HOLISTIC- EVOLUTION OF NATIONAL 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 blockbusters such as Baghban, Kabhi khushi Kabhi

Gham, Hum saath saath Hai, DDLJ, etc, which emphasized on promoting

family unity, good morals and Indian culture.

How can we forget the music that gets the audience on their feet!

But still there were some concepts like women empowerment, reality based

events, etc, which were left untouched. The growth is now needed in the

content quality of the movie. The movies often lack female autonomy and

independence. Dreamy scenes and Melo drama makes the movie unrealistic.

An attempt towards modernization was made through producing movies

like Student of the Year etc. But they ended up promoting a western and an

imaginary life.

So there are many areas where the progress was needed which was

undertaken by present era.

PRESENT SCENARIO

A major transformation took place after few years. The movies releasing in

the present era are cost-efficient, realistic in nature, helped in development

of awareness and empathy.

Originality came into emergence through the movies like Airlift Kashmir

Files, Kerala Story, Mrs. Chatterjee v/s Norway, Manjhi, etc., which

acknowledged people with the current happenings or what had happened

in the past few years.

OTT platforms has now given us the facility to watch the movies of our

choice and at our convenient place.

Picture quality has been enhanced to a great extent and the viewers can

even enjoy the 3D experience of movie in theatres!

Movies like Dangal, MaryKom, Manikarnika, etc., portrayed women

empowerment. Movies based on the biographies emerged like MS Dhoni:

The Untold Story, Neerja, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, The legend of Bhagat

Singh, etc.

Historical movies became the area of interest for many directors. Movies

like Padmavat, Tanhaji, Kesari, etc were released.

However, there are some flaws like use of abusive language in movies, trend

of remake songs and lyrics of some songs are just meaningless, our culture,

social and moral values are shown out dated. Hence, we need to pay

attention on these flaws to continue the series of evolution.

 

FUTURE SCENARIO

The rapid growth in the Indian Cinema promises a good future in the

entertainment industry.

The rise of budding filmmakers working on low budget films and still creating

a masterpiece, with the help of independent producers who are investing in

really great projects, is a good step towards quality content which are a big

focus these days.

Fresh faces, nowadays get great opportunities to work, thanks to exponential

growth of OTT platforms where they can showcase their creativity and acting

skills.

The well-nuanced characters played by Manoj Bajpayee, Neena Gupta,

Ayushmann Khurana, Rani Mukherji, Rajkumar Rao, etc in various movies

and series show a positive growth in the Indian Cinema.

Moreover, people these days, not only want the masala storyline of

commercial films but also screenplay, depth of the characters, good songs to

croon to, acting which touches the hearts of the audience to make them

rewatch.

The future of our entertainment industry looks bright, but of course it shall

have its fair share of good and bad films.

DONE BY 

ARCHISHA DUTTA- M.22.49

ARYAN NAYAK- M.22.23

MAHAK MEENA-M.22.92

HARINI IYER-M.22.58

INDU YADAV-M.22.61

LOVELY THAKUR-M.22.89