100 Years of Indian Cinema - 1

This paper was prepared for Introduction to Film History, Module 1 Homework Assignment, taught by Professor Stephanie Sandifer.

Films should be both entertainment and should also tackle challenging ideas. It’s good to have varieties of films, because we watch film depending on what we are in the mood for. Sometimes we watch to learn about history we never knew about and

Movies, being an influential factor in our society, make a great impact on our outlook on foreign and

The movies under this category have attracted the attention of many reviewers because of some reasons. The films are widely appreciated because of their wider exposition of culture as well as sophisticated and rich subject matter. The show of culture and emotional expression that the movie contains has drastically changed the description of the category from action films to relationship film. Additionally, the movies

Bollywood is the film industry mainly found and produced in India. Bollywood is also known as Hindi cinema. The term Bollywood sounds similar to the United States film industry ‘Hollywood’ and while they can have some similarities and differences, the titles of the film cultures are not related. Bollywood has been affected in several ways by the Hindi culture. Gender roles play a large part in the countries standards, and these gender roles are also represented in the film industry. The censorship in films enforced by the Central Board of Film Certification has also created laws for the cinema to follow because of the conservative nature of Hindi culture in India regarding women and the conduct that the culture follows. By looking at specifically the effect gender norms have on Hindi cinema and the censorship in India is clear that it causes Bollywood films to appeal strongly to the Hindi culture and conservative rules,

The costs, methods of distribution, and themes of Hollywood and Nollywood films reflect strongly their target audiences; how the target audience affects the production of a film and how the production of a movie is designed to capture a specific

A brief list of what can be considered to be twelve films that defined their decade, with analysis. Used as the initial foundation for

The filmmaking industry is alive and well. Based on international revenues from films, filmmaking is generally a highly profitable trade. In the current age of globalization, the impact of the filmmaking industry has also crossed borders, with Hollywood films influencing the international film industry and local filmmaking industries like China and India also impacting on the Hollywood filmmaking industry. As a result of the reciprocal interest which has emerged on filmmaking in different countries, specific influences have also emerged on how films are made in general.

Film is a powerful medium to communicate through. Film can also be easily exploited. In the beginning, the first inventors were not interested in film being a largely entertainment and cultural phenomena but as a scientific breakthrough. Due to the introduction of film in the nineteenth century, nationalism recently has been intensified by the increasing globalization of international film and consequently resulting in totalitarian cinema which later directly reflects international cultures and societies film.

This semester I chose the Art 160 class, which talks about South Asian art and culture. During study, I learned a lot from this class. When the topic came to Indian movie, it made me become interested. I watched many movies before, tried to learn how the music goes in many movies. One of my friends is in movie major, he told me Bollywood movies were pretty good. After the class, I went to watch some movies like 3 idiots, PK and Taare Zameen Par. I was shocked, because I never think that India movie could be that good. All of them show the society issue and problems. These movies helped me to understand more about

When we talk about history, we start with firsts. The first ever life form, the first man to walk the moon, the first ever film. Indian Cinema, in the past 70 years, has seen films in about 30 languages. So, it is safe to say that The Indian Cinema has seen many firsts. Let’s start with Marathi; because the first ever Indian film and a silent one at that was made in Marathi. Raja Harishchandra produced by Dadasaheb Phalke ,known as the Father of Indian Cinema, was made in the year 1913 and was the first ever full length motion picture.

Intro: The discourse of film is a questionable field of study in its own respect. To say whether a film is influence or not by another medium is a problematic area as there are many factors to account for which can influence an artist’s project. In Philip Lutgendorf’s article, Is There An Indian Way of Filmmaking? (2006), he attempts to suggest how texts from the Indian cultural heritage could be used for the discourse of both Indian cinema as well as to the study of cinema itself, which justifies discussion. This essay will attempt to challenge Lutgendorf’s ideas within his article through Hayao Miyazaki’s film, Spirited Away (2001) through the discussion of manga/animae origin, Japanese mythology, and genre hybridity.

* India is rich in natural heritage such as Himalayas and also for given Indian touch to movie it is shooted

Bollywood took the world by storm several years ago. Among the most viewed theater releases to date, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge struck a fancy with many movie goers as a feel-good feature enticing them to “Come…fall in love”. Musically, Dilwale contains a nearly wall-to-wall score with purposely written lyrics to help relay the story. Following the subtitles proved a bit daunting and the lyrics did not always seem to “fit” with the musical notation, but there was definite expertise in moving the story along with each number. Moreover, the cinematography allowed for indulgence in panoramic

Film Industry has been expansively affected by the changes in technology. The mechanical and digital innovations give cause to the influence of equipment, distribution and the way in which films are made and consumed. New trends shape directors and filmmakers to expand creatively towards telling stories in motions. The film industry has developed to one of the most important tools of communication, it's cause so powerful affecting the way individuals and societies think, act and behave. Among the new Era approaching film, and seeing celluloid film fade is that of the Digital Era and a camera that saw celluloid films passing hastened.