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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)
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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