The Indian Films Industry is the world’s largest film industry. Bollywood (Mumbai-based film industry) alone is known for producing more than 800 to 1000 films per year among the various film industries in the country.
Many people are unaware that Bollywood was start in 1899 with the production of a short film, 11 years before Hollywood was initiate in 1910 with a biography melodrama. Bollywood has a global audience of 3 billion people, and in terms of viewership, it surpassed Hollywood in 2004 and has maintained its lead ever since.
Here are some more fascinating facts about Indian cinema and films:
The First Talkie Film in India
The 14th of March, 1931, was a watershed moment in Indian films. At the Majestic cinema in Bombay, Ardeshir Irani of Imperial Movietone released Alam Ara (Light of the Universe), the first full-length Indian talkie film. The film Alam Ara was make by Imperial Movietone. Ardeshir Marwan Irani produced and directed the film. The film was based on Joseph David’s successful Parsi play of the same name. Moreover, Alam Ara’s cast included some of the silent era’s most popular actors, including Prithviraj Kapoor, L.V. Prasad, W.M. Khan, Master Vithal, and Zubeida.
India Produced Its First Color Film
Color films became popular in India only very recently. Kisan Kanya was in fact a 1937 Hindi feature movie run by Moti B. Gidvani and created by Imperial Pictures’ Ardeshir Irani. The Indian public wants to remember it favorably because it was the country’s first color movie produced in-house. The movie revolved around an exploitative homeowner and Ramu, a good peasant charged with murdering the homeowner. Gramophone Records released 10 songs from the movie.
The Film with the Most Songs
The film with the most songs is Indra Sabha, which has 71. J.J. Madan directed the film, which was make by Madan Theatres in 1932. The film’s plot revolves around a beneficent king for whom moral character is put to the test by celestial powers. They summon an apsara (a fairy) to appear before the king in the form of a fallen woman pleading for mercy.
Sayed Aga Hasan Amanat’s play Indra Sabha inspired the film. As well as Master Nissar and Jehanara Kajjan performed in the film. Abdul Rehman Kabuli and Mukhtar Begum also appeared in the film.
The First Indian to Win an Oscar
Bhanu Athaiya was first Indian to claim victory an Oscar Nomination. In 1982, she was call Best Fancy dress Designer for Richard Attenborough’s film Gandhi. Although Bhanu Athaiya was a part of the Hindi cinema for over 50 years. Bhanumati Annasaheb Rajopadhye was born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. She wedded Satyendra Athaiya, a Hindi poet and lyricist. The wedding ended in divorce, and Bhanu never married again. Bhanu has also worked on films such as Swades (2004), Lagaan (2001), 1942 A Love Story (1994), Karz (1980), and many more.
Indian Actor with the Highest Salary
While this is still debatable, it has recently been announce that Akshay Kumar is charging a total Rs.20-22 Crore with his next film, besting India’s highest paid actor Rajnikanth, who has been going to charge Rs.16 Crore per film since the runaway success of ‘SHIVAJI – THE BOSS.’
Akshay has appeared in Nikhil Advani’s big budget adventure film ‘CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA,’ which depicts a part of the actor’s life and cost a whopping Rs 100 crore, making it one of the most expensive films ever made!
Akshay Kumar also ranks first on another list as Bollywood’s highest tax payer for 2008–09.
The Longest Indian Film
LOC: Kargil, at 4 hours and 25 minutes, is the longest Indian films ever produce. The film stars a large cast and tells the storey of Indian soldiers fighting in Kargil and being recall by their families. LOC:Kargil became a tedious, song-filled production in an attempt to give each cast member a back storey, with no real highlight other than the dubious honor of being the longest Hindi film ever.
Mera Naam Joker comes in second at 4 hours 14 minutes.
Song with the Longest Duration in Hindi Film
The longest Hindi film song is the song Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyon from the film of the same name. The song has a running time of 20 minutes and appears in three different parts of the film. Moreover, the song was written by Sameer and do by Sonu Nigam, Udit Narayan, and Kailash Kher. Anu Malik created the music for the song. Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, and Divya Khosla star in the film Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyon, which is run by Anil Sharma. Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyon is a patriotism film with a basic plot about combatting terrorism.
The longest-running Indian film in theatres
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge has become a landmark that has yet to be excel, even after a decade. It ran for 700 weeks without a break at Mumbai’s Minnerva theatre a few years ago. On October 20, 1995, it was free in theatres across the country. Aditya Chopra directed the film, which starred Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, and Amrish Puri. Hence The film has become the biggest Bollywood hit of the year and one of the biggest Bollywood hits of all time, grossing over Rs 580 million in India and Rs 175 million abroad. The film is still the longest-running film in Indian cinema history.
Sholay was the second longest-running Indian film of all time. It ran for 5 years without a break, and the theatres that showed it always had a packed house. Apart from this, look at the Top guest posting is free blog posting website which gives you instant approval of high DA.
