This is my presentation. It is about Regional cinema like Gujarati, Hindi, Bhojpuri and Bengali cinema.

1. • Paper : 15 Mass Communication and Media Studies
• Roll No : 26
• M.A. Part ii Sem iv
• Year : 2013-15
• Submitted to : Smt.S.B.Gardi
Department of English
M.K.Bhavnagar University
Prepared by : Sejal Chauhan
Date: 12/3/2015
Regional Cinema

2. Regional Cinema
Hindi Cinema
Gujarati Cinema
Bhojpuri Cinema
Bengali Cinema

3. Many
• India is home to one of the largest film industries in the world.
•Every year thousands of films produced in India.
•Indian film industry comprises of Hindi films , regional movies and art
cinema.
•India is a large country where many languages are spoken.
•Many of the larger languages support their own industry.

4. Hindi Cinema
• The Hindi language film industry of Mumbai known as
Bollywood.
• It is a largest and most popular branch of Indian cinema.
• Raja Harishchandra by Dadasaheb Phalke
• Known as the first silent feature film made in India,
released in 1913
• The first indian sound film by Ardeshir Irani’s Alam Ara
(1931)
• In 1937, Ardeshir Irani of Alam Ara fame, made the first
colour film in Hindi, Kisan Kanya.

5. Golden Age
The period from the late 1940s to 1960s is regarded by film historians as
the “Golden Age “ of Hindi Cinema.
• Examples :-
• Guru Dutt’s - Pyaasa (1957) and Kaagaz Ke Phool (1951)
• Raj Kapoor’s - Awaara (1951)
• Dilip Kumar’s – Aan (1952)
• K.Asif’s – Mughal-e- Azam (1960)

6. Modern Cinema
Examples
• Sholay - 1975
• Deewar - 1975
• Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak - 1988
• Maine Pyar Kiya - 1989
• Dil - 1990
• Hum Aapke Hain Kaun - 1994
• Diwale Dulhania Le Jayenge - 1995
• Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - 1998
• Koi….Mil Gaya - 2003
• Kal Ho Naa Ho - 2003
• Dabangg

7. Gujarati Cinema
• Gujarati Cinema started in year 1932
• Gujarati Cinema is always based on scripts
from mythology to history and social to political.
• Gujarati Cinema has experimented with stories
• And issues from the Indian Society.
• The first Gujarati film , Narsinh Mehta
• It was directed by Nanubhai Vakil.
• In 1935, another movie Ghar Jamai was
realeased directed by Homi Master.
• Kariyavar and Leeludi Dharti

8. Bhojpuri Cinema
• Refers to films produced in the Bhojpuri
language
• In the eastern Utter Pradesh, Western Bihar and
Terai in Southern Nepal
• The first Bhojpuri talkie film Ganga Maiyya
Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo ( Mother Ganges, I will
offer you a yellow sari )
• Released in 1916 by Vishwanath Shahabadi
• Laagi Nahi Chhute Ram in 1963
• Ganga in 1965
• Dher Chalaki Jinkara in 1971

9. Bengali Cinema
• The cinema of Bengal , Tollywood refers to the Tollygunge
• Based Bengali film industry in the city of Kolkata, West
Bengal India.
• The first Bengali silent feature film Billwamangal
• Was produced in 1919
• First Bengali talkie Jamai Shashthi (south film) , released
in 1931.
• First Bengali talkies as full length feature film Dena Paona
• Released in 1931.
•The Apu Trilogy - 1955-1959

10. Thank You