04-01-2018, 04:41 PM
Famous Films and Directors
*Making of Mahatma - Shyam Benagal
*The Discovery of India - Shyam Benagal
*Sholay - Ramesh Slppi
*Devadas - Sanjay Leela Bensali
*Lagan - Asuthosh Gaurikar
*Fire, Earth, Water - Deepa Mehta
*Picnic (Tele film) - Aparna Sen
*Mr & Mrs, Ayyar - Aparna Sen
*Salam Bombay, So far from India,Mississipi Masala, Vanity Fair The Monsoon Wedding - Mira Nair
*The first colour film made entirely in India
Ans : Kisan Kanya
*The first Cinemascope film in India
Ans : Kagaz Ke Phool (1959)
*The first silent film in South India
Ans : Keechaka Vadham
*The first Sanskrit film in India
Ans : Adi Sankara
*The first 3-D film in India
Ans : My Dear Kuttichathan (1984) (Director - Jijo Thomas)
*The first Cinema Hall in India
Ans : Kapali (Bengaluru)
*The first English film in India
Ans : Court Dancer
*The first Songless film in India
Ans : Naujawan
*The Indian film with most number of songs
Ans : Indra Sabha (over 70 songs) (1932)
*India’s first big box office hit
Ans : Lanka Dahan
*The first Indian film to have actresses
Ans : Mohini Bhasmsur(1913)
*The first Indian movie with background music
Ans : Chandidas (Bengali)
*The longest running film in the history of Indian Cinema
Ans : ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’
*The first International Film Festival conducted 1 in India in the year
Ans : 1952 (Mumbai)
Nargis Dutt
*The award given to the best film for encouraging national integrity
Ans : Nargis Dutt Award
*The first National award winner for best actress
Ans : Nargis Dutt (film-Rath or Din - 1968)
*The first Indian actress who won Padmasree Award
Ans : Nargis Dutt
*Real name of Nargis Dutt
Ans : Fathima Rasheed
*The first film actress who appeared on Indian Postal Stamps
Ans : Nargis Dutt
*First film actress to be nominated to Rajya Sabha
Ans : Nargis Dutt
