A JOURNEY OF MOTION PICTURE IN INDIA | EP14

Now a day’s films are made with the help of computer graphics. Unexpected and

super realistic stunts are possible in movies with the help of VFX and 3D 

technology. Social Media and television shows are new weapons for Promotion 

of films.

      

The first Indian 3D movie My Dear Kuttichathan is a 1984 Indian Malayalam 

fantasy film directed by Jijo Punnoose. It was later dubbed in Hindi as Chhota 

Chetan in 1997 and became a big box office hit. Later with effects in movies 

many Indian films used computer graphics for example the scene from movie 

Krrish where he has a super power of jumping any heights. This was only 

achievable through computer graphics.

Nowaday's almost every film goes through effects or vfx edit table. 

Various effects bring a different get up for films overall view. For example adding 

crowd by effects, creating a duplicate, exploding cars or bomb etc. can be done 

through effects.

This generation is blessed to have all invented already, today the 3D animated 

characters look real with the help of 3D mapping technique. In the film industry 

especially in India people are adopting technical changes. Today everyone has a 

Smartphone and knows how to use internet. It has brought the world a bit closer.

Movies on phone, ads on phone, news on phone to say everything is available

on the palm of your hand. Media has found one more way to reach people and 

its being run successful till now. The journey of Motion Picture has endless years 

to end; we have already achieved virtual reality. It would be interesting to see 

what comes up next. 

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Year 2001, marked something spectacular in the Hindi cinema business. DIL CHAHTA HAI released, a movie way ahead of its time and created a storm giving all some friendship goals and then there was GADAR:EK PREM KATHA, Sunny Deol’s power packed dialogues with a backdrop of partition in India and mingled love story gave Goosebumps in theatre. The impact of Deol’s dialogues were such that it broke the box office with crossing 100 crore eventually. Directed by Anil Sharma GADAR: EK PREM KATHA became the most liked drama film.

The race didn’t stop hear some of the amazing films were yet to be released and soon the film Lagaan released, India’s entry for Oscars though it didn’t win any award ,it was showered with awards by rest of the world, directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar  and Amir Khan starrer knew its box office result before release. Thoroughly liked by the Indian audience it was like a feast for them.

As the motion picture came along through inventions and new technical changes there was also a change in storytelling. Clichés were out of question. Everyone had its own stamp of recognition. EXAMPLE like Sooraj Barjatya films had family gatherings and family wedding functions, Madhur Bhandarkar’s film depicted reality, Sanjay Leela Bhansali was known for his huge sets etc.

Indian Cinema is also recognised at the American Academy Awards. Three Indian films, Mother India (1957), Salaam Bombay! (1988), and Lagaan (2001), were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Indian winners of the Academy Awards include costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, filmmaker Satyajit Ray, music composer A. R. Rahman, sound editor Resul Pookutty and lyricist Gulzar.

Coming up next is regional cinema and its share to Indian film industry.

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The Indian film industry was moving towards modern age world cinema. India was developing with its infrastructure, economics, technology and culture. People had diverse opinions and likes-dislikes. Meanwhile the film industry was being filled up with upcoming talents such as Anil Kapoor, Govinda, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Amir Khan, and Salman Khan Etc. Commercial Hindi cinema grew throughout the 1980s and the 1990s with the release of films such as Ek Dooje Ke Liye (1981), Mr India (1987), Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988), Tezaab (1988), Chandni (1989), and Maine Pyar Kiya (1989)

Masala films were back into action as the metro city life had taken full speed. Cinema became a stress buster and family entertainer. The films during this period gained audience and success but fell into a repetitive loop of action, crime, song, dance etc.

Heart throb Zeenat Aman had her year of charm while Danny Dangzongpa and Pran created terror. Competing Hindi cinema, Malayalam cinema of Kerala was experiencing its own 'Golden Age' in the 1980s and early 1990s. Some of the most acclaimed Indian filmmakers at the time were from the Malayalam industry, including Adoor Gopalakrishnan, G. Aravindan, T. V. Chandran and Shaji N. Karun. 

Adoor Gopalakrishnan 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. He is often considered to be Satyajit Ray's spiritual heir as his movies make you remember Ray’s work

Shaji N. Karun's debut film Piravi (1989) won the Camera d'Or at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, his second film Swaham (1994) was in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. Commercial Malayalam cinema also began gaining popularity with the action films of Jayan, who lived a short success before an unfortunate demise.

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The late 1940s to 1960 is known to be the golden age for Indian cinema. Some of the best cinematic wonders took place in between this two decade. It also saw the birth of parallel cinema, mainly led by Bengali cinema. Movies such as NEECHA NAGAR (1946), NAGRIK (1952), DO BIGHA ZAMEEN (1953) lay the foundation of Indian neorealist.

The style of new Indian wave in cinemas starting from the year 1955 like PATHER PANCHALI, THE APU TRIOLOGY was brought in by filmmaker Satyajit Ray, winning many international film festival awards, Indian Film Industry was being noticed for creativeness in its story and execution by the world. In 1967, Satyajit Ray written film named “The Alien” was said to be an inspiration for Steven Spielberg’s E.T. (1982). However Ray’s project got cancelled. He and Ritwik Ghatak were two of the prominent names in art films and parallel cinema.

Along with parallel cinema, commercial cinemas also started gaining huge success. Movies like Guru Dutt’s PYAASA (1957), KAAGAZ KE PHOOL (1959), Raj Kapoor’s AWAARA (1951), SHREE 420(1955), MUGHAL-E-AZAM (1960), and V. Shantaram’s DO AAKHEN BARAH HAATH (1957) were appreciated by audience and were a cult hit. The quality of these films was so good that the tag of being a masala movie from Indian Films Industry was partially wiped off. A journey towards amazing stories and ethical filmmaking was a key ingredient in this golden age of Indian cinema.

Mehboob Khan’s MOTHER INDIA (1957) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. As said before people started noticing our work and because of filmmakers such as V. Shantaram, Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Mrinal Sen, Mani Kaul, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, G. Aravindan, Girish Kasaravalli, Bimal Roy, Buddhadeb Dasgupta and K. Asif.  The golden age of Indian cinema was indeed precious as gold.

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A JOURNEY OF MOTION PICTURE IN INDIA | EP1

It all started in 1890, motion picture cameras were invented. Films untill 1927 were a minute long and were produced without sound. The first feature film or also called multi-reel film was produced by an Australian production  in 1906 named The story of the Kelly Gang .The motion picture business was dealing with a rapid growth with all new inventions such as Stop motion, double exposure, reverse motion, panning, slow motion and visual effects. Filmmakers including Georges Méliès , Robert W. Paul, Louis Le Prince, Dadasaheb Phalke etc. have given their life in making motion picture a reality. The market of motion pictures was expanding globally and soon it reached India in 1899,  H.S.Bhatavdekar made a film named The Wrestlers showing a wrestling match at Hanging Gardens in Mumbai which was the first film to be shot by an Indian. It was also the first Indian documentary film. Cinema has been a part of life for Indians, the Friday releases have become more important for all cinema lovers.

The journey from hand operated rolling cameras to a Red dragon digital 4k as well as an IMAX camera a motion picture has find its way to entertain the audience, from silent to sound and black and white to colour is a journey to experience in following episodes. Follow to know more interesting facts and trivia.