Who among the following brought the concept of motion pictures to India?
Who among the following brought the concept of motion pictures to India? Correct Answer Louis and Auguste Lumiere
Cinema as we know it was born on 28 December 1895, in the basement of the Grand Café in Paris. Ten films by the Lumière brothers, Louis and Auguste, were screened in a room called the Salon Indien, thereby linking, however tangentially, India and the moment of cinema’s birth.
Some six months later, the Lumière Cinématographe—a film camera which also served as a projector and printer—was brought to India.
- The first Indian movie released in India was 'Shree Pundalik' by Dadasaheb Torne on 18th May 1912 at 'Coronation Cinematograph', Mumbai.
- He was a great Indian film producer, director, movie writer, storyteller, set designer, dress designer, editor, distributor, etc.
- He is also considered to be the “Father of Indian cinema”
- He also brought together elements from Sanskrit epics to produce his Raja Harishchandra (1913), a silent film in Marathi.
- Dada Saheb is the pioneer of Indian film industry a scholar on India's languages and culture.
- Today, the biggest award of Indian cinema is given on his name to honour him.
- 'The Dada Saheb Phalke Award' is an annual award given by the Government of India, to the devout cinema personalities for their lifetime contribution in the field.
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Feb 20, 2025