The films of the French Lumière brothers were screened in Bombay (today’s Mumbai) in 1896. From the musicals (commonly but inaccurately known as Bollywood) to art films, Indian cinema is a world apart. For many years it was confined to the subcontinent plus a small handful of Indiaphiles, but in recent decades Indian films have attracted considerable notice at film festivals and in cinemas in the West. Indian cinema, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2013, can surprise and puzzle those new to it. India produces more films than any other country – nearly 1000 a year, screened in more than 10,000 cinemas and attracting some 30 million cinema-goers per day! Film industries around the world can only envy such dizzying statistics. There can be no discussion of Indian culture without mention of Indian cinema.
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