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First in 100 Years of Indian Cinema - 1913-2013
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First Indian Cinemascope Film - Kaagaz Ke Phool
03 May 2013
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Guru Dutt's Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959) is a classic in more than one ways. Apart from its realistic take on the vagaries of the Indian film industry and Guru Dutt and Waheeda Rahman's impeccable acting, the movie was also the first cinemascopic film made in India. The movie had some of the most breathtaking images ever seen in Indian cinema.
First film to incorporate the 4K resolution technology - Sivaji - The Boss
03 May 2013
500
When it comes to technology, the South film industry has often led the way. Rajnikanth's blockbuster film Sivaji - The Boss (2007) was the first Indian movie to incorporate the latest 4K resolution technology that it used only in big-budget Hollywood films. In India, 2K resolution has been the set standard.
First Film Maker - Dadasaheb Phalke
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Dhundiraj Govind Phalke popularly knowon as Dadasaheb Phalke (30 April 1870 - 16 February 1944) was an Indian producer-director-screenwriter, known as the father of Indian cinema. Starting with his debut film, Raja Harishchandra in 1913, now known as India's first full-length feature, he made 95 movies and 26 short films in his career spanning 19 years, till 1937, including his most noted works - Mohini Bhasmasur (1913), Satyavan Savitri (1914), Lanka Dahan (1917), Shri Krishna Janma (1918) and Kaliya Mardan (1919).
First 3D Movie - My Dear Kuttichthan
03 May 2013
500
India was introduced to three dimensional motion pictures with the Malayalam film My Dear Kuttichthan in 1984. The phenomenon rapidly caught the Hindi film industry too with the first 3D Hindi film Shiva Ka Insaaf releasing in 1985.
First 70-mm Film - Sholay
03 May 2013
500
On August 15, 1975, bade parde par, a phrase commonly used now, became a reality with the release of Ramesh Sippy's film Sholay. The tagline of the movie, 'First time in 70-mm', probably helped make Sholay the blockbuster it was.
First Woman Producer and Director - Fatima Begum
03 May 2013
500
Early Indian cinema was dominated by men, and women were considered only for roles in front of the camera. But in 1926, actress Fatma Begum became the first woman to take an important role behind the camera by establishing her own production company, Fatima films, and directing Bulbul-e-Parastan.
First and only actor to won Best Actress Award - Nirmal Pandey (Daayra)
03 May 2013
500
Nirmal Pandey's powerful portrayal of a transvestite in Amol Palekar's Daayra (1996) fetched him a Best Actress award, which he shared with female lead Sonali Kulkarni, at the Valenciennes Film Festival in France in 1997.
First Colour Film - Kisan Kanya
03 May 2013
500
Ardeshir Irani of Imperial Film Company established India's first colour film laboratory in 1937 and Moti B Gidvani's Kisan Kanya emerged as India's first indigenously produced colour film.
First Golden Jubilee Film - Sant Tukaram
03 May 2013
500
Marathi film Sant Tukarat (1936) became the first ever film to run in a single theatre for more than a year. The film also won a citation at the Venice Film Festival.
First National Award for the Best Film - Shyamchi Aai
03 May 2013
500
Shyamchi Aai (1953) is a Marathi film, directed by P.K. Atre. It is based on the book Shyamchi Aai written by Sane Guruji in Marathi. The film was acclaimed upon release. It stars Damuanna Joshi, Vanamala and Madhav Vaze. Shyamchi Aai won the Golden Lotus award for Best Film at the National Film Awards in 1954. (President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film)
First Indian to win Oscar for Lifetime Achievement - Satyajit Ray
03 May 2013
500
This institution of film making won the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement in the year 1992 just a few weeks before his death. Satyajit Ray was indeed a boon to the country. The stalwart directed films like 'Teen Kanya', 'Aparajito', 'Charulata', 'Sonar Kella' that spoke volumes about his caliber and his way of story telling. His film 'Pather Panchali' released in 1955 won eleven international awards while his 'Apu Triology' (1955), 'Aparajito' (1956) and 'Apur Sansar' (1959) are among the All-time 100 best movies.
First Feature Film - Raja Harishchandra
03 May 2013
500
Raja Harishchandra (Date of release - 3 May 1913) Indian silent film, directed and produced by Indian icon Dadasaheb Phalke, and is the first full-length Indian feature film. The film was based on the legend of Raja Harishchandra.

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