India is a country rich with culture and made of different languages and cultures. Each of these cultures has their own representation of entertainment and some of them even make movies in their language and on their culture. Let us understand some of the movie-making industries from India.
Hindi Cinema…Popularly known as Bollywood, Hindi cinema is the most popular variety of Indian cinema known to the country as well as the world! Some land mark films in this journey of Hindi cinema are Acchut Kanya (1936), Sujata (1959) and the likes in its golden era in the 1950s and 1960s. International recognition to the movie industry came with the movie Awara (1951) that was acted in, produced and directed by Raj Kapoor. Some of the biggest Bollywood stars that have made a mark on the whole world are Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and more. Soon, the popularity of Indian films popularized the investment from corporates and banks from India and MNCs.
South Indian Cinema…comprising of Tamil Cinema, Telugu Cinema, Kannada Cinema and Malayalam cinema based in Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Cochin respectively. Each of these cinema styles made movies in many genres including parallel cinema, mainstream cinema, subject-oriented cinema and more. Some important actors in the South Indian cinema Kamal Hassan, Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh, Dr. Rajkumar and Mohanlal. In the music world the name Illayaraja rides high and among the singers people like SP Balasubramaniam, K. J. Yesudas, Chitra, S. Janaki and the likes.
Bhojpuri Cinema…After the Bollywood and South Indian film Industry, Bhojpuri Cinema has the most budgeted movies in the Indian film industry. This cinema basically caters to the local movie audiences of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. They also have a great market in Mumbai and Delhi as there are lot of these locals who migrated from there to these cities. The popularity of this cinema is growing as more and more Bollywood personalities are going towards Bhojpuri cinema too. The big names of Bhojpuri cinema are Ravi Kissen, Manoj Tiwari, Nagma and the likes.
Marathi Cinema…Qualitatively very competitive to the above-mentioned types of Indian cinema, the world of Marathi cinema from Maharashtra based in Mumbai has given a lot of stars to Hindi cinema too. Well-known names such as Shriram Lagoo, Reema Lagoo, Amol Palekar, Lakshmikant Berde, and many more. A person hailing from Maharashtra Shri. Dadasaheb Phalke made a very significant contribution to the world of cinema and has a prestigious and revered award named after him.
The other kinds of cinema in the world of Indian cinema are Assamese Cinema, Bengali Cinema, Gujarati Cinema, Oriya Cinema, Punjabi Cinema as well as Sindhi Cinema. Such has been the collective size of making and revenue of the Indian group of cinema, that it was said that in the year 2000, the total value of Indian cinema was US $1.3 billion. This says that the world and variety of Indian cinema is here to stay and grow to tell its momentous tales of victory to the world!
Hindi Cinema…Popularly known as Bollywood, Hindi cinema is the most popular variety of Indian cinema known to the country as well as the world! Some land mark films in this journey of Hindi cinema are Acchut Kanya (1936), Sujata (1959) and the likes in its golden era in the 1950s and 1960s. International recognition to the movie industry came with the movie Awara (1951) that was acted in, produced and directed by Raj Kapoor. Some of the biggest Bollywood stars that have made a mark on the whole world are Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and more. Soon, the popularity of Indian films popularized the investment from corporates and banks from India and MNCs.
South Indian Cinema…comprising of Tamil Cinema, Telugu Cinema, Kannada Cinema and Malayalam cinema based in Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Cochin respectively. Each of these cinema styles made movies in many genres including parallel cinema, mainstream cinema, subject-oriented cinema and more. Some important actors in the South Indian cinema Kamal Hassan, Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh, Dr. Rajkumar and Mohanlal. In the music world the name Illayaraja rides high and among the singers people like SP Balasubramaniam, K. J. Yesudas, Chitra, S. Janaki and the likes.
Bhojpuri Cinema…After the Bollywood and South Indian film Industry, Bhojpuri Cinema has the most budgeted movies in the Indian film industry. This cinema basically caters to the local movie audiences of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. They also have a great market in Mumbai and Delhi as there are lot of these locals who migrated from there to these cities. The popularity of this cinema is growing as more and more Bollywood personalities are going towards Bhojpuri cinema too. The big names of Bhojpuri cinema are Ravi Kissen, Manoj Tiwari, Nagma and the likes.
Marathi Cinema…Qualitatively very competitive to the above-mentioned types of Indian cinema, the world of Marathi cinema from Maharashtra based in Mumbai has given a lot of stars to Hindi cinema too. Well-known names such as Shriram Lagoo, Reema Lagoo, Amol Palekar, Lakshmikant Berde, and many more. A person hailing from Maharashtra Shri. Dadasaheb Phalke made a very significant contribution to the world of cinema and has a prestigious and revered award named after him.
The other kinds of cinema in the world of Indian cinema are Assamese Cinema, Bengali Cinema, Gujarati Cinema, Oriya Cinema, Punjabi Cinema as well as Sindhi Cinema. Such has been the collective size of making and revenue of the Indian group of cinema, that it was said that in the year 2000, the total value of Indian cinema was US $1.3 billion. This says that the world and variety of Indian cinema is here to stay and grow to tell its momentous tales of victory to the world!
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