History of Bollywood and Indian Film

• early films about mythology, religion, saw stars as gods
• first made in 1913
• early prints had silver - where stripped down for metal
• First superstar from Kismet
• Bombay Talkies - formed by 2 film stars
• Sensorship under British rule
• Raj Kapoor and Nargis
• Nargis was in Mother India
• 1950s saw rise of parallel cinema - more complex women
• Auteurs like Guru Dutt, Satjayvit Ray
• Playback singers
• Rise of 'angry young man' character
• 80s was a bad time
• Rise of Films appealing to diaspora
• Satellite TV, rise of middle class - sense of pride, opening India's borders
• Single screen cinemas and more expensive multiplex cinema
• Regional cinema as well