evolution of indian cinema

What is the name of the first Bollywood Movie?

TheSilentAge

Initial movies inspired by

• Mythology• Swadeshi movement

• Mass revolt (movies like Shahala Shaha)

TheTalkies

Alam-AraAdershir Irani

1931

• The time between 1930s to 1940s– Voice, Singing, Dancing, Background scores

gained importance–Movies made a strong plea against social

injustice

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

TheTurbulent

40s

• 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.

• Religion was the dominant theme across languages.• Golden era of music. The duo Shankar Jaikishan(S-J),

O.P. Nayyar, Madan Mohan, C. Ramchandra, SalilChaudhury, Naushad, S.D. Burman - all had their distinctive style.

TheGolden Age 1950s & 60s

• 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.

• Impact of neorealism - BimalRoy's Do Bigha, Devadas and Madhumati; Rajkapoor's Boot Polish, Shri-420 and JagteRaho; V. Shantharam's Do Aankhen Barah Haath and Jhanak Jhanak Pe; Mehboob'sMother India; Gurudutt'sPyaasa and Kagaz Ke Phooland B.R.Chopra's Kaanoon.

TheMasala Movies

1970s

• 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.

TheMusical

1980s & 90s

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

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

• 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.

TheNew Millennium

2000s

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

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