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Updating the Geet Kosh data and the database is a never-ending process; Hamraaz and I will probably be doing it for the rest of our lives. For example just recently I found out about the elder sister of Chitra!
However, there are a few constants. The number of Hindi/Urdu feature films produced will probably not change, it will remain 1,160 during the 50s and 959 during the 60s. The number of songs will probably increase, because there are many blanks in the Geet Kosh, right now the totals are 9,289 and 6,433 in the 50s and 60s, respectively, with a grand total of 15,722.
For the record, we watched 447 films from the 50s and 665 from the 60s, with the number of video songs watched standing at 3,494 from the 50s and 4,334 from the 60s.
So in all, we had 1,112 films and 7,828 video songs available. Hopefully this will increase.
Again, for the record, the song with the largest number of people recognized were as follows:
From the 50s:
Yah Ishq Ishq Hai Ishq Ishq (Part-3)
Film: Barasaat Kee Raat (1960)
On Screen MAIN: Bhaarat Bhooshan
On Screen OTHER: Maqasood, Mijjan, Navaab Khaan, Shashi (Jr), Zaafar, Madhubaalaa, Sheelaa Raamachandr, S K Prem, Belaa Bos, Shyaamaa, Ratnaa, Khursheed Baavaraa, K N Sinh, Mumataaz Begam, Chandaa, Fazaloo, Shinde, Sheelaa Raamachandr
From the 60s:
Tikee Reekee Tikee Reekee Taakoree...Kal Jo Milaa Thaa Mujhe Khaab Men, Vahee To Naheen Ho Kyaa Tum...
Film: Vah Kaun Thee ? (1964)
On Screen MAIN: Helen, Manoj Kumaar
On Screen OTHER: Joyce, Mijjan, Bhagavaan (Dancer), Edwina, Hameedaa, Lawrence, Leno Jones, Marie, Mahamood (Dancer), Oscar, Pamela, Rafeeq, Robert, Sabitaa, Saeed, Shinde, Terence, Teresa, Tony Pereira, Praveen Chaudharee, K N Sinh, Leonara, Manjulaa, Tricky Joe, Baabaa Benjamin, Macmohan, Willie, Chandoo, Dorothy
Now You Know!
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As far as I can tell the first international film festival was held in Venice in 1932.
The festival is till very active. From their website
The first "Esposizione d'Arte Cinematografica" came into being in 1932 as part of the 18th Venice Biennale (from 6 July to 21 August 1932) under the auspices of Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata, President of the Biennale, the sculptor Antonio Maraini, General Secretary, and Luciano De Feo, General Secretary of the International Institute for Educational Cinema, based in Rome. Luciano De Feo was the very first director-selector.
It was earlier called The Exhibition of the Cinematic Arts, now simply The Venice Film Festival.
In the second festival held in 1934, they invited the Indian film industry to send information about the industry, films to be shown and photos.
It was here that the first ever Indian film to win an international honorary diploma was shown, Seeta (1933).
I will be posting some photos from the festival report.
Director: S B Shinde
Now You Know!
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