During the last few years, and through an acquaintance made possible by Mostafa Sarwar Farooki, I had the pleasure of getting to know Professor Fahmidul Haq, discuss with him a bit about Bangladeshi cinema, and also feature his writings in Asian Movie Pulse. Thus, it was very interesting for me to read and review his first book in English, but also a challenge, as it is always the case when you review the works of someone you know. Let us take a closer, and hopefully, objective look at the book however.
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The “story”, after highlighting the concept of “brief” mentioned in the title as a panoramic view on local cinema, begins with some general facts about the current situation of the industry, as much as audience tendencies regarding motion pictures. The next chapter deals extensively with the beginning of Bangladeshi cinema, a topic that is...
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The “story”, after highlighting the concept of “brief” mentioned in the title as a panoramic view on local cinema, begins with some general facts about the current situation of the industry, as much as audience tendencies regarding motion pictures. The next chapter deals extensively with the beginning of Bangladeshi cinema, a topic that is...
- 4/2/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
By Rima Bhatia and Stacey Yount
So you think you know Bollywood? The glamour, the gossip and all the secrets? Do you consider yourself a Bollywood expert? Well, to test our research skills to find some of the most hidden and obscure facts, we have put together a list to test your Bolly-knowledge.
So settle down with a warm drink and read away… and don’t forget to comment how many facts you knew… and which fact blew your mind!
The first short film from India was 1898’s Hiralal Sen’s The Flower of Persia.
Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra is known as The first full length feature film from India. The black and white film released on May 3, 1913 in Mumbai. It was only 40 minutes long.
Ram Chandra Gopal “Dadasaheb” Torne’s Shree Pundalik was the very first film; it was shown in Mumbai on 18 May 1912. However, it was processed overseas and is only 22 minutes.
So you think you know Bollywood? The glamour, the gossip and all the secrets? Do you consider yourself a Bollywood expert? Well, to test our research skills to find some of the most hidden and obscure facts, we have put together a list to test your Bolly-knowledge.
So settle down with a warm drink and read away… and don’t forget to comment how many facts you knew… and which fact blew your mind!
The first short film from India was 1898’s Hiralal Sen’s The Flower of Persia.
Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra is known as The first full length feature film from India. The black and white film released on May 3, 1913 in Mumbai. It was only 40 minutes long.
Ram Chandra Gopal “Dadasaheb” Torne’s Shree Pundalik was the very first film; it was shown in Mumbai on 18 May 1912. However, it was processed overseas and is only 22 minutes.
- 3/28/2020
- by BollySpice Team
- Bollyspice
By Imran Fridaus
Introduction
Bangladesh cinema industry activities are situated in the capital city of Dhaka. This industry generally produced Bengali language films of different styles such as melodrama, social drama, political action film, formula film as well as independent films. Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (Bfdc) has played a center point of supporting and supplying raw materials in filmmaking. In 1898, people of this land first experienced moving images on the screen by the arrangement of a company named Bradford Bioscope Company; though it was limited to elite class audience. This region started producing movies with the short film “The Good Girl” in silent era (Hayat 1987). Within three years, Bangladesh experienced “The Last Kiss” (1931), its first feature length film. Both films were patronized by the royal family the Nawab Family (Hayat 1987). They formed a production company eventually in the 1930s titled as Dhaka East Bengal Cinematograph Society to produce films regularly.
Introduction
Bangladesh cinema industry activities are situated in the capital city of Dhaka. This industry generally produced Bengali language films of different styles such as melodrama, social drama, political action film, formula film as well as independent films. Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (Bfdc) has played a center point of supporting and supplying raw materials in filmmaking. In 1898, people of this land first experienced moving images on the screen by the arrangement of a company named Bradford Bioscope Company; though it was limited to elite class audience. This region started producing movies with the short film “The Good Girl” in silent era (Hayat 1987). Within three years, Bangladesh experienced “The Last Kiss” (1931), its first feature length film. Both films were patronized by the royal family the Nawab Family (Hayat 1987). They formed a production company eventually in the 1930s titled as Dhaka East Bengal Cinematograph Society to produce films regularly.
- 11/29/2019
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
by Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri
(The article was published initially in Projectorhead.in)
The Early Years
While exhibition of films in Calcutta can be dated back to 1896, when one Professor Stevens screened the Lumiere programmes at Star Theatre, it was only in the first decade of the twentieth century that Bengal had its first indigenous film-maker—Hiralal Sen. Calcutta at the time had a strong tradition of professional theatre, and theatre houses served as outlets for films. The earliest screenings were held in theatre houses where films appeared as a double bill attraction alongside the plays. Influential theatre owners, like for example Amarendra Nath Dutta of Classic Theatre, encouraged the production of films by allowing Hiralal Sen to photograph his stage productions, which were then advertised as ‘superfine pictures from our world-renowned plays’ and exhibited. At the same time, given the Bengali’s natural propensity for topical and newsy items, it...
(The article was published initially in Projectorhead.in)
The Early Years
While exhibition of films in Calcutta can be dated back to 1896, when one Professor Stevens screened the Lumiere programmes at Star Theatre, it was only in the first decade of the twentieth century that Bengal had its first indigenous film-maker—Hiralal Sen. Calcutta at the time had a strong tradition of professional theatre, and theatre houses served as outlets for films. The earliest screenings were held in theatre houses where films appeared as a double bill attraction alongside the plays. Influential theatre owners, like for example Amarendra Nath Dutta of Classic Theatre, encouraged the production of films by allowing Hiralal Sen to photograph his stage productions, which were then advertised as ‘superfine pictures from our world-renowned plays’ and exhibited. At the same time, given the Bengali’s natural propensity for topical and newsy items, it...
- 10/25/2019
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
There is a fascinating but little-known prequel to Indian cinema that goes right back to silent films made in the 1890s
In October 1917, Hiralal Sen was sick, bankrupt and just a few days away from death when he received some cruel news. His brother's warehouse was on fire and, as it burned, Sen's career as a film-maker went up in flames. The warehouse contained the entire stock of the Royal Bioscope Company, the Sen brothers' firm, which showed and produced films in the Kolkata area in the early years of the 20th century. The blaze destroyed Sen's films, and with them much of the proof of India's early cinema history.
The centenary celebrations suggest that Indian film production began in 1913, but that is far from the truth. "The history of Indian cinema before 1913 is a fragmentary one, but it is no less interesting for that," says Luke McKernan, moving...
In October 1917, Hiralal Sen was sick, bankrupt and just a few days away from death when he received some cruel news. His brother's warehouse was on fire and, as it burned, Sen's career as a film-maker went up in flames. The warehouse contained the entire stock of the Royal Bioscope Company, the Sen brothers' firm, which showed and produced films in the Kolkata area in the early years of the 20th century. The blaze destroyed Sen's films, and with them much of the proof of India's early cinema history.
The centenary celebrations suggest that Indian film production began in 1913, but that is far from the truth. "The history of Indian cinema before 1913 is a fragmentary one, but it is no less interesting for that," says Luke McKernan, moving...
- 7/25/2013
- by Pamela Hutchinson
- The Guardian - Film News
Kolkata, Nov 11: Vintage classics, including India's first full-length feature film Dadasaheb Phalke's "Raja Harishchandra" screened Saturday at the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival (Kiff), were a big hit with the masses.
Classics like Phalke's "Raja Harishchandra" (1913) and "Kalia Mardan" (1919) and Kalipada Das's "Jamai Babu" (1931) were screened at a special tent that gave a feel of watching a movie in the bygone era, taking the people on a nostalgic trip.
The special tent has been christened Hiralal Sen Mancha after Hiralal Sen, considered one of India's first filmmakers and credited with creating the country's first advertising.
Classics like Phalke's "Raja Harishchandra" (1913) and "Kalia Mardan" (1919) and Kalipada Das's "Jamai Babu" (1931) were screened at a special tent that gave a feel of watching a movie in the bygone era, taking the people on a nostalgic trip.
The special tent has been christened Hiralal Sen Mancha after Hiralal Sen, considered one of India's first filmmakers and credited with creating the country's first advertising.
- 11/11/2012
- by Abhijeet Sen
- RealBollywood.com
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