Cinema of India - wikipedia Cinema of India Indian cinema No. of screens 9,000 single screens ( 2016 ) 2,100 multiplex screens ( 2016 ) Per capita 6 per million ( 2016 ) Produced feature films ( 2017 ) Total 1,986 Number of admissions ( 2016 ) Total 2,200,000,000 Gross box office Total ₹ 156 billion ( US $2.3 billion ) ( 2017 ) National films India : US $ 2.1 billion ( 2015 ) South Asian cinema Cinema of Bangladesh Cinema of India Cinema of Nepal Cinema of Pakistan Cinema of Sri Lanka Indian cinema Assamese Bengali ( Tollywood ) Bhojpuri Badaga Bihari Chhattisgarhi Deccani ( Deccanwood ) Dogri Gujarati ( Gollywood / Dhollywood ) Haryanvi Hindi ( Bollywood ) Jharkhandi ( Jollywood ) Kashmiri Kannada ( Sandalwood ) Konkani Kosli Kutchi Malayalam ( Mollywood ) Marathi Meitei Odia Punjabi Rajasthani Sanskrit Santali Tamil ( Kollywood ) Telugu ( Tollywood ) Tulu ( Coastalwood ) Part of a series on the Culture of India History People Languages Assamese Bengali Bodo Dogri Gujarati Kannada Kashmiri Konkani Maithili Malayalam Manipuri Marathi Nepali Odia Punjabi Sanskrit Santali Sindhi Tamil Telugu Urdu Mythology and folklore Mythology folklore Indian epic poetry Vedic mythology Buddhist mythology Cuisine Religion Art Architecture Sculpture Painting Literature Indian poetry Music and performing arts Music Performing arts Theatre Media Television Cinema Sport Monuments World Heritage Sites Symbols Flag Coat of arms India portal The Cinema of India consists of films produced in the nation of India. Cinema is immensely popular in India, with as many as 1,600 films produced in various languages every year. Indian cinema produces more films watched by more people than any other country ; in 2011, over 3.5 billion tickets were sold across the globe, 900,000 more than Hollywood. As of 2013 India ranked first in terms of annual film output, followed by Nigeria, Hollywood and China. In 2012, India produced 1,602 feature films. The Indian film industry reached overall revenues of $1.86 billion ( ₹ 93 billion ) in 2011. In 2015, India had a total box office gross of US $2.1 billion, third largest in the world. Indian cinema is a global enterprise. Its films have a following throughout Southern Asia, and across Asia, Europe, the Greater Middle East, North America, Eastern Africa, China and elsewhere, reaching in over 90 countries. Biopics including Dangal became transnational blockbusters grossing over $300 million worldwide. Global enterprises such as 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures and Warner Bros invested in the industry along with Indian enterprises such as AVM Productions, Prasad 's Group, Sun Pictures, PVP Cinemas, Zee, UTV, Suresh Productions, Eros Films, Ayngaran International, Pyramid Saimira, Aascar Films and Adlabs. By 2003 as many as 30 film production companies had been listed in the National Stock Exchange of India. The overall revenue of Indian cinema reached US $ 1.3 billion in 2000. The industry is segmented by language. The Hindi language film industry is known as Bollywood, the largest sector, representing 43 % of box office revenue. The South Indian film industry encompasses five film cultures : Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Tulu. Combined Tamil and Telugu film industries revenues represent 36 %. Millions of Indians overseas watch Indian films, accounting for some 12 % of revenues. Music rights alone account for 4 -- 5 % of net revenues. Contents 1 History 1.1 Silent films ( 1910s -- 1920s ) 1.2 Talkies ( 1930s -- mid-1940s ) 1.3 Golden Age ( late 1940s -- 1960s ) 1.4 Contemporary Indian cinema ( 1970s -- present ) 1.4. 1 Salim - Javed 1.4. 2 South Indian industries 1.4. 3 New Bollywood 2 Global discourse 3 Influences 4 Multilinguals 5 Regional industries 5.1 Assam 5.2 Bengali cinema 5.3 Brajbhasha cinema 5.4 Bhojpuri 5.5 Chhattisgarh ( Chhollywood ) 5.6 English 5.7 Gujarat 5.8 Hindi ( Bollywood ) 5.9 Kannada ( Sandalwood ) 5.10 Konkani 5.11 Malayalam 5.12 Meitei 5.13 Marathi 5.14 Gorkha 5.15 Odia 5.16 Punjab ( Pollywood ) 5.17 Sindh 5.18 Sherdukpen 5.19 Tamil ( Kollywood ) 5.20 Telugu ( Tollywood ) 5.21 Tulu 6 Genres and styles 6.1 Masala films 6.2 Parallel cinema 7 Production organizations 8 Music 9 Film locations 10 Awards 11 Institutes 12 See also 13 References 14 Further reading 15 External links History The history of cinema in India extends back to the beginning of the film era. The Indian film Industry is the 2nd oldest in the world. Following the screening of the Lumière and Robert Paul moving pictures in London ( 1896 ), animated photography became a worldwide sensation and by mid-1896 both Lumière and Robert Paul films had been shown in Bombay. Silent films ( 1910s -- 1920s ) In 1897 a film presentation by one Professor Stevenson featured a stage show at Calcutta 's Star Theatre. With Stevenson 's encouragement and camera Hiralal Sen, an Indian photographer, made a film of scenes from that show, namely The Flower of Persia ( 1898 ). The Wrestlers ( 1899 ) by H.S. Bhatavdekar, showing a wrestling match at the Hanging Gardens in Bombay, was the first film to be shot by an Indian and the first Indian documentary film. 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, Bombay. Some have argued that Pundalik was not the first Indian film, because it was a photographic recording of a play, and because the cameraman was a British man named Johnson and the film was processed in London. History of Indian cinema 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 A scene from Raja Harishchandra ( 1913 ), the first full - length Indian motion picture Producer - director - screenwriter Dadasaheb Phalke, the `` father of Indian cinema '' AVM Studios in Chennai, India 's oldest surviving film studio The first full - length motion picture in India was produced by Dadasaheb Phalke, Phalke is seen as the pioneer of the Indian film industry and a scholar of India 's languages and culture. He employed elements from Sanskrit epics to produce his Raja Harishchandra ( 1913 ), a silent film in Marathi. The female characters in the film were played by male actors. Only one print of the film was made, for showing at the Coronation Cinematograph on 3 May 1913. It was a commercial success. The first silent film in Tamil, Keechaka Vadham was made by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1916. The first chain of Indian cinemas, Madan Theatre was owned by Parsi entrepreneur Jamshedji Framji Madan, who oversaw production of 10 films annually and distributed them throughout India beginning in 1902. He founded Elphinstone Bioscope Company in Calcutta. Elphinstone merged into Madan Theatres Limited in 1919, which had brought many of Bengal 's most popular literary works to the stage. He also produced Satyawadi Raja Harishchandra in 1917, a remake of Phalke 's Raja Harishchandra ( 1913 ). Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu was an Indian artist and a film pioneer. From 1909, he was involved in many aspects of Indian cinema, travelling across Asia. He was the first to build and own cinemas in Madras. He was credited as the father of Telugu cinema. In South India, the first Tamil talkie Kalidas was released on 31 October 1931. Nataraja Mudaliar established South India 's first film studio in Madras. Film steadily gained popularity across India. Tickets were affordable to the masses ( as low as an anna ( one - sixteenth of a rupee ) in Bombay ) with additional comforts available at a higher price. Young producers began to incorporate elements of Indian social life and culture into cinema. Others brought ideas from across the world. Global audiences and markets soon became aware of India 's film industry. In 1927, the British Government, to promote the market in India for British films over American ones, formed the Indian Cinematograph Enquiry Committee. The ICC consisted of three Brits and three Indians, led by T. Rangachari, a Madras lawyer. This committee failed to support the desired recommendations of supporting British Film, instead recommending support for the fledgling Indian film industry. Their suggestions were shelved. Talkies ( 1930s -- mid-1940s ) Ardeshir Irani released Alam Ara, the first Indian talkie, on 14 March 1931. Irani later produced the first south Indian talkie film Kalidas directed by H.M. Reddy released on 31 October 1931. Jumai Shasthi was the first Bengali talkie. Chittor V. Nagaiah, was one of the first multilingual film actor / singer / composer / producer / directors in India. He was known as India 's Paul Muni. In 1932, the name `` Tollywood '' was coined for the Bengali film industry because Tollygunge rhymed with `` Hollywood ''. Tollygunge was then the centre of the Indian film industry. Bombay later overtook Tollygunge as the industry 's center, spawning `` Bollywood '' and many other Hollywood - inspired names. In 1933, East India Film Company produced its first Telugu film, Savitri. Based on a stage play by Mylavaram Bala Bharathi Samajam, the film was directed by C. Pullaiah with stage actors Vemuri Gaggaiah and Dasari Ramathilakam. The film received an honorary diploma at the 2nd Venice International Film Festival. In 1935, on 10 March Another pioneer film maker Jyoti Prasad Agarwala made his first film ' Joymoti ' in Assamese. Jyoti Prasad went to Berlin to learn more about films. Indramalati is another film he himself produced and directed after Joymoti. The first film studio in South India, Durga Cinetone, was built in 1936 by Nidamarthi Surayya in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. The 1930s saw the rise of music in Indian cinema with musicals such as Indra Sabha and Devi Devyani marking the beginning of song - and - dance in Indian films. Studios emerged by 1935 in major cities such as Madras, Calcutta and Bombay as filmmaking became an established craft, exemplified by the success of Devdas. directed by an Assamese film maker Pramathesh Baruah. In 1937, Kisan Kanhiya directed by Moti B was released, the first colour film made in India. The 1940 film, Vishwa Mohini, is the first Indian film to depict the Indian movie world. The film was directed by Y.V. Rao and scripted by Balijepalli Lakshmikanta Kavi. Swamikannu Vincent, who had built the first cinema of South India in Coimbatore, introduced the concept of `` Tent Cinema '' in which a tent was erected on a stretch of open land to screen films. The first of its kind was in Madras, called Edison 's Grand Cinemamegaphone. This was due to the fact that electric carbons were used for motion picture projectors. Bombay Talkies opened in 1934 and Prabhat Studios in Pune began production of Marathi films meant. R.S.D. Choudhury produced Wrath ( 1930 ), which was banned by the British Raj for its depiction of Indian actors as leaders during the Indian independence movement. Sant Tukaram, a 1936 film based on the life of Tukaram ( 1608 -- 50 ), a Varkari Sant and spiritual poet became the first Indian film to be screened at an international film festival, at the 1937 edition of the Venice Film Festival. The film was judged one of the three best films of the year. In 1938, Gudavalli Ramabrahmam, co-produced and directed the social problem film, Raithu Bidda, which was also banned by the British administration, for depicting the peasant uprising among the Zamindars during the British raj. The Indian Masala film -- a term used for mixed - genre films that combined song, dance, romance etc. -- arose following World War II. During the 1940s cinema in South India accounted for nearly half of India 's cinema halls and cinema came to be viewed as an instrument of cultural revival. The partition of India following independence divided the nation 's assets and a number of studios moved to Pakistan. Partition became an enduring film subject thereafter. After Indian independence the film industry was investigated by the S.K. Patil Commission. Patil recommended setting up a Film Finance Corporation ( FFC ) under the Ministry of Finance. This advice was adopted in 1960 and FFC provide financial support to filmmakers. The Indian government had established a Films Division by 1948, which eventually became one of the world 's largest documentary film producers with an annual production of over 200 short documentaries, each released in 18 languages with 9,000 prints for permanent film theatres across the country. The Indian People 's Theatre Association ( IPTA ), an art movement with a communist inclination, began to take shape through the 1940s and the 1950s. Realist IPTA plays, such as Nabanna ( 1944, Bijon Bhattacharya ) prepared the ground for realism in Indian cinema, exemplified by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas 's Dharti Ke Lal ( Children of the Earth ) in 1946. The IPTA movement continued to emphasize realism and went on to produce Mother India and Pyaasa, among India 's most recognizable cinematic productions. Golden Age ( late 1940s -- 1960s ) The period from the late 1940s to the early 1960s is regarded by film historians as the Golden Age of Indian cinema. Satyajit Ray is recognized as one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century. This period saw the emergence of the Parallel Cinema movement, mainly led by Bengalis, which then accounted for a quarter of India 's film output. The movement emphasized social realism. Early examples include Dharti Ke Lal ( 1946, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas ), Neecha Nagar ( 1946, Chetan Anand ), Nagarik ( 1952, Ritwik Ghatak ) and Do Bigha Zamin ( 1953, Bimal Roy ), laying the foundations for Indian neorealism and the Indian New Wave. The Apu Trilogy ( 1955 -- 1959, Satyajit Ray ) won major prizes at all the major international film festivals and firmly established the Parallel Cinema movement. Pather Panchali ( 1955 ), the first part of the trilogy, marked Ray 's entry in Indian cinema. The trilogy 's influence on world cinema can be felt in the `` youthful coming - of - age dramas that flooded art houses since the mid-fifties '', which `` owe a tremendous debt to the Apu trilogy ''. Cinematographer Subrata Mitra, who debuted in the trilogy, had his own important influence on cinematography globally. One of his most important techniques was bounce lighting, to recreate the effect of daylight on sets. He pioneered the technique while filming Aparajito ( 1956 ), the second part of the trilogy. Ray pioneered other effects such as the photo - negative flashbacks and X-ray digressions in Pratidwandi ( 1972 ). During the 1960s, Indira Gandhi 's intervention during her reign as the Information and Broadcasting Minister of India supported production of off - beat cinematic by FFC. Commercial Hindi cinema began thriving, including acclaimed films Pyaasa ( 1957 ) and Kaagaz Ke Phool ( 1959, Guru Dutt ) Awaara ( 1951 ) and Shree 420 ( 1955, Raj Kapoor ). These films expressed social themes mainly dealing with working - class urban life in India ; Awaara presented the city as both a nightmare and a dream, while Pyaasa critiqued the unreality of city life. Epic film Mother India ( 1957, Mehboob Khan ), a remake of his earlier Aurat ( 1940 ), was the first Indian film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Mother India defined the conventions of Hindi cinema for decades. It spawned a new genre of dacoit films. Gunga Jumna ( 1961, Dilip Kumar ) was a dacoit crime drama about two brothers on opposite sides of the law, a theme that became common in Indian films in the 1970s. Madhumati ( 1958, Bimal Roy ) popularised the theme of reincarnation in Western popular culture. Kumar ( Muhammad Yusuf Khan ) debuted in the 1940s and rose to fame in the 1950s and was one of the biggest Indian movie stars. He was a pioneer of method acting, predating Hollywood method actors such as Marlon Brando. Much like Brando 's influence on New Hollywood actors, Kumar inspired Indian actors, including Amitabh Bachchan, Naseeruddin Shah, Shah Rukh Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Neecha Nagar won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, putting Indian films in competition for the Palme d'Or for nearly every year in the 1950s and early 1960s, with many winning major prizes. Ray won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for Aparajito ( 1956 ) and the Golden Bear and two Silver Bears for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival. The films of screenwriter Khwaja Ahmad Abbas were nominated for the Palme d'Or three times. ( Neecha Nagar won, with nominations for Awaara and Pardesi ( 1957 ) ). Ray 's contemporaries Ghatak and Dutt were overlooked in their own lifetimes, but generated international recognition in the 1980s and 1990s. Ray is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema, with Dutt and Ghatak. In 1992, the Sight & Sound Critics ' Poll ranked Ray at No. 7 in its list of `` Top 10 Directors '' of all time, while Dutt ranked No. 73 in the 2002 Sight & Sound poll. Multiple films from this era are included among the greatest films of all time in various critics ' and directors ' polls. Multiple Ray films appeared in the Sight & Sound Critics ' Poll, including The Apu Trilogy ( ranked No. 4 in 1992 if votes are combined ), Jalsaghar ( ranked No. 27 in 1992 ), Charulata ( ranked No. 41 in 1992 ) and Aranyer Din Ratri ( ranked No. 81 in 1982 ). The 2002 Sight & Sound critics ' and directors ' poll also included the Dutt films Pyaasa and Kaagaz Ke Phool ( both tied at # 160 ), Ghatak 's films Meghe Dhaka Tara ( ranked # 231 ) and Komal Gandhar ( ranked # 346 ), and Raj Kapoor 's Awaara, Vijay Bhatt 's Baiju Bawra, Mehboob Khan 's Mother India and K. Asif 's Mughal - e-Azam all tied at # 346. In 1998, the critics ' poll conducted by the Asian film magazine Cinemaya included The Apu Trilogy ( ranked No. 1 if votes are combined ), Ray 's Charulata and Jalsaghar ( both tied at # 11 ), and Ghatak 's Subarnarekha ( also tied at # 11 ). South Indian cinema saw the production works based on the epic Mahabharata, such as Mayabazar ( listed by IBN Live 's 2013 Poll as the greatest Indian film of all time ). Sivaji Ganesan became India 's first actor to receive an international award when he won the `` Best Actor '' award at the Afro - Asian film festival in 1960 and was awarded the title of Chevalier in the Legion of Honour by the French Government in 1995. Tamil cinema is influenced by Dravidian politics, with prominent film personalities CN Annadurai, MG Ramachandran, M Karunanidhi and Jayalalithaa becoming Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu. Contemporary Indian cinema ( 1970s -- present ) Realistic Parallel Cinema continued throughout the 1970s, practiced in many Indian film cultures. The FFC 's art film orientation came under criticism during a Committee on Public Undertakings investigation in 1976, which accused the body of not doing enough to encourage commercial cinema. Hindi commercial cinema continued with films such as Aradhana ( 1969 ), Sachaa Jhutha ( 1970 ), Haathi Mere Saathi ( 1971 ), Anand ( 1971 ), Kati Patang ( 1971 ) Amar Prem ( 1972 ), Dushman ( 1972 ) and Daag ( 1973 ). The screenwriting duo Salim - Javed, consisting of Salim Khan ( l ) and Javed Akhtar ( r ), revolutionized Indian cinema in the 1970s, and are considered Bollywood 's greatest screenwriters. Salim - Javed Main article : Salim - Javed By the early 1970s, Hindi cinema was experiencing thematic stagnation, dominated by musical romance films. The arrival of screenwriter duo Salim - Javed, consisting of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, revitalized the industry. They established the genre of gritty, violent, Bombay underworld crime films, with films such as Zanjeer ( 1973 ) and Deewaar ( 1975 ). They reinterpreted the rural themes of Mother India and Gunga Jumna in an urban context reflecting 1970s India, channeling the growing discontent and disillusionment among the masses, unprecedented growth of slums and urban poverty, corruption and crime, as well as anti-establishment themes. This resulted in their creation of the `` angry young man '', personified by Amitabh Bachchan, who reinterpreted Kumar 's performance in Gunga Jumna, and gave a voice to the urban poor. By the mid-1970s, crime - action films like Zanjeer and Sholay ( 1975 ) solidified Bachchan 's position as a lead actor. The devotional classic Jai Santoshi Ma ( 1975 ) was made on a shoe - string budget and became a box office success and a cult classic. Another important film was Deewaar ( 1975, Yash Chopra ). This crime film pitted `` a policeman against his brother, a gang leader based on the real - life smuggler Haji Mastan '', portrayed by Bachchan. Danny Boyle described it as `` absolutely key to Indian cinema ''. `` Bollywood '' was named in the 70s, when the conventions of commercial Bollywood films were established. Key to this was Nasir Hussain and Salim - Javed 's creation of the masala film genre, which combines elements of action, comedy, romance, drama, melodrama and musical. Another Hussain / Salim - Javed concoction, Yaadon Ki Baarat ( 1973 ), was identified as the first masala film and the `` first '' quintessentially `` Bollywood '' film. Salim - Javed wrote more successful masala films in the 1970s and 1980s. Masala films made Bachchan the biggest Bollywood movie star of the period. Another landmark was Amar Akbar Anthony ( 1977, Manmohan Desai ). Desai further expanded the genre in the 1970s and 1980s. Salim - Javed was highly influential in South Indian cinema. In addition to writing two Kannada films, many of their Bollywood films had remakes produced in other regions, including Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam cinema. While the Bollywood directors and producers held the rights to their films in Northern India, Salim - Javed retained the rights in South India, where they sold remake rights, usually for around ₹ 1 lakh ( equivalent to ₹ 27 lakh or US $41,000 in 2017 ) each, for films such as Zanjeer, Yaadon Ki Baarat and Don. Several of these remakes became breakthroughs for Rajinikanth, who portrayed Bachchan 's role for several Tamil remakes. South Indian industries Kannada film Samskara ( 1970, Pattabhirama Reddy ), pioneered the parallel cinema movement in south Indian cinema. The film won Bronze Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival. Telugu film Sankarabharanam ( 1980 ) dealt with the revival of Indian classical music and won the Prize of the Public at the 1981 Besancon Film Festival. Tamil - language films appeared at multiple film festivals. Kannathil Muthamittal ( Ratnam ), Veyyil ( Vasanthabalan ) and Paruthiveeran. Kanchivaram ( 2009, Ameer Sultan ) premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Tamil films were submitted by India for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language on eight occasions. Nayakan ( 1987, Kamal Hassan ) was included in Time magazine 's `` All - TIME '' 100 best movies list. In 1991, Marupakkam directed by K.S. Sethu Madhavan, became the first Tamil film to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, the feat was repeated by Kanchivaram in 2007. Malayalam cinema experienced its own Golden Age in the 1980s and early 1990s. Acclaimed Malayalam filmmakers industry, included Adoor Gopalakrishnan, G. Aravindan, T.V. Chandran and Shaji N. Karun. Gopalakrishnan, is often considered to be Ray 's spiritual heir. He directed some of his most acclaimed films during this period, including Elippathayam ( 1981 ) which won the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival, as well as Mathilukal ( 1989 ) which won major prizes at the Venice Film Festival. Karun 's debut film Piravi ( 1989 ) won the Camera d'Or at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, while his second film Swaham ( 1994 ) was in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 1994 event. Commercial Malayalam cinema began gaining popularity with the action films of Jayan, a popular stunt actor who died while filming a helicopter stunt. Sridevi in 2012. The most successful Indian actress during the 1980s -- 1990s, she is considered one of India 's greatest and most influential movie stars and is cited as the `` First Female Superstar of Indian Cinema ''. Sridevi is widely considered as the first female superstar of Indian cinema due to her pan-Indian appeal and a rare actor who had an equally successful career in the three major Indian film industries : Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, she 's also the only movie star in history of Bollywood to star in the top 10 highest grossers of the year throughout her active period ( 1983 - 1997 ). New Bollywood Main article : Bollywood Commercial Hindi cinema grew in the 1980s, with films such as Ek Duuje Ke Liye ( 1981 ), Himmatwala ( 1983 ), Tohfa ( 1984 ), Naam ( 1986 ), Mr India ( 1987 ), and Tezaab ( 1988 ). But by the late 1980s, Hindi cinema experienced a period of stagnation, with a decline in box office turnout, due to increasing violence, decline in musical melodic quality, and rise in video piracy, leading to middle - class family audiences abandoning theaters. The turning point came with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak ( 1988 ), directed by Mansoor Khan, written and produced by his father Nasir Hussain, and starring his cousin Aamir Khan with Juhi Chawla. Its blend of youthfulness, wholesome entertainment, emotional quotients and strong melodies lured family audiences back to the big screen. It set a new template for Bollywood musical romance films that defined Hindi cinema in the 1990s. Commercial Hindi cinema grew in the 1990s, with the release of Chaalbaaz ( 1989 ), Chandni ( 1989 ), Maine Pyar Kiya ( 1989 ), Saajan ( 1991 ), Khalnayak ( 1993 ), Darr ( 1993 ), Hum Aapke Hain Koun... ! ( 1994 ), Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge ( 1995 ), Dil To Pagal Hai ( 1997 ), Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya ( 1998 ) and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai ( 1998 ). Cult classic Bandit Queen ( 1994, Shekhar Kapur ) received international recognition and controversy. In the late 1990s, Parallel Cinema began a resurgence in Hindi cinema, largely due to the critical and commercial success of crime films Satya ( 1998 and Vaastav ). These film 's launched a genre known as Mumbai noir, urban films reflecting social problems there. Since the 1990s, the three biggest Bollywood movie stars have been the `` Three Khans '' : Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Salman Khan. Combined, they starred in the top ten highest - grossing Bollywood films. The three Khans have had successful careers since the late 1980s, and have dominated the Indian box office since the 1990s. Shah Rukh Khan was the most successful for most of the 1990s and 2000s, while Aamir Khan has been the most successful since the late 2000s ; according to Forbes, Aamir Khan is `` arguably the world 's biggest movie star '' as of 2017, due to his immense popularity in India and China. Other Hindi stars include Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit and Kajol. Haider ( 2014, Vishal Bhardwaj ), the third instalment of the Indian Shakespearean Trilogy after Maqbool ( 2003 ) and Omkara ( 2006 ), won the People 's Choice Award at the 9th Rome Film Festival in the Mondo Genere category making it the first Indian film to achieve this honor. Aamir Khan Productions has been credited for redefining and modernizing the masala film ( which originated from his uncle Nasir Hussain 's Yaadon Ki Baarat, which he first appeared in ), with Aamir Khan 's own distinct brand of socially conscious cinema in the early 21st century. His films blur the distinction between commercial masala films and realistic parallel cinema, combining the entertainment and production values of the former with the believable narratives and strong messages of the latter, earning both commercial success and critical acclaim, in India and overseas. Global discourse During colonial rule Indians bought film equipment from Europe. The British funded wartime propaganda films during World War II, some of which showed the Indian army pitted against the Axis powers, specifically the Empire of Japan, which had managed to infiltrate India. One such story was Burma Rani, which depicted civilian resistance to Japanese occupation by British and Indian forces in Myanmar. Pre-independence businessmen such as J.F. Madan and Abdulally Esoofally traded in global cinema. Early Indian films made early inroads into the Soviet Union, Middle East, Southeast Asia and China. Mainstream Indian movie stars gained international fame across Asia and Eastern Europe. For example, Indian films were more popular in the Soviet Union than Hollywood films and occasionally domestic Soviet films. From 1954 to 1991, 206 Indian films were sent to the Soviet Union, drawing higher average audience figures than domestic Soviet productions, Films such as Awaara and Disco Dancer drew more than 60 million viewers. Films such as Awaara, 3 Idiots and Dangal, were one of the 20 highest - grossing films in China. Indian films frequently appeared in international fora and film festivals. This allowed Parallel Bengali filmmakers to achieve worldwide fame. Tamil films gained viewers in South East Asia and other parts of the world. Chandralekha and Muthu were dubbed into Japanese and grossed a record $1.6 million in 1998. In 2010, Enthiran grossed a record $4 million in North America. Many Asian and South Asian countries increasingly found Indian cinema as more suited to their sensibilities than Western cinema. Jigna Desai holds that by the 21st century, Indian cinema had become ' deterritorialized ', spreading to parts of the world where Indian expatriatres were present in significant numbers, and had become an alternative to other international cinema. Indian cinema more recently began influencing Western musical films, and played a particularly instrumental role in the revival of the genre in the Western world. Ray 's work had a worldwide impact, with filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, James Ivory, Abbas Kiarostami, François Truffaut, Carlos Saura, Isao Takahata and Gregory Nava citing his influence, and others such as Akira Kurosawa praising his work. The `` youthful coming - of - age dramas that have flooded art houses since the mid-fifties owe a tremendous debt to the Apu trilogy ''. Since the 1980s, overlooked Indian filmmakers such as Ghatak and Dutt posthumously gained international acclaim. Baz Luhrmann stated that his successful musical film Moulin Rouge ! ( 2001 ) was directly inspired by Bollywood musicals. That film 's success renewed interest in the then - moribund Western musical genre, subsequently fuelling a renaissance. Danny Boyle 's Oscar - winning film Slumdog Millionaire ( 2008 ) was directly inspired by Indian films, and is considered to be an `` homage to Hindi commercial cinema ''. Indian cinema has been recognised repeatedly at the Academy Awards. Indian films Mother India ( 1957 ), Salaam Bombay ! ( 1988 ) and Lagaan ( 2001 ), were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Indian Oscar winners include Bhanu Athaiya ( costume designer ), Ray ( filmmaker ), A.R. Rahman ( music composer ), Resul Pookutty ( sound editor ) and Gulzar ( lyricist ), Cottalango Leon and Rahul Thakkar Sci - Tech Award. Influences Victoria Public Hall, is a historical building in Chennai, named after Victoria, Empress of India. It served as a theatre in the late 19th century and the early 20th century. Prasads IMAX Theatre located at Hyderabad, is the world 's largest 3D - IMAX screen, and also the most attended screen in the world. Ramoji Film City located in Hyderabad, holds Guinness World Record as the World 's largest film studio. PVR Cinemas is one of the largest cinema chains in India Moti Gokulsing and Wimal Dissanayake identify six major influences that have shaped Indian popular cinema : The ancient epics of Mahabharata and Ramayana influenced the narratives of Indian cinema. Examples of this influence include the techniques of a side story, back - story and story within a story. Indian popular films often have plots that branch into sub-plots ; such narrative dispersals can clearly be seen in the 1993 films Khalnayak and Gardish. Ancient Sanskrit drama, with its emphasis on spectacle, combined music, dance and gesture combined `` to create a vibrant artistic unit with dance and mime being central to the dramatic experience ''. Sanskrit dramas were known as natya, derived from the root word nrit ( dance ), featuring spectacular dance - dramas. The Rasa method of performance, dating to ancient times, is one of the fundamental features that differentiate Indian from Western cinema. In the Rasa method, empathetic `` emotions are conveyed by the performer and thus felt by the audience, '' in contrast to the Western Stanislavski method where the actor must become `` a living, breathing embodiment of a character '' rather than `` simply conveying emotion ''. The rasa method is apparent in the performances of Hindi actors such as Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan and in Hindi films such as Rang De Basanti ( 2006 ), and Ray 's works. Traditional folk theatre became popular around the 10th century with the decline of Sanskrit theatre. These regional traditions include the Yatra of West Bengal, the Ramlila of Uttar Pradesh, Yakshagana of Karnataka, ' Chindu Natakam ' of Andhra Pradesh and the Terukkuttu of Tamil Nadu. Parsi theatre `` blended realism and fantasy, music and dance, narrative and spectacle, earthy dialogue and ingenuity of stage presentation, integrating them into a dramatic melodrama. The Parsi plays contained crude humour, melodious songs and music, sensationalism and dazzling stagecraft. '' Tthese influences are clearly evident in masala films such as Coolie ( 1983 ), and to an extent in more recent critically acclaimed films such as Rang De Basanti. Hollywood made popular musicals from the 1920s through the 1960s. Indian musical makers departed from their Hollywood counterparts in several ways. `` For example, the Hollywood musicals had as their plot the world of entertainment itself. Indian filmmakers, while enhancing the elements of fantasy so pervasive in Indian popular films, used song and music as a natural mode of articulation in a given situation in their films. There is a strong Indian tradition of narrating mythology, history, fairy stories and so on through song and dance. '' In addition, `` whereas Hollywood filmmakers strove to conceal the constructed nature of their work so that the realistic narrative was wholly dominant, Indian filmmakers made no attempt to conceal the fact that what was shown on the screen was a creation, an illusion, a fiction. However, they demonstrated how this creation intersected with people 's day - to - day lives in complex and interesting ways. '' Western musical television, particularly MTV, had an increasing influence in the 1990s, as can be seen in the pace, camera angles, dance sequences and music of recent Indian films. An early example of this approach was Bombay ( 1995, Mani Ratnam ). Sharmistha Gooptu and Bhaumik identify Indo - Persian / Islamicate culture as another major influence. In the early 20th century, Urdu was the lingua franca of popular performances across northern India, established in performance art traditions such as nautch dancing, Urdu poetry and Parsi theater. Urdu and related Hindi dialects were the most widely understood across northern India, thus Hindi - Urdu became the standardized language of early Indian talkies. One Thousand and One Nights ( Arabian Nights ) had a strong influence on Parsi theater, which adapted `` Persianate adventure - romances '' into films, and on early Bombay cinema where `` Arabian Nights cinema '' became a popular genre. Stadtman identifies foreign influences on commercial Bollywood masala films : New Hollywood, Hong Kong martial arts cinema and Italian exploitation films. Like mainstream Indian popular cinema, Indian Parallel Cinema was influenced by a combination of Indian theatre and Indian literature ( such as Bengali literature and Urdu poetry ), but differs when it comes to foreign influences, where it is influenced more by European cinema ( particularly Italian neorealism and French poetic realism ) than by Hollywood. Ray cited Vittorio De Sica 's Bicycle Thieves ( 1948 ) and Jean Renoir 's The River ( 1951 ), on which he assisted, as influences on his debut film Pather Panchali ( 1955 ). Multilinguals Some Indian films are known as `` multilinguals, '' filmed in similar but non-identical versions in different languages. This was done in the 1930s. According to Rajadhyaksha and Willemen in the Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema ( 1994 ), in its most precise form, a multilingual is a bilingual or a trilingual ( that ) was the kind of film made in the 1930s in the studio era, when different but identical takes were made of every shot in different languages, often with different leading stars but identical technical crew and music. Rajadhyaksha and Willemen note that in seeking to construct their Encyclopedia, they often found it `` extremely difficult to distinguish multilinguals in this original sense from dubbed versions, remakes, reissues or, in some cases, the same film listed with different titles, presented as separate versions in different languages... it will take years of scholarly work to establish definitive data in this respect. '' Regional industries Films are made in many cities and regions in India including Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Assam, Bengal, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu, Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Konkan ( Goa ), Northern Telangana, Northern Karnataka and Ranchi ( Jharkhand ), Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttrakhand. Breakdown by languages 2017 Indian feature films certified by the Central Board of Film Certification by languages. Note : This table indicates the number of films certified by the CBFC 's regional offices in nine cities. The actual number of films produced may be less. Language No. of films Hindi 364 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 364 Tamil 304 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 304 Telugu 294 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 294 Kannada 220 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 220 Bengali 163 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 163 Malayalam 153 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 153 Marathi 117 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 117 Bhojpuri 102 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 102 Gujarati 73 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 73 Odia 42 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 42 Punjabi 38 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 38 Assamese 16 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 16 Konkani 13 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 13 English 11 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 11 Rajasthani ( Rollywood ) 10 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 10 Chhattisgarhi 9 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 9 Tulu 9 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 9 Khasi 7 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 7 Garhwali 4 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 4 Maithili 4 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 4 Awadhi 3 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 3 Lambadi 2 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 2 Haryanvi 2 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 2 Mishing 2 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 2 Nepali 2 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 2 Pnar 2 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 2 Others 1 each Total 1986 ( digital ) and 0 ( celluloid ), total of 1986 Assam Main article : Cinema of Assam First Assamese motion picture, Joymati, filmed in 1935 The Assamese language film industry traces its origin to the works of revolutionary visionary Rupkonwar Jyotiprasad Agarwala, who was a distinguished poet, playwright, composer and freedom fighter. He was instrumental in the production of the first Assamese film Joymati in 1935, under the banner of Critrakala Movietone. Due to the lack of trained technicians, Jyotiprasad, while making his maiden film, had to shoulder the added responsibilities as the screenwriter, producer, director, choreographer, editor, set and costume designer, lyricist and music director. The film, completed with a budget of 60,000 rupees, was released on 10 March 1935. The picture failed miserably. Like many early films, the negatives and prints of Joymati are missing. Some effort has been made privately by Altaf Mazid to restore and subtitle what is left of the prints. Despite the significant financial loss from Joymati, a second picture, Indramalati, was released in 1939. The 21st century has produced Bollywood - style Assamese movies. Bengali cinema A scene from Dena Paona, 1931, the first Bengali talkie Main article : Cinema of West Bengal The Bengali language cinematic tradition of Tollygunge located in West Bengal hosted masters such as Ray, Ghatak and Sen. Recent Bengali films that have captured national attention include Choker Bali. ( Rituparno Ghosh ) Bengal has produced science fiction and issue films. Bengali cinema dates to the 1890s, when the first `` bioscopes '' were shown in theatres in Calcutta. Within five years, Hiralal Sen set up the Royal Bioscope Company, producing scenes from the stage productions of a number of popular shows at the Star Theatre, Calcutta, Minerva Theatre and Classic Theatre. Following a long gap after Sen, Dhirendra Nath Ganguly ( Known as D.G. ) established Indo British Film Co, the first Bengali owned production company, in 1918. The first Bengali Feature film Billwamangal was produced in 1919 under the banner of Madan Theatre. Bilat Ferat ( 1921 ) was the IBFC 's first production. Madan Theatres production of Jamai Shashthi was the first Bengali talkie. In 1932, the name `` Tollywood '' was coined for the Bengali film industry because Tollygunge rhymes with `` Hollywood '' and because it was then the centre of the Indian film industry. The ' Parallel Cinema ' movement began in Bengal. Bengali stalwarts such as Ray, Mrinal Sen, Ghatak and others earned international acclaim. Actors including Uttam Kumar and Soumitra Chatterjee led the Bengali film industry. Other Bengali art film directors include Mir Shaani, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Gautam Ghose, Sandip Ray and Aparna Sen. Brajbhasha cinema Braj Bhasha language films present Brij culture mainly to rural people, predominant in the nebulous Braj region centred around Mathura, Agra, Aligarh and Hathras in Western Uttar Pradesh and Bharatpur and Dholpur in Rajasthan. It is the predominant language in the central stretch of the Ganges - Yamuna Doab in Uttar Pradesh. The first Brij Bhasha movie India was Brij Bhoomi ( 1982, Shiv Kumar ), which was a success throughout the country. Later Brij Bhasha cinema saw the production of films like Jamuna Kinare, Brij Kau Birju, Bhakta Surdas and Jesus. The culture of Brij is presented in Krishna Tere Desh Main ( Hindi ), Kanha Ki Braj Bhumi, Brij ki radha dwarika ke shyam and Bawre Nain. Bhojpuri Main article : Bhojpuri cinema Bhojpuri language films predominantly cater to residents of western Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh and also have a large audience in Delhi and Mumbai due to migration of Bhojpuri speakers to these cities. Besides India, markets for these films developed in other Bhojpuri speaking countries of the West Indies, Oceania and South America. Bhojpuri film history begins with Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo ( Mother Ganges, I will offer you a yellow sari, 1962, Kundan Kumar ). Throughout the following decades, few films were produced. Films such as Bidesiya ( Foreigner, 1963, S.N. Tripathi ) and Ganga ( Ganges, 1965, Kumar ) were profitable and popular, but in general Bhojpuri films were not common in the 1960s and 1970s. The industry experienced a revival in 2001 with the hit Saiyyan Hamar ( My Sweetheart, Mohan Prasad ), which shot Ravi Kissan to superstardom. This was followed by several other successes, including Panditji Batai Na Biyah Kab Hoi ( Priest, tell me when I will marry, 2005, Prasad ), and Sasura Bada Paisa Wala ( My father - in - law, the rich guy, 2005. ) Both did much better business in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar than mainstream Bollywood hits, and both earned more than ten times their production costs. Although smaller than other Indian film industries, these successes increased Bhojpuri cinema 's visibility, leading to an awards show and a trade magazine, Bhojpuri City. Chhattisgarh ( Chhollywood ) Main article : Chhollywood Chhollywood was born in 1965 with the first Chhattisgarhi film Kahi Debe Sandesh ( In Black and White, Manu Nayak ). Naidu wrote the lyrics for the film, and two songs were sung by Mohammad Rafi. That film and Ghar Dwar ( 1971, Niranjan Tiwari ) bombed. No Chhollywood movie was produced for nearly 30 years thereafter. English Deepa Mehta, Anant Balani, Homi Adajania, Vijay Singh and Sooni Taraporevala have garnered recognition in Indian English cinema. Gujarat Main article : Gujarati cinema Before the arrival of talkies, several silent films were closely related to Gujarati culture. Many film directors, producers and actors associated with silent films were Gujarati and Parsi. Twenty leading film company and studios were owned by Gujaratis between 1913 and 1931. They were mostly located in Mumbai. At least forty - four major Gujarati directors worked during this period. Gujarati cinema dates to 9 April 1932, when the first Gujarati film, Narsinh Mehta, was released. Leeludi Dharti ( 1968 ) was the first colour Gujarati film. After flourishing through the 1960s to 1980s, the industry declined although it later revived. More than one thousand films were released. Gujarati cinema ranges from mythology to history and from social to political. Gujarati films originally targeted a rural audience, but after its revival catered to an urban audience. Hindi ( Bollywood ) Main article : Bollywood Amitabh Bacchan has been a popular Bollywood actor for over 45 years. The Hindi language film industry of Bombay -- also known as Bollywood -- is the largest and most powerful branch. Hindi cinema explored issues of caste and culture in films such as Achhut Kanya ( 1936 ) and Sujata ( 1959 ). International visibility came to the industry with Raj Kapoor 's Awara and later in Shakti Samantha 's Aradhana. Hindi cinema grew during the 1990s with the release of as many as 215 films annually. Many actors signed contracts for simultaneous work in 3 -- 4 films. Institutions such as the Industrial Development Bank of India financed Hindi films. Magazines such as Filmfare, Stardust and Cine Blitz became popular. In Hindi cinema audiences participate by clapping, singing and reciting familiar dialogue. Art film directors include Kaul, Kumar Shahani, Ketan Mehta, Govind Nihalani, Shyam Benegal, Mira Nair, Nagesh Kukunoor, Sudhir Mishra and Nandita Das. Kannada ( Sandalwood ) This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2017 ) Main article : Cinema of Karnataka The Kannada film industry, also referred to as Sandalwood, is based in Bengaluru and caters mostly to Karnataka. Gubbi Veeranna ( 1891 -- 1972 ) was an Indian theatre director and artist and an awardee of the Padma Shri award conferred by the President of India. He was one of the pioneers and most prolific contributors to Kannada theatre. Kannada actor Rajkumar began working with Veeranna and later became an important actor. Veeranna founded Karnataka Gubbi Productions. He produced Sadarame ( 1935, Raja Chandrasekar ), in which he acted in the lead role. He then produced Subhadra and Jeevana Nataka ( 1942 ). He took the lead role in Hemareddy Mallamma ( 1945 ). Karnataka Gubbi Productions was later called Karnataka Films Ltd., and is credited with starting the career of Rajkumar when it offered him the lead role in his debut film Bedara Kannappa. He produced silent movies including His Love Affair, ( Raphel Algoet ). Veeranna was the lead, accompanied by his wife, Jayamma. Veeranna produced Bedara Kannappa ( 1954, H.L.N. Simha ) which received the first Certificate of Merit. However, the first `` President 's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Kannada '' was awarded at the 5th National Film Awards ceremony to Premada Puthri ( 1957, R. Nagendra Rao ). Vishnuvardhan and Rajkumar were eminent actors along with Ambarish, Anant Nag, Shankar Nag, Prabhakar, Udaya Kumar, Kalyan Kumar, Gangadhar, Ravichandran, Girish Karnad, Prakash Raj, Charan Raj, B Jayamma, Shivaraj kumar, Leelavathi, Kalpana, Bharathi, Jayanthi, Pandari Bai, Aarathi, Jaimala, Tara, Umashri and Ramya. Kannada directors include H.L.N. Simha, R. Nagendra Rao, B.R. Panthulu, M.S. Sathyu, Puttanna Kanagal, G.V. Iyer, Karnad, T.S. Nagabharana Siddalingaiah, B.V. Karanth, AK Pattabhi, T.V. Singh Thakur, Y.R. Swamy, M.R. Vittal, Sundar Rao Nadkarni, P.S. Moorthy, S.K.A. Chari, Hunsur Krishnamurthy, Prema Karanth, Rajendra Singh Babu, N. Lakshminarayan, Shankar Nag, Girish Kasaravalli, Umesh Kulkarni and Suresh Heblikar. Other noted film personalities in Kannada are, Bhargava, G.K. Venkatesh, Vijaya Bhaskar, Rajan - Nagendra, Geethapriya, Hamsalekha, R.N. Jayagopal, M. Ranga Rao and Yogaraj Bhat. Kannada cinema contributed to Indian parallel cinema. Influential Kannada films in this genre include Samskara, Chomana Dudi ( B.V. Karanth ), Tabarana Kathe, Vamshavruksha, Kaadu Kudure, Hamsageethe, Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu, Accident, Maanasa Sarovara, Bara, Chitegoo Chinte, Galige, Ijjodu, Kaneshwara Rama, Ghatashraddha, Tabarana Kathe, Mane, Kraurya, Thaayi Saheba, Bandhana, Muthina Haara, Banker Margayya, Dweepa, Munnudi, Bettada Jeeva, Mysore Mallige and Chinnari Muththa. The Government Film and Television Institute, Bangalore ( formerly a part of S.J. Polytechnic ) is believed to be the first government institute in India to start technical film courses. Konkani Main article : Konkani cinema Konkani language films are mainly produced in Goa. It is one of India 's smallest film regions, producing four films in 2009. Konkani language is spoken mainly in the states of Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka and to a smaller extent in Kerala. The first full length Konkani film was Mogacho Anvddo ( 1950, Jerry Braganza ), under the banner of Etica Pictures. The film 's release date, 24 April, is celebrated as Konkani Film Day. Karnataka is the hub of many Konkani speaking people. An immense body of Konkani literature and art is a resource for filmmakers. Kazar ( Marriage, 2009, Richard Castelino ) and Ujvaadu ( Shedding New Light on Old Age Issues, Kasaragod Chinna ) are major releases. The pioneering Mangalorean Konkani film is Mog Ani Maipas. Malayalam Main article : Malayalam cinema Vigathakumaran Movie Poster A Promotional Notice of Balan The Malayalam film industry, India 's fourth largest, is based in Kochi. Malayalam films are known for bridging the gap between parallel cinema and mainstream cinema by portraying thought - provoking social issues with technical flair and low budgets. Filmmakers include Gopalakrishnan, Karun, Aravindan, K.G. George, Padmarajan, Sathyan Anthikad, Chandran and Bharathan. The first full - length Malayalam feature was Vigathakumaran ( 1928, J.C. Daniel ). This movie is credited as the first Indian social drama feature film. Daniel is considered the father of the Malayalam film industry. Balan ( 1938, S. Nottani ) was the first Malayalam `` talkie ''. Malayalam films were mainly produced by Tamil producers until 1947, when the first major film studio, Udaya Studio, opened in Kerala. Neelakkuyil ( 1954 ) captured national interest by winning the President 's silver medal. Scripted by the well - known Malayalam novelist, Uroob ( P. Bhaskaran and Ramu Kariat ) is often considered the first authentic Malayali film. Newspaper Boy ( 1955 ), made by a group of students, was the first neo-realistic film offering. Chemmeen ( 1965, Ramu Kariat ) based on a story by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, became the first South Indian film to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film. The first neorealistic film Newspaper Boy ( 1955 - P. Ramdas ), The first CinemaScope film Thacholi Ambu ( 1978 - Navodaya Appachan ), The first 70 mm film film Padayottam ( 1982 - Jijo Punnoose ), The first 3D film My Dear Kuttichathan ( 1984 - Jijo Punnoose ), The first Digital film Moonnamathoral ( 2006 - V.K. Prakash ), The first Smartphone film Jalachhayam ( 2010 - Sathish Kalathil ), The first 8K resolution film Villain ( 2017 - B. Unnikrishnan ) of India were made in Malayalam. The period from the late 1980s to early 1990s is regarded as the Golden Age of Malayalam cinema with the emergence of actors Mohanlal, Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Jayaram, Bharath Gopi, Murali, Thilakan and Nedumudi Venu. The major actors who emerged after the Golden Age include Dileep, Jayasurya, Fahadh Faasil, Nivin Pauly, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Dulquer Salmaan, Kunchacko Boban and Asif Ali ( actor ) and Manju Warrier. Notable filmmakers such as I.V. Sasi, Bharathan, Padmarajan, K.G. George, Sathyan Anthikad, Priyadarshan, A.K. Lohithadas, Siddique - Lal, T.K. Rajeev Kumar and Sreenivasan. Art film directors include Puttanna Kanagal, Dore Bhagavan, Siddalingaiah in Kannada ; Gopalakrishnan, Karun and T.V. Chandran. K.R. Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts ( KRNNIVSA ) is an autonomous institute established by the Government of Kerala at Thekkumthala in Kottayam District in Kerala state as a training - cum - research centre in film / audio - visual technology. Meitei Main article : Meitei cinema Meitei cinema is a small industry in the state of Manipur. This region 's debut was a full - length black and white film Matamgee Manipur ( 1972 ). Meitei cinema started in the 1980s. Langlen Thadoi ( 1984 ) was Meitei cinema 's first full - length colour film. Meitei cinema gained momentum following a ban on the screening of Hindi films in entertainment houses in Manipur. Screening of Hindi movies came to a halt despite reiterated appeals made by successive Chief Ministers. 80 - 100 movies are made each year. Cinemas opened in Imphal after World War II. The first full - length Meitei movie was made in 1972, followed by a boom in 2002. Imagi Ningthem ( Aribam Syam Sharma ) won the Grand Prix in the 1992 Nantes International Film Festival. A nationwide French telecast of Imagi Ningthem expanded the audience. After watching Ishanou ( Aribam Syam Sharma ), westerners began research on Lai Haraoba and Manipur 's rich folklore. Maipak, Son of Manipur ( 1971 ) was the first Meitei documentary film. Among the notable Meitei films are Phijigee Mani, Leipaklei and Pallepfam. Marathi Main article : Marathi cinema Marathi films are produced in the Marathi language in Maharashtra. It is one of the oldest efforts in Indian cinema. Dadasaheb Phalke made the first indigenous silent film Raja Harishchandra ( 1913 ) with a Marathi crew, which is considered by IFFI and NIFD to be part of Marathi cinema. The first Marathi talkie, Ayodhyecha Raja ( 1932, Prabhat Films ). Shwaas ( 2004 ) and Harishchandrachi Factory ( 2009 ), became India 's official Oscar entries. Today the industry is based in Mumbai, but it began in Kolhapur and then Pune. Some of the more notable films are Sangte Aika, Ek Gaon Bara Bhangadi, Pinjara, Sinhasan, Pathlaag, Jait Re Jait, Saamana, Santh Wahate Krishnamai, Sant Tukaram and Shyamchi Aai. Marathi films feature the work of actors including Durga Khote, V. Shantaram, Lalita Pawar, Nanda, Shriram Lagoo, Ramesh Deo, Seema Deo, Nana Patekar, Smita Patil, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Sonali Kulkarni, Sonali Bendre, Urmila Matondkar, Reema Lagoo, Padmini Kolhapure, Ashok Saraf, Laxmikant Berde and Sachin Khedekar. Gorkha Gorkha cinema consists of Nepali language films produced by Nepali - speaking Indians. Odia Main article : Cinema of Odisha The Odia language film industry operates in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. The first Odia talkie Sita Bibaha ( 1936 ) came from Mohan Sunder Deb Goswami. Shreeram Panda, Prashanta Nanda, Uttam Mohanty and Bijay Mohanty started the Oriya film industry by finding an audience and a fresh presentation. The first colour film, Gapa Hele Be Sata ( Athough a Story, It Is True ), was made by Nagen Ray and photographed by Pune Film Institute - trained cinematographer Surendra Sahu. The best year for Odia cinema was 1984 when Maya Miriga ( Nirad Mohapatra ) and Dhare Alua were showcased in Indian Panorama and Maya Miriga was invited to Critics Week at Cannes. The film received the Best Third World Film award at Mannheim Film Festival, Jury Award at Hawaii and was shown at the London Film Festival. Punjab ( pollywood ) Main article : Punjabi cinema K.D. Mehra made the first Punjabi film, Sheela ( also known as Pind di Kudi ( Rustic Girl ) ). Baby Noor Jehan was introduced as an actress and singer in this film. Sheela was made in Calcutta and released in Lahore ; it was a hit across the province. Its success led many more producers to make Punjabi films. As of 2009, Punjabi cinema had produced between 900 and 1,000 movies. The average number of releases per year in the 1970s was nine ; in the 1980s, eight ; and in the 1990s, six. In the 2000s Punjabi cinema revived with more releases every year featuring bigger budgets. Manny Parmar made the first 3D Punjabi film, Pehchaan 3D ( 2013 ). Sindh Main article : Sindhi cinema The Sindhi film industry produces movies at intervals. The first was Abana ( 1958 ), which was a success throughout the country. Sindhi cinema then produced some Bollywood - style films such as Hal Ta Bhaji Haloon, Parewari, Dil Dije Dil Waran Khe, Ho Jamalo, Pyar Kare Dis : Feel the Power of Love and The Awakening. Numerous Sindhi have contributed in Bollywood, including GP Sippy, Ramesh Sippy, Nikhil Advani, Tarun Mansukhani, Ritesh Sidhwani and Asrani. Sherdukpen Director Songe Dorjee Thongdok introduced the first Sherdukpen - language film Crossing Bridges ( 2014 ). Sherdukpen is native to the north - eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. Tamil ( kollywood ) Main article : Tamil cinema Kalidas ( 1931 ), Tamil cinema 's first talkie Chennai once served as a base for all South Indian films and is South India 's second largest production centre. The first south Indian talkie film Kalidas ( H.M. Reddy ) was shot in Tamil and Telugu. Sivaji Ganesan became India 's first actor to receive an international award when he won Best Actor at the Afro - Asian film festival in 1960 and the title of Chevalier in the Legion of Honour by the French Government in 1995. Tamil cinema is influenced by Dravidian politics, led by film personalities such as CN Annadurai, MG Ramachandran, M Karunanidhi and Jayalalithaa who became Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu. K.B. Sundarambal was the first film personality to enter a state legislature in India. She was also the first to command a salary of one lakh rupees. Tamil films are distributed to various parts of Asia, Southern Africa, Northern America, Europe and Oceania. The industry inspired Tamil film - making in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore and Canada. Rajnikanth is referred to as `` Superstar '' and holds matinee idol status in South India. The ₹ 26 crore ( US $3.9 million ) he earned for Sivaji ( 2007 ), made him the highest paid actor in Asia after Jackie Chan. Kamal Haasan debuted in Kalathur Kannamma, for which he won the President 's Gold Medal for Best Child Actor. Haasan is tied with Mammootty and Bachchan for the most Best Actor National Film Awards, with three. With seven submissions, Kamal Haasan has starred in the highest number of Academy Award submissions. Critically acclaimed composers such as Ilaiyaraaja and A.R. Rahman work in Tamil cinema. Art film directors include Santosh Sivan. Telugu ( Tollywood ) Main article : Telugu cinema Raghupati Venkayya, `` father of Telugu cinema '' India 's greatest number of theatres are located in Telangana / Andhra Pradesh and feature films in Telugu. In 2005, 2006 and 2008 the Telugu Film industry produced the largest number of films in India, releasing 268, 245 and 286 films, respectively. Ramoji Film City, which holds the Guinness World Record for the world 's largest film production facility, is located in Hyderabad. The Prasad IMAX in Hyderabad is the world 's largest 3D IMAX screen and is the world 's most viewed screen. The highest - grossing Telugu movie is Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion. Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu is considered the `` father of Telugu cinema ''. The annual Raghupati Venkaiah Award was incorporated into the Nandi Awards to recognize contributions to the industry. Chittor V. Nagaiah was the first multilingual Indian film actor, thespian, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer. Nagaiah made significant contributions to Telugu cinema, and starred in some two hundred productions. Regarded as one of the finest Indian method actors, he was Telugu 's first matinee idol. His forte was intense characters, often immersing himself in the character 's traits and mannerisms. He was the first from South India to be honoured with the Padma Shri. He became known as India 's Paul Muni. S.V. Ranga Rao was one of the first Indian actors to receive the international award at the Indonesian Film Festival, held in Jakarta, for Narthanasala in 1963. N.T. Rama Rao was one of the most successful Telugu actors of his time. B. Narsing Rao, K.N.T. Sastry and Pattabhirama Reddy garnered international recognition for their pioneering work in Parallel Cinema. Adurthi Subba Rao won ten National Film Awards, Telugu cinema 's highest individual awards, for his directorial work. N. T. Rama Rao was an Indian actor, producer, director, editor and politician who earned three National Film Awards. He served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for seven years over three terms. Bhanumathi Ramakrishna was a multilingual Indian film actress, drector, music director, singer, producer, author and songwriter. Widely known as the first female super star of Telugu cinema, she is also known for her work in Tamil cinema. Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao was an Indian film, composer, playback singer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, and other languages. In 1970, he received the Padma Shri award. S.P. Balasubramanyam holds the Guinness World Record of having sung the most number of songs for any male playback singer ; the majority were in Telugu. S.V. Ranga Rao, N.T. Rama Rao, Kanta Rao, Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, Savitri, Gummadi and Sobhan Babu received the Rashtrapati Award for best performance in a leading role. Sharada, Archana, Vijayashanti, Rohini, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, and P.L. Narayana received the National Film Award for the best performance in acting. Chiranjeevi was listed among `` the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema '' by IBN - live India. Art film directors include K.N.T. Sastry, B. Narsing Rao, Akkineni Kutumba Rao and Deva Katta. Tulu 30 to 40 films are made annually in Tulu. K.N. Tailor and Machchendra nath Pandeshwar are Tulu icons. Usually Tulu films are released in theatres across the Kanara region of Karnataka. Enna Thangadi, was the first, released in 1971. The critically acclaimed Suddha won the award for Best Indian Film at the Osian film festival held at New Delhi in 2006. Oriyardori Asal, released in 2011, is the most successful. Koti Chennaya ( 1973, Vishu Kumar ) was the first history - based. The first colour film was Kariyani Kattandi Kandani ( 1978, Aroor Bhimarao ). Genres and styles Further information : Mumbai underworld film and Dacoit film Masala films Main article : Masala ( film genre ) Masala is a style of Indian cinema that mix genres in one work, especially in Bollywood, West Bengal and South India. For example, one film can portray action, comedy, drama, romance and melodrama. These films tend to be musicals, with songs filmed in picturesque locations. Plots for such movies may seem illogical and improbable to unfamiliar viewers. The genre is named after masala, a mixture of spices in Indian cuisine. Parallel cinema Main article : Parallel Cinema Parallel Cinema, also known as Art Cinema or the Indian New Wave, is known for its realism and naturalism, addressing the sociopolitical climate. This movement is distinct from mainstream Bollywood cinema and began around the same time as the French and Japanese New Waves. The movement began in Bengal ( led by Ray, Sen and Ghatak ) and then gained prominence in the regions. The movement was launched by Roy 's Do Bigha Zamin ( 1953 ), which was both a commercial and critical success, winning the International Prize at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. Ray 's films include The Apu Trilogy. Its three films won major prizes at the Cannes, Berlin and Venice Film Festivals, and are frequently listed among the greatest films of all time. Other neo-realist filmmakers were Shyam Benegal, Karun, Gopalakrishnan and Kasaravalli. Production organizations More than 1000 production organizations operate in the Indian film industry, but few are successful. AVM Productions is the oldest surviving studio in India. Other major production houses include Yash Raj Films, Red Chillies Entertainment, Dharma Productions, Eros International, Ajay Devgn FFilms, Balaji Motion Pictures, UTV Motion Pictures, Raj Kamal Films International, Wunderbar studios, Indian Movies Limited and Geetha Arts. Music See also : Filmi Music is a substantial revenue generator, with music rights alone accounting for 4 -- 5 % of net revenues. The major film music companies are Saregama and Sony Music. Film music accounts for 48 % of net music sales. A typical film may feature 5 -- 6 choreographed songs. The demands of a multicultural, increasingly globalized Indian audience led to a mixing of local and international musical traditions. Local dance and music remain a recurring theme in India and followed the Indian diaspora. Playback singers such as Mohammad Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam and Yesudas drew crowds to film music stage shows. In the 21st century interaction increased between Indian artists and others. Film locations In filmmaking, a location is any place where acting and dialogue are recorded. Sites where filming without dialog takes place is termed a second unit photography site. Filmmakers often choose to shoot on location because they believe that greater realism can be achieved in a `` real '' place. Location shooting is often motivated by budget considerations. The most popular locations are the main cities for each regional industry. Other locations include Manali and Shimla in Himachal Pradesh, Srinagar and Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir, Lucknow, Agra and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, Ooty in Tamil Nadu, Amritsar in Punjab, Darjeeling in West Bengal, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Jaipur in Rajasthan, Delhi, Kerala and Goa. Awards Dadasaheb Phalke is known as the `` Father of Indian cinema ''. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award, for lifetime contribution to cinema, was instituted in his honour by the Government of India in 1969, and is the country 's most prestigious and coveted film award. Prominent government - sponsored film awards Award Year of Inception Awarded by National Film Awards 1954 Directorate of Film Festivals, Government of India Bengal Film Journalists ' Association Awards 1937 Government of West Bengal Maharashtra State Film Awards 1963 Government of Maharashtra Nandi Awards 1964 Governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Punjab Rattan Awards 1940 Government of Punjab Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 1967 Government of Tamil Nadu Karnataka State Film Awards 1967 Government of Karnataka Orissa State Film Awards 1968 Government of Odisha Kerala State Film Awards 1969 Government of Kerala Prominent non-governmental awards Award Year of Inception Awarded by Filmfare Awards Filmfare Awards South 1954 Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd. Screen Awards 1994 Screen Weekly Zee Cine Awards 1998 Zee Entertainment Enterprises Asianet Film Awards 1998 Asianet IIFA Awards 2000 Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt Ltd Stardust Awards 2003 Stardust Zee Gaurav Puraskar 2003 Zee Entertainment Enterprises Apsara Awards Apsara Producers Guilt awards Vijay Awards 2007 STAR Vijay Marathi International Film and Theatre Awards Marathi Film Industry South Indian International Movie Awards 2012 South Indian Film Industry Punjabi International Film Academy Awards 2012 Parvasi Media Inc. Prag Cine Awards 2013 Prag AM Television Filmfare Awards East 2014 Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd. Institutes Government - run and private institutes provide formal education in various aspects of filmmaking. Some of the prominent ones include : State Institute of Film and Television AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Annapurna International School of Film and Media, Hyderabad Asian Academy of Film and Television Biju Pattnaik Film and Television Institute of Odisha BOFTA - Blue Ocean Film and Television Academy, Kodambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Centre for advanced media studies, Patiala Department of Culture and Media studies, Central University of Rajasthan Film and Television Institute of India ( FTII ), Pune Film - Theater Studies, SOH, Tamil Nadu Open University, Saidapet, Chennai Government Film and Television Institute, Bangalore K.R. Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts ( KRNNIVSA ), Kottayam, Kerala L.V. Prasad Film and TV Academy, Chennai MGR Film and Television institute, Chennai Matrikas Film School National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad Palme Deor Media College, Tambaram west, Chennai and Arulananda Nagar, Thanjavur Regional Government Film and Television Institute ( RGFTI ), Guwahati Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Calcutta School of Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka Whistling Woods International National school of Drama Delhi See also Bollywood portal Film portal List of Indian film actors List of Indian film actresses Earliest color films in South India Bengaluru International Film Festival Bollywood 100 Crore Club Bollywood 1000 Crore Club Cinema of Bangladesh Cinema of Nepal Cinema of Pakistan Cinema of West Bengal List of Indian animated movies International Film Festival of India International Film Festival of Kerala Khans of Bollywood Kolkata International Film Festival List of cinema of the world List of highest - grossing Indian films List of Indian Academy Award winners and nominees Malayalam cinema References Jump up ^ Joshi, Hemant. `` Indywood The Indian Film Industry '' ( PDF ). 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