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Hindi Films
Hindi Films, all aspects
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Compiling Data of Indian Films
Compiler, Hindi Film Geet Kosh
As you are aware, India leads in the world by producing highest number of films on celluloid. While 36,000 (approximately) Indian talkie films have been censored till date, it is a pity that no proper arrangement has been made at government or personal level to keep record of data of films produced on celluloid.
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Sound and Music of Hindi Talkies: The First Four Years
Surjit Singh
Everybody knows that the talkie era in India was begun by Imperial Movietone, Bombay on March 14, 1931 when the first full-length feature film Alam Ara (called ‘All Living, Breathing 100% Talking’ in a contemporary ad) was released in the Majestic Cinema, Girgaum. Not so well known is the fact that since early 1929, Calcutta’s Madan Theatres have been making and releasing short items consisting of songs, dances, scenes from stage plays and musical audio-visual recordings. The sound reproduction of Alam Ara was ‘patchy’, and the hero Master Vithal did not speak at all. However, the talkie (with its seven songs and some dances) was so successful commercially that it led to a deluge of singing-dancing musicals that still continues 75 years later and has defied movie critics at home and abroad!
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Archiving Indian film music
Chetan Vinchhi
On the challenges faced by any serious archival efforts and possible ways of mitigating these
Introduction
The history of a music reflects the history of its people. The evolution of a genre of music narrates vivid stories that often go above and beyond the written word. We can identify with and relive these sagas through the music. And all this happens organically. It is not a history lesson. It is woven into the social fabric over the years, even generations.
Subcategories
Articles Article Count: 2439
Articles on Hindi Films
Books Article Count: 197
Magazines Article Count: 35
Posted Songs Article Count: 2453
Rec Music Indian Misc Article Count: 2
Saigal Pankaj Dey Article Count: 1
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