Bombay, or today's Mumbai, is the home of Bollywood, India's $2 billion film industry, which is commemorating its 100th birthday. The film "Bombay Talkies" honors this occasion by showcasing four short stories on Indians' passion for filmmaking that were produced by the nation's top directors. Numerous exhibitions in Indian cities also feature a broad range of Bollywood movies from the past and current.
The first silent film made in India, Raja Harischandra, was released in 1913, marking the beginning of the country's cinema industry. It is based on a well-known folktale about an ancient Indian ruler who loses both his nation and his family.
Bollywood movies have gained enormous popularity in recent years, not just in India, but also in other nations.
Motion pictures, usually known as movies or flicks, are among the most widely used types of entertainment in the modern world. A good tale and the chance to watch their favorite movie stars draw millions of people to the movies every year. The movie business is likewise quite lucrative. The people that produce movies do so with the hopes of making a large profit and becoming famous all over the world.
Equipment
A movie camera functions similarly to a regular camera but shoots 24 images per second. The lens zeroes in on a certain area. After then, a shutter opens and shuts, capturing the image on movie.
On a sound stage in a film studio, some scenes are created with backdrops that must appear as authentic as feasible. Although it costs significantly more, the production team builds the set exactly as they envision it to be portrayed in the movie. Other sequences are filmed on location or in an environment that closely resembles the setting of the plot, such as in front of a building, on a beach, or at the summit of a mountain.
Action movies frequently feature crucial special effects. On the set or in certain locations, explosions are performed; occasionally, smaller models of objects are made and later enlarged in the movie. Modern effects artists frequently work on computers before transferring.
Motion picture history
Many inventors in England, France, and the United States worked on motion picture production techniques in the late 1800s. American inventor Thomas Edison created the first motion picture viewer in 1893.The very brief movies had to be viewed through a peephole.
Early movies had no sound and were in black and white. The first color films were made in the late 1930s and early 1940s, after which sound was added to movies in the 1920s.
The movie industry flourished. Because it was possible to make movies all year long in a location where the temperature never dropped below freezing, Hollywood, California, became the hub of the American film industry.
Later, the film business expanded to other nations.
The most popular movies in history
Titanic (1997): Film Revenue Worldwide in US Dollars
1 800 000 000
Return of the King from The Lord of the Rings
1 120 000 000
Dead Man's Chest: Pirates of the Caribbean (2006)
1 060 000 000
The 2001 film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
968 000 000
At World's End: Pirates of the Caribbean (2007)
954 000 000
Phantom Menace, The First Episode of Star Wars (1999)
922 000 000
The Two Towers from The Lord of the Rings
921 000 000
1993's Jurassic Park
919 000 000
In 2005, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
892 000 000
2007's Spider-Man 3
885 000 000
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