by CulturoAdmin | Apr 7, 2020 | Cinema in India
National Film Awards: The National Film Awards are considered as the most prestigious awards for cinema in India. It began in 1954 and is currently managed by the Directorate of Film Festivals. The awards are given in the categories of Feature Films and Non-Feature... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 7, 2020 | Cinema in India
The earliest motion pictures to enter India were those made in English. It was a common practice during the silent era to have the main titles of films in English and Urdu. Several indigenous films were made in the early days in English versions with an eye on the... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 7, 2020 | Cinema in India
Silent feature films are being made in India since the early 20th century. The first silent feature film ‘Pundalik’ was made in 1912 by N.G. Chitre and R.G. Torney, but it was half British in its make. The credit for producing India’s first fully indigenous... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 7, 2020 | Cinema in India
Three big banners emerged on the scene of the Indian cinema in the thirties, which became pioneers in producing serious films on gripping social themes aimed at all classes of the cinema audience. These were ‘Prabhat’, ‘Bombay Talkies’ and ‘New Theatres’. The studio... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 7, 2020 | Cinema in India
The parallel or new cinema movement began in the regional cinema first, towards the end of the sixties, with the production of Mrinal Sen’s ‘Bhuvan Shome’ (1969) and Mani Kaul’s ‘Uski Roti’. The New Indian Cinema was the cinema of social significance and... 