The cinema of India consists of films produced in the nation of India.
Cinema is immensely popular in India. Every year more than 1800 films
get produced in various languages in India. Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata,
Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram-Kochi, Bangalore, Bhubaneshwar-Cuttack
and Guwahati are the major centres of film production in India. As of
2013, India ranked first in terms of annual film output, followed by
Nigeria, Hollywood and China. In 2012, India produced 1,602 feature
films. The Indian film industry reached overall revenues of $1.86
billion (₹93 billion) in 2011. In 2015, India had a total box office
gross of US$2.1 billion, the third largest in the world. In 2011,
Indian cinema sold over 3.5 billion tickets worldwide, 900,000 more
than Hollywood.The overall revenue of Indian cinema reached US$1.3
billion in 2000. The industry is segmented by language. The Hindi
language film industry is known as Bollywood, the largest sector,
representing 43% of box office revenue. The combined revenue of the
Tamil and Telugu film industries represent 36%. The South Indian film
industry encompasses five film cultures: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam,
Kannada and Tulu. Another prominent film culture is Bengali cinema,
which was largely associated with the parallel cinema movement, in
contrast to the masala films more prominent in Bollywood and Southern
films at the time.Indian cinema is a global enterprise. Its films have
a following throughout Southern Asia and across Europe, North America,
Asia, the Greater Middle East, Eastern Africa, China and elsewhere,
reaching in over 90 countries. Biopics including Dangal became
transnational blockbusters grossing over $300 million worldwide.
Millions of Indians overseas watch Indian films, accounting for some
12% of revenues. Music rights alone account for 4â€"5% of net
revenues.
Cinema is immensely popular in India. Every year more than 1800 films
get produced in various languages in India. Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata,
Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram-Kochi, Bangalore, Bhubaneshwar-Cuttack
and Guwahati are the major centres of film production in India. As of
2013, India ranked first in terms of annual film output, followed by
Nigeria, Hollywood and China. In 2012, India produced 1,602 feature
films. The Indian film industry reached overall revenues of $1.86
billion (₹93 billion) in 2011. In 2015, India had a total box office
gross of US$2.1 billion, the third largest in the world. In 2011,
Indian cinema sold over 3.5 billion tickets worldwide, 900,000 more
than Hollywood.The overall revenue of Indian cinema reached US$1.3
billion in 2000. The industry is segmented by language. The Hindi
language film industry is known as Bollywood, the largest sector,
representing 43% of box office revenue. The combined revenue of the
Tamil and Telugu film industries represent 36%. The South Indian film
industry encompasses five film cultures: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam,
Kannada and Tulu. Another prominent film culture is Bengali cinema,
which was largely associated with the parallel cinema movement, in
contrast to the masala films more prominent in Bollywood and Southern
films at the time.Indian cinema is a global enterprise. Its films have
a following throughout Southern Asia and across Europe, North America,
Asia, the Greater Middle East, Eastern Africa, China and elsewhere,
reaching in over 90 countries. Biopics including Dangal became
transnational blockbusters grossing over $300 million worldwide.
Millions of Indians overseas watch Indian films, accounting for some
12% of revenues. Music rights alone account for 4â€"5% of net
revenues.
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