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Creative Philately 100 Years of Indian Cinema First in 100 Years of Indian Cinema - 1913-2013
First in 100 Years of Indian Cinema - 1913-2013
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This veteran costume designer was the first Indian to win the prestigious Academy Award for the film 'Gandhi' released in 1982. She has been working in the industry since the 1950s and has been associated with a number of classic films that include 'CID', 'Pyaasa', 'Chaudhvin Ka Chand', 'Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam' to name a few. She had also designed the costumes for Aamir Khan's 'Lagaan' that had also been nominated to the Oscars in the best film category.
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One of the most expensive films of the time, Mother India (1957) finally took Indian cinema to the Oscars. The story of a rural woman who sacrificed all her life to raise her children and finally kills her criminal son was nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category and became a definitive classic. Mother India lost to the Italian film Le notti di Cabiria.
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Almost 85 years after the first film released, the film industry addressed the demand for risk cover against any mishap prior to the release of the film. Director and producer Subhash Ghai began the trend when he had his film Taal insured for a sum of Rs. 110 million in 1998.
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Flashbacks have always been an important part in the telling of cinematic stories and the first movie to use the technique was P.C. Barua's 1934 film Roop Lekha.
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Vidhu Vinod Chopra's 1942-A Love Story (1994) was music maestro R.D. Burman's swan song. The movie was also a stepping stone to advanced sound engineering with the introduction of Dolby Sound.
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Director and producer Sohrab Modi flew in technicians from Hollywood to execute the first technicolour film Jhansi ki Rani (1953) featuring Mehtab. Despite its stirring performance and appealing shots, the movie failed to make a mark on the box office.
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The film that gave the medium of cinema a voice was a period fantasy about an ageing king and his two rival queens. Alam Ara (1931) opened a whole new chapter for Indian cinema, breaking the silence. The film took months to make because of hazardous recording conditions and the secrecy surrounding the project. With the introduction of sound came music and songs. Alam Ara contained seven songs composed by the first music directors of the film industry, Pirojshah Mistry and B Irani. Also, De De Khuda Ke Naam Par Pyare became the first ever song recorded for a film.
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During the re-release the film ran for 25 weeks and probably there is no other example of any film running for 25 weeks in its re-release. (The original black and white version was released in 1960)
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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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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.
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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)
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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.
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