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Dadasaheb Phalke
Dadasaheb Phalke is known as the Father of Indian cinema, as he would go on to create what is considered to be the first full-length Indian feature film. -
Raja Harishchandra
Phalke's film debut, Raja Harishchandra, is released to the public. The film is 40 minutes long and contains no audio. -
Alam Ara
The first Indian film to incorporate sound, Alam Ara, is released. The response to this film was immense, as large crowds gathered for its debut. -
Kisan Kanya
Kisan Kanya is the first Indian-produced film to have been shot in colour. This film, however, did not usher the start of the coloured film era in India. -
Jhansi Ki Rani
Jhansi Ki Rani is believed by some to have been the first, if not one of the first, Indian films shot in technicolour. The exact film that started this era cannot be confirmed, and funnily enough, no coloured copy of this film exists today. -
Mother India
Mother India was the first Indian film to be nominated for the Academy Awards, and is still internationally recognized to this day. This film is a major milestone in Indian cinema. -
The term "Bollywood" was coined
The term "Bollywood" was first used in the 1970s, a term that defines this area of film to this very day.