Feb 15, 2023
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Old Bollywood Era

A movie is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and rarely other sensory stimulations. Movies have become an effective medium of communication rather than any random storytelling way. Hindi cinema popularly known as “Bollywood” is an Indian Hindi-Language film industry based in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) originating from the combination “Bombay” & “Hollywood”. First Bollywood movie “Raja Harishchandra” was released in the year 1913. The 1930s and 1940s were tumultuous times; India was buffeted by the Great Depression, World War II, the Indian independence movement, and the violence of the Partition. Although most early Bombay films were unabashedly escapist, a number of filmmakers tackled tough social issues and used the struggle for Indian independence as a backdrop for their films.

The period from the late 1940s to the early 1960s, after India's independence, is regarded by film historians as the Golden Age of Hindi cinema. Some of the most critically acclaimed Hindi films of all time were produced during this time. A lot of movies were produced capping various genres. Bollywood movies made a significant presence in the hearts of many viewers all over the world.

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