FIRST IN INDIAN MOVIE CINEMAFirst First flashback dream was song in was a in movie a movie 'Rooplekha' 'Aawara' sequence First Color movie - Kisan Kanya 1937 speciality made in India by using color technics developed in India only First 3D movie - Malayalam Film My dear kuttichthan in 1984 and first hindi 3D movie Shiva ka Insaaf 'Sivaji: The Boss', is the first Indian film to incorporate the latest 4K resolution technology that is used only on big-budget Hollywood films first time an actor/actress is working in a film after a gap of 50 years begum para (dilip kumar's brother nasir khan's wife) in saawariya she had quit films after getting married in the 50s. Anupam Chitra produces pyar ki pyass, the first cinemascope in color. First Indian cinemascope film - " Kagaz ke Phool " in 1959 by Gurudutt Cameraman C.V.K. Murti, it was in black and white First Film Certified Orphans Of The Storm (1920), starring the Gish sisters, underwent censor cuts due to Indian Censorship Act 1918. First Talkie Film Ardeshir Irani's Alam Aara was released on 4th February 1931. It has seven songs. First Film Banned Kohinoor's Bhakta Vidur was banned in Sind & Chennai in 1921 due to censorship controversy. First Women On Screen Durgabai and her daughter Kamlabai Ghokhle acted in Phalke's second film Mohini Bhasmasur (1913). First Talkie Actress Rani Zubeida, who acted in 36 silent films, acted in first talkie Alam Aara, released in 1931. First Cinemascope Films Guru Dutt made Kagaz Ke Phool in 1959 in Black and White cinemascope. became silver jubilee hits at Mumbai. G P Sippy's Sholay (1975) was shot in 70-mm format along with four-track stereophone. It was the first film given the "For Adults Only" A certificate. First 70-mm Films Pachhi's Around The World (1967) was the first 70-mm film using the blowup method with stereophonic sounds. Sohrab Modi's Jhansi Ki Rani (1953) was the first Technicolor film shot. First Film Song "De De Khuda Ke Naam Par Pyare" was sung by W M Khan for Alam Ara (1931).directed by Basu Chatterji. First Color Film Ardeshir Irani's Kisan Kanya (1937) was the first color film followed by Mother India (1938). First Music Directors Pirojshah Mistry and B Irani composed music for seven songs of first talkie film Alam Aara (1931). It is on record that the money collected at the counters had to be transported in bullock carts with armed guards! First 'A' Film Social Evil.Mahesh Kaul made Pyar Ki Pyaas in cinemascope color in 1961. was made in 1929 to give guidance to ignorant youth about sexual problems. Salunke played both Rama & Sita in Phalke's Lanka Dahan ('17). Chitchor (1976) . Chhoti Si Baat (1975). directed by Damle and Fatehlal. First Golden Jubilee Film Prabhat's Sant Tukaram (Marathi-1936).Rajnigandha (1974). ran for over a year. Debut Jubilee Hat Tricks Amol Palekar's first three film releases . First Box Office Hit Phalke's Lanka Dehan (1917) ran for 23 weeks in Bombay. a docu drama. First English Song "Now The Moon Her Light Has Shed" sung by Devika Rani for the film Karma (1933) under the baton of music director Earnest Broadhurst. First Double Roles A. Sahu Modak played both prince & pauper in Vitthal's Awara Shehzada ('33) . Raj Bhushan. H S Bhatwadekar filmed a reception given in honour of Dr. First Film Insured Producer director Subhash Ghai's banner Mukta Arts took a Rs. Asar. produced. First Horror Film Ramsay Brothers' Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neechey established the horror genre in Hindi films in 1972. First Songless Film J B H Wadia's Naujawan (1937) did not have any songs as it was a fast paced thriller. Most Music Directors in a Film Film Pathaan (1962) had nine music directors: Fakir Ahmad. Satta Raj. Shambhu. First Documentary In 1901. Most Roles As Police Inspector Actor Jagdish Raj holds the world record of wearing the Police uniform in 144 films. mother of Nargis. First Digital Film Maya . First Film Poster Baburao Painter made a publicity poster for his film Maya Baazar. in 1923. also known as Vatsala Haran.11 crore policy for Taal ('99) with United India Insurance against possible shooting schedule disturbances or accidents on sets during shooting. In the same year. BrijBhushan and Shyam Babu - . directed by Vishal Bhandari is the first digitally made film. First Playback Maestro R C Boral introduced playback singing for the first time in the film Dhoop Chhaaon (1935). David. The song 'Main Khush Hona Chahun.First One-Actor One-Set Film Sunil Dutt made Yaadein (1964) with just himself emoting only on one set. Saraswati Devi scored the music for Bombay Talkies' film Jawani Ki Hawa. R P Paranjape in Mumbai when he returned as the first Indian Wrangler of Cambridge University. directed and composed the music for Talash-e-Haq (1935).' had an all women chorus led by Parul Ghosh with Suprova Sarkar and Harimati.The Reality (2001). Jimmy.. First Women Composer Jaddan Bai. He donned the inspecter's uniform for the first time in CID (1952). The sequence shot in a single morning. Louis and August Lumiere. *which was the first Indian film to be shot with artificial lights Ans : Apradhi ( 1931 ).000 ft. pioneers of the Cinematography in France. had 11 camera crew shooting 20. *The Firsts of Indian Cinema Milestones from 1896-2000 *Though film production commenced in India in 1913. Baburao Painters film 'Sinhagad' shot in early twenties was however the first to use artificial lights for a few shots to capture the moods of fog and moonlight. 1896 for the Lumiere brothers' films screened the same day. at the Watson Hotel in Bombay on July 7. the historical year when Lumiere Bros' films were exhibited at Watson Hotel in Mumbai.to complie just seven songs!! Most Extras in a Film Attenborough's Gandhi (1982) used 3. First & Only Actor To Win Best Actress Award Nirmal Pandey won the best actress award at the Valenciennes Film Festival. *First Cinema Advertisement .more than the total fottage of the 188 min release print of the movie! The edited version of the funeral scene ran only for 125 seconds! First Advertisement The first advertisement appeared in The Times of India. as it held many future technicians spellbound.000 extras for the funeral scenes. Nirmal shared the award with the female lead of the film Sonali Kulkarni. This was the forerunner of the film industry in India. France 1997 for his protrayal of a transvestite in Amol Palekar's Daayra. 1896 and the show was Marvel of the Century. first DBS sound film is judwaa *which is India's first 70 mm film ? Ans : Around the world ( 1967 ) with Raj Kapoor and Rajashree in the lead. directed by Debaki Bose starring P C Barua is the first film made which was totally shot with artificial lights. *1896 First Cinema Show The first Cinema show in India was arranged by the agents of two French brothers.00. of film . on July 1. it is necessary to record the progress of the film business from 1896. and went on to encourage the making of the motion picture in India. started a touring cinema with the screening of the first film “ Life of Christ” on a regular basis in Bombay in 1904. Abdulally Essofally. a photo goods dealer. which was specially arranged at the Hanging Gardens in Bombay. *1904 First Cinema show on regular basis Manek D Sethna.an early Indian coverage by foreign cameramen. enterprising showman. Haralal Sen stars working in Bengal by filming extracts from stage-plays. *1901 First Indian Film “Return of Wrangler Paranjapee”. He filmed a wrestling bout between Pundalik and Krishna Nhavi.first Indian Actually Film shot by Bhatvadekar. Madan in Calcutta in 1907 and it was named Elphinstone Picture Palace. 1896. which carried details of the “Living Photographic pictures in life-size reproductions by Messrs Lumiere Brotheres.F. Madan (1856-1926) launches his bioscope show in a tent at Calcutta Maidan. *1898 First Bioscope Prof. who owned a cinema project.The first cinema advertisement in India appeared in the Times of India. *1911 First Mini Feature Film . ________________________________________ *1907 First Cinema The First Cinema hall in India as built by J. makes the masses movie-conscious. *1897 First Indian to handle a cine camera Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatvadekar alias Save Dada was the first Indian to import a Cine-camera from London at a price of 21 guineas and made a topical in 1897.F. turns exhibitor and film maker. *1902 J. Bombay on July 7. takes up exhibition as a regular business proposition. Stevenson brings “first Bioscope” to Calcutta at the Star Theatre. “Panorama of Calcutta”. *1899 Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatvadekar ( Save Dada). Johnson to shoot the film at Mangaldas Wadi in Bombay. Patankar Anantram Parshuram Karandikar and V. First “Heroine” of Indian Film The first heroine for Indian film was not a female but a young boy. First Female Heroine Kamala. three business partners S. They took R. Dadasaheb Phalke in 1912. First Producer Dadasaheb Phalke. took keen interest in the venture and joined hands with the promoters by providing them a cameraman. *First City of Film Production Bombay was the first city in India where film production started in 1912 *1913 First Indian feature film RAJA HARISHCHANDRA was the first Indian feature film produced by an Indian.P. 1913 at Coronation Cinematograph. M/s Bourne and Shepherd. a young lady from Ahmedabad. which could not see the screen due to several technical reasons and flaws. Tipnis. a British concern. Narmada Mande. was performing a theatre play “pundalik” during 1911 in Bombay. along with them to direct the proposed film.000 feet) “Savitri” in 1912. Bombay. a professional theatre group of Bombay. *First Theatrical film Shreepad Sangit Mandali. a Maharashtrian lady. was the first female heroine in an Indian film with her lead role in Dadasaheb Phalke's second film “Bhasmasur .After filming the Imperial Darbar of 1911. Bombay. produced the first mini-feature film (about 1. Manager of Corontion Cinematograph. who released his first film RAJA HARISHCHANDRA ON May 3.P.technician who learned filmcraft from Cecil Hepworth. Divekar who had earlier purchased the cine camera from Save Dada. *1912 First Foreign-Returned Indian Cine-Technician Dadasaheb Phalke was the first foreign returned Indian cine.N.G. Salunke. The film was however released on May 3. The film also named “PUNDALIK” was exhibited on May 18. Torney alias Dada Saheb Torney. Narayan Govind Chitre alias Nana Bhai Chita of India Press. 1913. Bombay sought help from R. a prominent producer at Walton in England. with out any foreign collaboration. who acted as Taramati in India's first feature film “Raja Harishchandra”. March 1912. was the first film producer of India. K G Gokhale and divekar himself featured in the leading roles of the film. 1912 at Coronation Cinematography. and decided to picturise the stageplay Pundalik. for about a week in February 1912. *1919 First silent feature film from South India R. with his first film “Raja Harishchandra”. First Artiste playing as both hero & heroine Salunke. Kamala's mother Durgabai also featured in the film. which produced its maiden film “shakuntala” in 1920. *1917 First feature film from Bengal J. First Indian Serial S. *1914 First Indian feature film shown Abroad “Raja Harishcnadra” was the first Indian Film which was shown on percentage basis in London in 1914. make-up man. The film was photographed by cameraman Jyotish Sarkar. First Technician Dadasaheb Phalke was not only the film producer but also the first director. First Hollywood-trained Indian Suchet Singh was the first Hollywood-trained Indian who had taken training in cinema technique in America and had worked as an associated under Charlie Chaplin in 1918. art director and cinelaboratorian. feature film “Nal Damyanti” in 1917. Nataraja Mudaliar of Madras made “ Keechaka Vadham” the first silent feature film from South India. This film had two Italians. A new actress Patience Cooper was also introduced in the film.F. namely. In Phalke's fifth film” Lanka Dahan” produced in 1917. *1918 First Act to regulate cinema The first Act which regulated and controlled the Indian film industry was enacted in 1918 and it was known as Indian Cinematograph Act 1918.Mohini” produced in 1913. editor. Madan produced Bengal first. cameraman. . Patankar's “Exile of Shri Rama” was the first Indian Serial. He acted as Harishchandra in “Raja Harishchandra” in 1913. N. First Hero Dattatraya Damodar Dabke was the first hero of an Indian film. acted as both Ram and Seeta. writer. He returned by the end of 1918 and formed the Oriental Film Manufacturing Company Ltd. Signor and Signora Manelli in the leading roles. But this business was first handled in a proper manner by R. First Artificial Lights Baburao Painter was the first man in India to use artifical lights while making his film “Sinhagad” in 1921. Madras and Rangoon in 1920 and later on at Lahore in 1927. First Film Censor Board For the first time Boards of Film Censors were set up in Bombay. is critically ac claimed and is also a box-office success. *1920 First Cinema Poster Baburao Painter was the first man to advertise his film “Vatsala Haran” through cinema posters as a publicity campaign in 1920. First title bestowed upon any film personality Baburao Painter was the first film personality who was bestowed with the title of Cinema Kesari by Lokmanya Tilak in 1919 after seeing his silent film “Sairandhri” produced by Maharashtra Film Company. his brother Baburao Painter produced his first film “Sairandhiri” under the banner of Maharashtra Film Company in 1919 with the help of this Indian camera. daughter of Dadasaheb Phalke. G.First Female Child Star Manadakini. who featured as the child Krishna in Phalke's “Kaliya Mardan” produced by Hindustan cinema Film Company in 1919. Torney in 1919 under the name and style of M/s Western Movies. First Film Distributor Dadasaheb Phalke was distributing his films himself. . Madras in 1921. the first social satire on an Indian obsessed with Western ideas. After his death. 1921 First feature film from South The first feature film produced in South India was “Bhishma Pratigna” produced by R. First Social Satire Dhiren Ganguly made “ England Returned”. “Vali Thirumanam” made in Madras by Whittakar. First Indian Made Cine-Camera Anandrao Painter of Kolhapur was the first Indian to make a cine-camera with the help of an old cine-projector and he shot a comic film around 1918. Venkiah and R. was the first female child star. Prakash of Stars of the East Film Company. Calcutta. Daniel makes first Malayalam film “Vigada Kumaran” “Exceptional Young Man”. Rangachariar. was the first cinema trade organization in India. of India appointed the first Indian Cinematograph Enquiry Committee on 6 th October 1927. Madan and J. The company owned by Nanubhai Desai and Bhogilal K. After sometime the Indian Motion Picture Association was also formed in Bombay.J. Dave.F. Calcutta had received their sound equipment from America and they started producing as well as exhibiting sound films in India.C. The Madras Cinema and Theatre League was formed in Madras in 1929. actual trade activities started only after the formation of the Motion Picture Society of India in Bombay in June 1932 *1927 First Independent Film Processing Laboratory The first Independent Film Processing laboratory was setup by Narayanrao Alias Dhanjibhai K. *1929 First Talkies Short Production in India J. was founded in 1925. Calcutta. “Chandravati” and Milan Dinar” First Cinema Trade Organisation The Bombay Cinema and Theatres Trade Association. Elphinstone Picture Palace. set up under the Chairmanship of Dewan Bahudar T.[psed om Nemga. mother of Princess. *1926 First Lady Director The first lady director in India was Begum Fatima Sultana (wife of the Nawab of Sachien State). The Indian Cinematograph Committee. First Indian Cinematograph Enquiry Committee The Govt. om 1922 and later on in Bombay in 1923 at 12 -1/2 percent. in 1929. It was known as Atmanand Labortory.*1922 First Levy of Entertainment Tax The first levy of Entertainment Tax was o. They released a two reeler sound film in their talkies cinema. J. First Talkie Feature Film Shown in India . However. Zubeida.. Madan of Madan Theates Ltd. formed around 1926. First Double Role Master Vithal was the first actor who portrayed a double role in a feature film “Prisoner of Love” produced by Sharda Film Company in 1927. star of “Alam Ara”. Desai in Bombay in October 1927. Begum Fatima not only acted but produced and directed several silent films including “Bulbule Paristan” “Goddess of Luck”.M. Khan under the music direction of Phiroz Shah.M. First Indian Talkie feature film The first full length talkie feature film produced in India was “ ALAMARA ” Light of the World in Hindustani. It was produced by Hakim Ram Prasad on Play Art Photophone Company in 1932. in 1931. The film with Tamil dialogue and Telugu songs was released in Madras on October 31. Bombay. This talkie film was censored by the Punjab Board. First Song “De de khuda ke naam par” was the first song recorded for “Alam Ara” in 1931.The first Talkie Feature film shown in India was Universal's “Melody of Love” in English. on March 14. First Music Director Phiroz Shah Mistry was the first music director of the talkie film “Alam Ara”. First Tamil Talkie Sagar Movietone's “ KALIDASS ” was the first Tamil feature film starring T. Bombay. *1931 First Talkie Shorts released in Bombay Some talkie shorts produced by Madan Theatres Ltd. It was released at the Majestic Cinema. were released for the first time in the Lamingrone and Empress Cinemas in Bombay on February 4. First Talkie Film Distributor Talkie film distribution came into existence with the advent of talkie film in 1931. which celebrated its premiere at Elphinstone Picture Palace in Calcutta in 1929. *1932 First Talkie film from Punjab “ HEER RANJAH ” in Hindi was the first talkie feature film from Punjab. First Advertising Film Company Niranjan Pal of Publicity/Drammatic Film Co. stated the business of distribution by taking the distribution of India's first Talkies “ALAM ARA ” in 1931. Bombay. founded by Chimanlal Desai. (1931) was the first Indian to introduce the advertising film production and business in India in 1931. 1931. it was sung by W.P. .M. Sagar Movietone. Calcutta and Krishan Film Company. 1931. First Talkie from Bengal The first talkie film from Bengal was “ JAMAI SASTHI ” in Bengali produced by Madan Theatres Ltd. Irani of Imperial Film Company. Reddi. produced by Ardeshir M. . 1931. Rajalakshmi and directed by H. Prabhat Film Company's “Amrit Manthan” released at almost the same time also had imaginative background music scored by music director Keshavrao Bhole. Pendarkar was the first Indian talkie which celebrated silver jubilee by running for 27 weeks at the West End Cinema in Bombay in 1932. First Talkie Film on Fidelytone Sound System Eastern Film's “Shikari” in Hindi was the first talkie film with sound recorded on the Fidelytone Sound System brought into India by a foreign film unit in1932. air-conditioned started in First Colour Film Prabhat Film Company's “Sairandhri” was the first talkie film produced in Multicolour in 1933.Shantaram in 1932 was the first Marathi film which starred Durga Khote. Madan's other three films “ CHATRABAKAVALI ”. First Talkie which celebrated Silver Jubliee “SHYAMSUNDER” in Marathi. produced by Dadasaheb Torne of Saraswati Cinetone and directed by Bhal G. . First Double Version talkie “AYODHYECHA RAJA” in Marathi and “Ayodhya Ka Raja” in Hindi were the first double version talkie films produced by Prabhat Film Company in 1932.C. “Guru Zarina” and “Bilwamangal” Produced in 1932 had 41. However. 37 songs respectively. produced in 1934. First Film With Background Music New Theatre's “Chandidas” in Bengali was the first talkie film in which “Background” music was scored by music director R. First Film With Maximum Songs Madan Theatres “Indra Sabha” in 1932 is the only film produced so far with a record number of 71 songs. had 50 songs while Angle Film's Tamil hit “Sri Hrishna Leela” in 1934 had 62 songs. Meenakshi Cinetone's “Pavalakkodi”. Boral in 1932.First Marathi Film Prabhat Film Company's “AYODHECHA RAJA” Directed by V. as the colour quality was not satisfactory Imperial Film Company's “KISAN KANYA ” produced in 1937 is considered as the first colour film. *1933 First First Air-Conditioned cinema Regal Cinema Bombay. Minerva Movietone's “Jhansi Ki Rani” was the first technically perfect Technicolour film directly shot on 35mm in 1953. Narayanan in Madras in 1934.First Film shot in Ellora Caves Gandharva Cinetone was. Ketkar and Raosaheb Oak in 1933.V. the first film company to utilize the famous Ellora Caves in their talkie film “Sati Mahananda” in 1933. 1934 along with “Amrit Manthan”. on November 15. directed by Debaki Bose. 1934. Bombay. Lakshmi Devi in the main role. written and directed by Baburao Patel. was “Seetha Kalyanam” produced by P. was the first Indian talkie film shown at the Venice Film Festival in 1934 First Talkie Produced in South “Srinivas Kalyanam” in Tamil was the first talkie produced in the South by Srinivas Cinetone and directed by A. Music Director R. *1934 First Talkie shown at Venice Film Festival The Bengali talkie film “Seeta”. *1935 First Playback Playback's was introduced in the talkie “ Bhagya Chakra” (Dhoop Chaon) produced by New Theatres in 1935 and Bombay talkie ‘Milan' B/W. First Hindi Talkie to celebrate Silver Jubilee Prabhat Film company's “Amirt Manthan” was the first talkie in Hindi which celebrated Silver Jubilee at Krishna Talkies. However. in Madras. It featured R.C. Starring Rama Tilakam in the main role in 1934. Prabhat Film Company also announced a cartoon film “Jambu Kaka” but on hearing this news R. “Jambu Kaka” was released at the Majestic Cinema. First Cartoon Film For the first time a cartoon short was made by Messrs.C. First All India Motion Picture Convention . First Talkie released in England “Karma” (Fate) in which Devika Rani co-starred with Himansu Rai was an Anglo-Indian co-production and had a premiere of its English version in London in May 1933. by running for 29 weeks at a stretch in 1934. The Hindi version of the film was premiered at Bombay on January 27. Boralhad composed the music for the film. First Telugu Film from South The first Telugu talkie produced by South Indian Technicians entirely in the South.B. Das at the Vel Pictures Studio. Bombay. Boral of New Theatres started his own Cartoon film “ON A MOONLIGHT NIGHT” and completed it within one month and released it even before the completion of “Jambu Kaka”. The crane was built in their own workshop under the expert care of B. creates a record for continuous run for more than one year in one cinema house alone. Dinshaw refused to resign. was “PURANDARDAS” by Devi Films in 1937.K. Thilagaraja Bhagavathar and K. IMPPA Formed Formation of Indian Motion Picture Producers” Association in Bombay “CHITAMANI” (Tamil). Salem in 1938. directed by Y. Morchas were taken out to prevent the release of the film which finally opened at Imperial Cinema under Police Protection. First Camera Crane Wadia Movietone used the camera crane for the first time in India while producing their films in 1938.V.V. Thereafter the agitation died down. Board of Directors including Sir Phirozshah Mehta. Debaki Bose gives lyrical and philosophical treatment to the life of a Vaishnative poet in New Theatres ‘ VIDYAPATI'. The Parsi Panchayat took strong objection to Parsi Music Director Saraswati Devi and Chandraprabha (known as Homi Sisters) who acted in JAWANI KI HAWA . 1935 under the auspices of the Motion Picture Society of India headed by Mr. ________________________________________ *1939 Silver Jubilee celebrations of the Indian Cinema in Bombay (in May) . Jadhav. *1937 First Kannada-Tamil Double Version Film The first talkie film produced simultaneously in two versions. B. Jawaharlal Nehru to see their film ACHHUT KANYA . Parsi members of Bombay Talkies.B. Bombay Talkies arranged a special show for Pt. Rao and starring M. Ardeshir M Irani of Imperial Film Company established a colour film laboratory for the first time in India in 1937. Tara.The first All India Motion Picture convention was held in Bombay on February 20. Sir Cavasji Jehangir & F. First Colour Film Laboratory K. 1938 First Malayalam Talkie The first talkie film in Malayalee was “Balan” produced by Modern Theatres Ltd. It was directed by Notani.M. Formation of South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce in Madras and Indian Motion Picture Distributor's Association in Bombay. in Kannada and Tamil. First Film without Any Song Wadia Movietone's “ Naujawan” was the first talkie without any song produced in 1937.E. Aswathama (13 th March). Imperia's “Kisan Kanya” was the first cine colour film from this laboratory. Bhavnani in 1948 (released as “Ajit” in 1949) was the first colour feature film produced on Kodachrome and blown up to 35mm.000 feet and that of trailers to 400 feet. creates an all time record for the longest continuous run of more than three and a half years at a single cinema ROXY in Calcutta. 1942. It was released in USA in 1944. Subramanyam in 1939 was the first Hindi Talkie produced in the south. *1944 First Talkie Produced in English Language Wadia Movietone's “The Court Dancer” was the first Indian Talkie which had English dialogue. Control over length & Distribution of Raw Film The Govt. 1944. 1945. . Dadasaheb Phalke. made in 1943. First Time “A” and “U” Classification The Indian Cinematograph Act 1918 was amended in December 1949 by which time censorship was made a Central subject for the first time and two types of categories “A” and “U” were prescribed for certification of films. *1942 First Film Society Bombay Film Society was the first film society in India formed in Bombay in 1942. Further. First Govt. *1949 First 16mm colour feature film Bhavnani Productions ‘Rangeen Zamana” produced and directed by M. *1948 First Ballet Film Screen and Stage Production Madras “Kalpana” directed by Uday Shankar in 1948 was the first ballet film in India.First Hindi Talkie from South “Prem Sagar” produced and directed by K. father of Indian Cinema. ________________________________________ *1950 First Film With “A” certificate Akash Chitra's “Hanste Aansu” was the first Hindi feature film in 1950 which was is sued an “A” Certificate (Film suitable for exhibition to Adults only) in India. passes away on 16 th Feb. distribution of raw film was also controlled for the first time from 17 th July 1943 to 15 th Dec. from May 16. It had dialogue by Amrit Lal Nagar and Lyrics by Sumitra Nandan Pant. *1947 Bombay Talkies ‘KISMAT'. of India restricted the footage of the feature films to 11. The film magazine Filmfare introduced Awards. ________________________________________ *1953 First President's Gold Medal P.N. • Launching of Film Federation of India under the presidentship of Chandulal J Shah. which continued for a fortnight. 1956 First Film Exempted from Entertainment Tax Rajkamal Kalamandir's JHANAK JHANAK PAYAL BAJE was the first film to be exempted from entertainment tax in 1956.*1951 • Formation of Central Board of Film Censors with B. 1952. • “Aan” produced by Mehboob in colour 16mm and blown up to 35mm. India's first Technicolour film ‘ JHANSI KI RANI' was produced by Sohrab Modi for Minerva Movietone with foreign technicians. A. ________________________________________ 1960 First Excise Duty on release prints Excise Duty was levied by the Government on release prints for the first time in India on April 1.K. Sircar on the Board. Abbas made the first Indo-Russian Co-production “PARDESI” in Hindi and Russian. Jawaharlal Nehru. ________________________________________ *1952 First International Film Festival The Films Division of the Government of India sponsored and organized the First International Film Festival of India in Bombay on January 24. • Formation of SIMPSA in Madras and CCCA in Bhusaval. Dr V Shantaram was a founder member of the Film Producers Guild ________________________________________ 1957 K. ________________________________________ *1955 First film seminar The first film seminar was convened by Sangeet Nataka Akademi and inaugurated by Prime Minister Pt. the Award for the best film going to ‘ DO BIGHA ZAMIN' ________________________________________ *1954 Film Producers Guild is formed First National Awards The annual State Awards for film were introduced for the first time by Government in 1954. Atre's “SHYAMCHI AYEE” in Marathi was the first film to get the President's Gold Medal. considered as the best film of 1953. • Weekly Magazine SCREEN started by Indian Express. . 1960. ________________________________________ 1967 First 70mm Technicolour film Pachhis “ Around The World” was the first Indian Film in 70mm and Technicolour with Stereophonic Sound in 1967. the producer/ director is a Guild member. Its producers Rajshri is a member of the Film & Television Producers Guild of India 1st Dolby sound film. 4-track stereophonic sound introduced in ‘ MAINE PYAR KIYA' in 1989. Guru Dutt was a member of the Guild. Calcutta's “Ingeet” in 1961 was the first film of the talkie era which had no dialogue at all. HEY! RAM was first ever film produced in India with Sync Sound Technology-2000 ________________________________________ .‘ 1942-A LOVE STORY' in 1994. First Talkie film without Dialogue Taru Mukerji Production. Later in 1961 Anupam Chitra produced “Pyar Ki Pyas' in Cinemascope and colour. ________________________________________ 1964 First Film with only one actor Sunil Dutt's “Yaadein” in 1964 was the first film in India which had only one actor in the fim. Vidhu Vinod Chopra. For the first time in the talkie era. feature film shot entirely in Iran with combined Indian and Iranian cast in 1970.________________________________________ 1961 First Cinemascope film Guru Dutt's “Kagaz Ke Phool” in 1959 was the first Cinemascope film shot in black and white. a silent film ‘PUSHPAK' was successfully produced in 1987. Again. Waheeda Rehman) was the first Indian. ________________________________________ Other Important Milestones Bhim Singh's “ SUBH-O-SHAAM ” (Sanjeev Kumar.