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How the Indian Filmmakers, Directors and Performers changed the perceptions of Asian Culture and Heritage in Global Scenario.

Dr .T. Sangameshwar Rao

Bollywood is one of the largest film producers in , representing 43% of the net box office revenue, while Tamil and represent 36%, and the rest of the regional cinema constitutes 21% as of 2014.[7] is also one of the largest centers of film production in the world. Furthermore, Bollywood is one of the biggest film industries in the world in terms of the number of people employed and the number of films produced. According to Matusitz, J., &Payano, P., in 2011, over 3.5 billion tickets were sold across the globe which in comparison is 900,000 tickets more than Hollywood. Bollywood produced 252 films in 2014 out of a total of 1969 films produced in Indian cinema.Raja Harishchandra (1913), by DadasahebPhalke, is known as the first silent feature film made in India. By the 1930s, the industry was producing over 200 films per annum.The first Indian , ArdeshirIrani'sAlamAra (1931).

The biggest influence of Indian cinema as a whole has been on nationalism in India itself, according to Economist and Bollywood biographer Lord Meghnad Desai.Many Indian artists used to make a living by hand-painting movie billboards and posters. The well-known artist M.F. Hussain used to paint film posters early in his career. This was because human labour was found to be cheaper than printing and distributing publicity material in early days. Many prominent film awards like National Awards – since 1954, – since 1995Stardust Awards – since 2003Notable private awards ceremonies for films, Awards held overseas are, International Indian Film – (different country each year) – since 2000Zee Cine Awards- (different country each year) – since 1998,Most of these award ceremonies are lavishly staged spectacles, featuring singing, dancing, and numerous celebrities. Noted film education institutes are,Film education, Film and Television Institute of India, Film and Television Institute, Asian Academy of Film & Television.

The Great Film Directors and Story tellers of Indian cinema like Satyajit Ray. WrSatyajit Ray. Writer, PatherPanchali, Hrishikesh .Director, . .... , , . Director, , .Director, , RitwikGhatak.Director, Subarnarekha. ...RajaramVankudreShantaram. Director, Do AnkhenBarahHaath. ...Raj . Actor, Sangamiter, PatherPanchali. .... Director, Anand.Guru Dutt. Actor, Pyaasa. ...Bimal Roy. Director, Madhumati. ...Mehboob Khan. Director, Mother India. ...RitwikGhatak. Director, Subarnarekha. ...RajaramVankudreShantaram. Director, Do AnkhenBarahHaath. .... Actor, Sangam.ShaymBenegal, Maniratnam, AdoorGopala Krishnan,GovindNihlani, K. BalaChander, Mehendra, Ketan Mehta have taken indian cinema given a larger canavas to mark their footprints in foreign land.