Evolution of Indian Cinema

 PAST SCENARIO As we go all way back to 1913, a filmmaker, Dadasaheb Phalke, often regarded as ‘Father of Indian Cinema’, his film “Raja Harishchandra” was India’s first feature silent film. As technology advanced, sound helped to make movies more engaging. In 1931, Alam Ara became the first ‘talkie’. THE GOLDEN ERA (1950s) The inclusion of colors was one of the key reason of the progress of cinema. 1950s saw a little bit of everything: romance, drama, realism, comedy and musicals. The most remarkable film of this era is Rakesh Sippy’s ‘Sholay’. Social issues such as farmer sufferings, untouchability came to limelight through movies such as Mother India (1957), Do Bhiga Zameen (1953), etc. The craze of cinema among the people increased incredibly by 1950s. Everyone used to eagerly wait for the weekends to come to watch the movie! THE ERA OF NOSTALGIA (1990s) The 90s was the period of romance and music. Art films also strived after the release of Satya (1998). This era gave us many bloc