Cinema of India
The cinema of India includes movies produced in India. It has been around since the early 20th century. Movies made in India are popular in the Middle East, South Asia, and Western countries like the United Kingdom and the United States as well as India. In 2010 India produced the most films, even more then Hollywood and China.[8]
| Cinema of India | |
|---|---|
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| No. of screens | 9,382 (2022)[1] |
| • Per capita | 6 per million (2021)[2] |
| Produced feature films (2021-22)[3] | |
| Total | 2886  |
| Number of admissions (2016)[4] | |
| Total | 2,020,000,000 |
| • Per capita | 1.69 |
| National films | 1,713,600,000 |
| Gross box office (2022)[7] | |
| Total |  [5] |
| National films | $2.1 billion (2015)[6] |
Cinema Of India Media
Satyajit Ray in New York captured by Dinu Alam
Sridevi (2012) was regarded as the most popular female star in Indian cinema.
S.S Rajamouli has been described as "the biggest Indian film director ever" and "India's most significant director today".
Director of the film’Naalu Pennugal’ Adoor Gopalkrishnan addressing a press conference on November 29,2007 at IFFI, Panaji, Goa.
Victoria Public Hall, Chennai, served as a theatre in the late 19th century and the early 20th century.
Prasads IMAX Theatre, Hyderabad, was once the world's largest 3D-IMAX screen and the most attended screen in the world.
Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad, is the world's largest film studio.
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PVR Cinemas is one of the largest cinema chains in India.
Joymati, 1935
A scene from Dena Paona (1931), the first Bengali talkie
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References
- ↑ "India: number of cinema screens 2022". Statista. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ↑ "Feature films: Cinema infrastructure – Capacity". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. UNESCO. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ↑ "Indian Feature Films Certified in 2021—22" (PDF). Film Federation of India. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ↑ "Culture: Feature Films". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ↑ Jacob, Shine (19 April 2023). "South Indian films outshine others in 2022, may maintain trend in 2023: CII". Business Standard. https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/south-indian-films-outshine-other-languages-in-2022-shows-cii-report-123041900702_1.html. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ↑ "Indian film industry's gross box office earnings may reach $3.7 billion by 2020: Report – Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 26 September 2016.
- ↑ "India Box Office collections: Regional cinema led by Tamil movies overtakes Bollywood". The Financial Express. 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ↑ "Chinese film industry races close to Bollywood". The Times Of India. 10 January 2011. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Chinese-film-industry-races-close-to-Bollywood/articleshow/7254578.cms.
