evolution of Bollywood movie across decades

3. What is the name of the first Bollywood Movie?

4. The
Silent
Age

5. Initial movies inspired by
• Mythology
• Swadeshi movement
• Mass revolt (movies like Shahala Shaha)

6. The
Talkies

7. Alam-Ara
Adershir Irani
1931

8. • The time between 1930s to 1940s
– Voice, Singing, Dancing, Background scores
gained importance
– Movies made a strong plea against social
injustice

9. • The decade also witnessed the release of the
first talkie films in Marathi (Ayodhiyecha Raja-
1932); Gujarati (Narasinh Mehta - 1932);
Kannada (Dhurvkumar - 1934); Oriya (Sita
Bibaha - 1934); Assamese(Joymati -1935);
Punjabi (Sheela- 1935) and Malayalam (Balan
- 1938).

10. The
Turbulent
40s

11. • A tumultuous decade; the first half ravaged by war
and the second saw drastic political changes
• Bold themes - First anti-hero and an unmarried
pregnancy.
• A close relationship between epic consciousness
and the art of cinema was being established.

12. • Religion was the dominant theme across languages.
• Golden era of music. The duo Shankar Jaikishan(S-J),
O.P. Nayyar, Madan Mohan, C. Ramchandra, Salil
Chaudhury, Naushad, S.D. Burman - all had their
distinctive style.

13. The
Golden Age
1950s & 60s

14. • 50s and 60s - the Golden Age of Indian cinema.
• First International Film Festival of India held in early
1952 at Bombay
• 1955 Satyajit Ray and his classic Pather Panchali
which opened up a new path leading the Indian
film to the World Film scene.

15. • Impact of neorealism - Bimal
Roy's Do Bigha, Devadas and
Madhumati; Rajkapoor's Boot
Polish, Shri-420 and Jagte
Raho; V. Shantharam's Do
Aankhen Barah Haath and
Jhanak Jhanak Pe; Mehboob's
Mother India; Gurudutt's
Pyaasa and Kagaz Ke Phool
and B.R.Chopra's Kaanoon.

17. The
Masala Movies
1970s

18. • Changing social norms and changing economies
influenced movies and the companies that made
them. Masala films were the demand of the time. The
genre promised instant attraction and had great
entertainment value.

19. The
Musical
1980s & 90s

20. • The new cinema movement
continued with full spirit in
the next decade (eighties)
also.

21. The late eighties and early nineties saw the
revival of the musical love stories in Hindi
cinema.

22. • 90s was a mixed genre of romantic, thrillers, action
and comedy films.
• Dolby digital sound effects, advanced special
effects, choreography and international appeal.
• The development brought about investments from
the corporate sector along with finer scripts and
performances.

23. The
New Millennium
2000s

24. • New age film-makers
• International appeal
• Foreign investments from global studios

26. Should
We
Play a game?

29. We all know Ranveer Singh, ArjunKapoor and
PriyankaChopra star in Gunday. But there is
another talented actor, who is part of the
film. Name the actor. IRFAN KHAN

30. Identify the Director
Raj Kumar Hirani