Film collection marks 100 years of Indian cinema
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In this April 23, 2013 photo, an elderly Indian man walks past a mural depicting Bolllywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan's as in a scene from film "Deewar" in Mumbai, India. Friday, May 3 marks exactly a hundred years after India's first feature film "Raja Harischandra," a silent movie, was screened in 1913. India produced almost 1,500 movies last year and the industry is expected to grow from $ 2 billion to $ 3.6 billion in the next five years, according to consultancy KPMG. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
In this April 23, 2013 photo, an elderly Indian man walks past a mural depicting Bolllywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan's as in a scene from film "Deewar" in Mumbai, India. Friday, May 3 marks exactly a hundred years after India's first feature film "Raja Harischandra," a silent movie, was screened in 1913. India produced almost 1,500 movies last year and the industry is expected to grow from $ 2 billion to $ 3.6 billion in the next five years, according to consultancy KPMG. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
In this photo taken on April 21, 2013, Indian Bollywood artists dance while shooting their upcoming film ?Shortcut Romeo? in Mumbai, India. Friday, May 3 marks exactly a hundred years after India's first feature film "Raja Harischandra," a silent movie, was screened in 1913. India produced almost 1,500 movies last year and the industry is expected to grow from $2 billion to $3.6 billion in the next five years, according to consultancy KPMG. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
In this photo taken on April 21, 2013, Indian Bollywood artists dance during a shoot of their upcoming film ?Shortcut Romeo? in Mumbai, India. Friday, May 3 marks exactly a hundred years after India's first feature film "Raja Harischandra," a silent movie, was screened in 1913. India produced almost 1,500 movies last year and the industry is expected to grow from $2 billion to $3.6 billion in the next five years, according to consultancy KPMG. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
In this April 18, 2013 photo, an Indian woman looks through a bioscope on the premises of the Anup Touring Talkies tent cinema in Mumbai, India. Friday, May 3 marks exactly a hundred years after India's first feature film "Raja Harischandra," a silent movie, was screened in 1913. India produced almost 1,500 movies last year and the industry is expected to grow from $ 2 billion to $ 3.6 billion in the next five years, according to consultancy KPMG. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
In this April 20, 2013 photo, cut outs of Indian Bollywood stars are displayed on the premises of the Anup Touring Talkies tent cinema in Mumbai, India. Friday, May 3 marks exactly a hundred years after India's first feature film "Raja Harischandra," a silent movie, was screened in 1913. India produced almost 1,500 movies last year and the industry is expected to grow from $ 2 billion to $ 3.6 billion in the next five years, according to consultancy KPMG. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
NEW DELHI (AP) ? Four top Indian filmmakers have come together to make "Bombay Talkies," a short-film collection that hits theaters Friday to celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema.
India's first full-length feature film "Raja Harishchandra," or "King Harishchandra," was released in 1913. Its producer and director Dhundiraj Govind Phalke is described as the "father of Indian cinema."
The four popular and contemporary filmmakers behind "Bombay Talkies" are Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar and Dibakar Banerjee. While Johar is known for his larger-than-life, song-and-dance love stories, the other three known for more realistic work.
Friday's release is a collection of four short films that has some of Indian cinema's biggest names making appearances. The stars include Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan and other actors including Aamir Khan, Rani Mukherji and Katrina Kaif.
The films deal with subjects as varied the dilemmas faced by a married couple, a failed actor's struggle to make a living and a young boy's dreams about a movie star.
"Raja Harishchandra" was a silent film. The first Indian "talkie" or film with sound was "Alam Ara" in 1931.
Since then Indian cinema has become the largest producer of films in the world. India produced nearly 1,500 films last year, according to accounting firm KPMG.
Indian films have also won audiences across the world, especially among the South Asian diaspora. It's not uncommon now for an Indian blockbuster film to be released in theaters in India and across the world on the same day.
Associated Press
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