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Cinema in India India was one of the largest and oldest film industries in the World. When Lumiere brothers invented cinema in the last decade of the 19th century, they did not quite realise the fact that their invention would, in years to come, entertain millions across the world in an unprecedented manner. India may have lagged behind other countries in many fields, but the maintained near parity in the field of cinema, only 7 months after its inauguration (premier show) in France, Lumiere brothers films were shown in Bombay for the first time on 7th July, 1896. In 1899, Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatwadekar made a film on wrestling match in Bombay. In 1901, Bhatwadekar made the first news reel. The honour of making the first feature film goes to Dadasaheb (Dhundiraj Govind) Phalke, who made the first film Raja Harishchandra in 1913. Indian cinema has thus completed about a 100 years and feature films have completed a span of more than 80 years. FACTS ABOUT INDIAN CINEMA

THEATRE OF INDIA The theatre in India has encompassed all the other forms of literature and fine arts into its physical presentation literature, mime, music, dance, movement, painting, sculpture and architecture all mixed into one and being called 'Natya' or 'Theatre' in English. Roughly, the Indian theatre can be divided into three distinctive kinds i.e. the Classical or the Sanskrit theatre, the Traditional or the Folk theatre and Modern theatre. FAMOUS SANSKRIT PLAYS Shudraka- Mrichha Katika Bhasa- Swapna Vasavadattam, Panchatantra, Pratijna Yaugandharayaanam Charudatta, Kamabhara Kalidasa- Vikramorvasiyam, Malavikagnimitram, Abhijinanasakuntalam Bhavabhuti- Mahaveeracharita, Uttararamacharita, Malati-Madhava Harsha- Ratnavali, Priyadarshika, Nagananda FORMS OF TRADITIONAL THEATRE Bhand Pather- The traditional theatre form of Kashmir, is a unique combination of dance, music and acting. Satire, wit and parody are preferred for inducing lau