125 Years of Indian Cinema Screening
You would be surprised to note that the pioneers of the Indian Cinema were actually foreigners. On 7th July 1896, the Lumiere brothers demonstrated the art of cinema when they screened Cinematography consisting of six short films to an enthusiastic audience at the Hotel Watson in Bombay. This was the first time that the screening of any film took place in India. Six films that screened that day were Entry of Cinematographe , The Sea Bath , Arrival of a Train , A Demolition , Ladies, and Soldiers on Wheels, and Leaving the Factory . The price of the ticket was Rs one which was unaffordable by the common people. The second film screening by the Lumiere Brothers took place on July 14th at a new venue, the Novelty Theatre, Bombay, and twenty-four films were screened that day, including A Stormy Sea and The Thames at Waterloo Bridge . Alternating between these two venues, the shows culminated on August 15t...