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Indian Cinema

Indian cinema completed 100 years in 2013. Check how much you know about it. Tick (3) the
correct answers.

A. The first full-length Indian feature film was released on 3 May 1913. It was a silent film, with
no dialogues or songs. Men played all the roles in it, including that of the heroine!

1. Who directed the film?

a. Dadasaheb Phalke b. Raj Kapoor c. Satyajit Ray
2. To which genre did the film belong?

a. comedy b. mythology c. family drama
3. What was the title of this film?

a. Mughal-e-Azam b. Alam Ara c. Raja Harishchandra

B. India’s first talkie was released on 14 March 1931.
1. In which language was it?

a. Hindi/Urdu b. Bengali c. Marathi
2. What was the title?

a. Alam Ara b. Devdas c. Achhut Kanya

3. Who was the director?
a. R.V. Naidu b. Dadasaheb Phalke c. Ardeshir Irani

C. Satyajit Ray was one of the world’s greatest directors. He has been awarded the Bharat Ratna.

1. Which was his first Hindi film?
a. Sadgati b. Shatranj Ke Khilari c. Bandini

2. In which year was he awarded an Oscar for lifetime achievement?
a. 1967 b. 1985 c. 1992

3. Which was his first film?
a. Meghe Dhaka Tara b. Pather Panchali c. Charulata

4. When was it released?

a. 1945 b. 1955 c. 1960

Fact File

Sangam is the longest Indian film which has a runtime of 3 hours and 58
minutes.

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