor • Rekha • HeemaMalini • ZeenatAman • Om Puri • Naseer-ud-Din Shah • Sameeta Patel • ShabanaAzmi
HarishkeshMukerjee • Anand (1970) • Guddi (1971) • Bawarchi (1972) • Abhiman (1973) • NamakHaram (1973) • Gol Mal (1980)
Yash Chopra • Deewaar (1975) • KabheeKabhee (1976) • Trishol (1978) • Kala Pathar (1979) • Silsila (1981) • Chandni (1989) • Lamhey (1991) • Durr (1995) • Veer Zara (2004)
Ramesh Sippy • SeetaaurGeeta (1972) • Sholay (1975) • Shaan (1980) • Shakti (1982) • Saager (1985)
PrakashMehra • Zanjeer (1973) • KhoonPaseena (1977) • Muqaddar Ka Sikander (1978) • Lawaris (1981) • NamakHalal (1982) • Sharabi (1994)
Manmohan Desai • Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) • Naseeb (1981) • DeshPremee (1982) • Coolie (1983) • Mard (1985)
Indian Cinema in the 80s • MithanChakarborty • Sunny Deol • RishiKapoor • Anil Kapoor • Sanjay Dutt • ParveenBabbi • AmreshPuri • Sri Devi • RagniKanth • Kamal Hassan
Challenges to Indian Cinema in the 80s • Color TV • VCR/Piracy • Non Filmi music (ghazal)
Indian Parallel Cinema • Indian New Cinema • Indian New Wave • Art Films
Serious Content • Realism • Naturalism • Eye on sociopolitical climate
30s – V Shantaram • 40s – ChetanAnand • 50s – Satyajit Ray • 60s – RithikGathak/MrinalSen/Pune Film Institue/ Govt funds • 70s – ShayamBenegal/SaeedMirza/GovindNihlani
Reasons for Decline • Commercialization • Private TV sector • Oiracy • Underworld financing
Satyajit Ray • Director • Writer • Publisher • Illustrator • Graphic Designer • Critic • Music • Art Direction • Cinematopgraphy • Editing • Credit Designer
PatharPanchali (Apu trilogy) • Mahanagar • Teen Kanya • Jalsaghar • The Adversary • Nayak • ShatranjkayKhialdi
MrinalSen • BhuvanShaum • Interview • Calcutta ‘71 • Kharij
RitwikGhatak • Ajantrik(The Unmechanical) • MegheDhaka Tara(The Cloud-Capped Star) • TitashEkti Nadir Naam (A River Called Titash) • JuktiTakkoAarGappo (Reason, Debate and a Story)
SaeedMirza • Arvind Desai kiAjeebDastan • Albert PintukoGhussakyoon Ata Hay • MurleeJoharhazir Ho • SaleemLangray per mut Rau • Naseem
90s • Madhuri • Amir Khan • Salman Khan • Shahrukh Khan • Ajay Devgun • Akshay Kumar • Saif Ali Khan • Govinda
00s and beyond • AbhishekBachchan • HrithikRoshan • KareenaKapoor