The document provides a historical overview of Indian cinema, highlighting its beginnings in 1896 and the evolution of the film industry, including notable milestones such as the release of the first Indian sound film, Alam Ara, in 1931. It discusses the growth of Bollywood, which now produces over 1000 films annually and has gained international acclaim, particularly in regions with large Indian populations. Additionally, the document features interesting facts about Bollywood, including records and trivia about prominent films and actors.

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8. • Movies first came to Mumbai on 7 July 1896. The Lumière
brothers sent a man named Marius Sestier to screen their
short films to a mostly British audience at the swanky
Watson hotel.
• The first Indian film released in India was Shree pundalik a
silent film in Marathi by Dadasaheb Torne on 18 May 1912 at
'Coronation Cinematograph', Mumbai. Some have argued
that Pundalik does not deserve the honour of being called
the first Indian film because it was a photographic recording
of a popular Marathi play, and because the cameraman—a
man named Johnson.

9. Alam Ara poster (1931),
the first Indian sound
film.
• Advertisement in The Times of India
of 25 May 1912 announcing the
screening of the first feature film of
India, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb
Torne.

12. 20th Century Industry
The film industry evolved with
first silent feature film of India,
Raja Harishchandra (1913),
which was made by
Dadasaheb Phalke.
The movie initially did not
have much response from the
public but later on gained
publicity.

14. * It was by the 1930's that the industry started producing
more than 200 films every year.
* Alam Ara (1931) was the first Indian sound film,
produced by Ardeshir Irani.
* By late 1950s, the first color films were released. During
this period, the films were defined by sumptuous
romantic musicals and melodramas.
* Late 1960s and early 1970s gave rise to romantic movies,
action films and violent films.
* In the mid 1990s, the cinema quality increased to a
great extent and the box-office was stroked by family-
centric romantic musicals once again.

20. •It is 21st century now. This era brought immense popularity to the
Bollywood, so much that its films appeal the audiences of all segments.
• India is now producing 1000 films in a year of different genre.
* Today Indian Cinema, especially Hindi cinema is not only popular in
India but also in parts of Middle East, Pakistan, UK and virtually every
other place where Indians live.
* Even films like Lagaan, Happy new Year, ABCD 2 and PK etc. have
earn a good profit in other subcontinents also.
•This things indicates that India is poised for bigger things as far as
Cinema goes.

22. Family.
Social .
Science Fiction.
Action-based.
Horror.
Adventurous.
Animated.
Romantic.
Comedy.
Dance.

24. Interesting Facts about Bollywood
• Production-wise, Bollywood is the largest film
industry in the world with over 1000 films
produced every year.
• Kisan Kanya (1937) was the first colored
movie produced in India.
• The first 3D movie in Hindi was 'Shiva ka
Insaaf'.
• 'Noorjahan' (1931) was the first Indian
English film

25. • . The highest-grossing Bollywood film of
all time is the 2014 satirical science
fiction comedy PK. It grossed around
$100 million.
• Superstar Salman Khan is reportedly the
highest paid Bollywood star receiving
55 Crore (just under £6 million) for
every film.
• 'Indra Sabha', an opera about a prince's
romance with a fairy, has an incredible
71 songs in it –
the most in
any Indian film.

26. • Waheeda Rahman has played both mother
and lover to Amitabh Bachchan. She played
his love interest in ‘Adalat’ (1976) and
mother in ‘Trishul’ (1978).

27. • Aamir Khan's ‘Lagaan’ had the maximum
number of British actors ever to be cast in
a single movie in the history of Bollywood
cinema.

28. • Sunil Dutt initially used to be an RJ for Radio Ceylon and
wanted to interview his favorite actress Nargis. But he could
not say a single word in front of her & the interview had to
be cancelled. Years later, when he finally got a chance to
work with her in ‘Mother India’ (1957), they fell in love and
got married.

29. • In the film ‘Heroine,’
Kareena Kapoor wore
over 130 different dresses
by top fashion designers
from all over the world. It
has been reported that
Kareena’s wardrobe for
the film was one of the
most expensive out of all
the Bollywood movies
ever created!

30. • . Saif Ali Khan was the original choice for
Shahrukh Khan’s role in ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le
Jayenge’. In fact, it is harder to believe that
Tom Cruise was also considered for the role
of Raj Malhotra!

31. • Rockstar’ was shot in reverse, with the climax
being shot first. Reason: The film makers did
not want to mess Ranbir Kapoor’s hairstyle.

32. • Anil Kapoor’s family lived in Raj Kapoor’s
garage when they first moved to Mumbai.
Later, they shifted to a room in one of
Mumbai’s middle-class suburbs.

33. • Mughal-e-Azam' was a trilingual movie -
with all scenes shot thrice in Hindi, Tamil &
English. When the Tamil one flopped
miserably, the English language one was
aborted almost immediately!

34. • Raj Kapoor’s ‘Mera Naam Joker’ was the first
Hindi movie to have not one but two
intervals!

35. • Ila Arun and Alka Yagnik shared the best
female playback award for ‘Choli Ke Peeche’ in
‘Khalnayak.’ This was the only time when two
playback singers shared an award in the history
of Bollywood awards.

36. • ‘Kaho Naa.. Pyar Hai’ was added to the Guinness Book of
World Records 2002 edition for winning the most number
of awards for a movie. The movie won a total of 92
awards!

37. • The song ‘Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan
Saathiyon’ in the film by the same name is the
longest Hindi film song. The length of this iconic
song is 20 minutes and the song is featured in
3 installments in the film.

38. • Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin's great-
grandfather Maurice Koechlin, was the Chief
engineer for the construction of the Eiffel
Tower in Paris, and also the iconic Statue of
Liberty.

39. • Hrithik’s actual surname is Nagrath & not
Roshan!

40. • Ashok Kumar was a lab assistant in Bombay
Talkies before he became an actor in 1936.

41. • Mera Naam Joker & LOC: Kargil both with a
run time of 255 minutes are the longest films
ever made in India.

42. • Indians buy 2.7 billion movie tickets annually,
the highest in the world. But our average ticket
price is among the lowest in the world, so
revenues are a fraction compared to
Hollywood!

43. Most
Expensive
Indian Movie
Budget= 240-
250cr

46. 39 Movies 27 years Total Rs 1497.7 cr
Average Per Film
Rs 38.4 cr

47. 55 Movies 23 Years 1866.53 crore
Average: 33.94
crore per film

49. 71 Movies 27 Years 2114 cr
Average:
29.77 crore
per film

50. 103 Movies 25 years
2480.67 crores Average 24.08 cr
per film

51. 20 movies 14 years
1201.16
crore
Average:
60 cr per
film

52. 89 movies 24 Years 1778.9 crores
Average 19.98
cr per film

53. 29 Movies 12 Years 650.85 crore
Average 22.4 cr per
film
Hit Songs
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55. The timing of the launch of a film is a crucial
factor in determining its success.
The release date of a movie is one of the
smallest but most significant factor in
determining the success of the movie.
Filmmakers nowadays invest a lot of time in
deciding the right time for releasing a movie.

56. Marketing
Strategies of
Bollywood

57. Multimedia Usage
Contests and Discounts.
Integrate Offline and Online
Advertising.
Travelling star around places for
promotion.

58. One last
Goodbye…..

59. Dev Anand Jagjit Singh
1923-2011 1941- 2011

60. Rajesh khanna Yash Chopra
• 1942- 2012 1932-2012

61. AK Hangal Dara Singh
1914- 2012 1928-2012

62. Achla Sachdev Jaspal Bhatti
1920- 2012 1955-2012

63. Pran Jiah Khan
1920- 2013 1988- 2013

64. Zohra sehgel Suchitra Sen
1912-2012 1931-2014
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