Bhojpuri cinema
Bhojpuri cinema | |
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Main distributors | BB Jaiswal Production DRJ Films IJK Films Nirahua Entertainment Prakriti Films Rahul Khan Production SRK Music Films Yashi Films Zabawa Entertainment Vpranjal Film Production |
Produced feature films (2022)[1] | |
Total | 186 (Theatrical) |
Bhojpuri cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Bhojpuri language widely spoken in the state of Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar with major production centres in Lucknow and Patna.[2][3] The first Bhojpuri talkie film, Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo, was released in 1963 by Vishwanath Shahabadi. The 1980s saw the release of many notable as well as run-of-the-mill Bhojpuri films like Bitia Bhail Sayan, Chandwa ke take Chakor, Hamar Bhauji, Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and Sampoorna Tirth Yatra.
Bhojpuri cinema has grown in recent years. The Bhojpuri film industry is now a ₹2000 crore industry.[4] Bhojpuri cinema also caters to second and third generation emigrants who still speak the language, in Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Fiji, Mauritius and South Africa.[5]
Overview
Bhojpuri originates in Western Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh in East India. Speakers of it and its creoles are found in many parts of the world, including the
History
Initial period (1962–1967)
In the 1960s, the first president of India,
Decline (1967–1976)
In this period, only two Bhojpuri films released, namely Vidhana Naach Nachawe (1968) and Dher Chaalaki Jin Kara (1971).[9]
Revival (1977–2001)
In 1977,
The industry took off again in 2001 with the
Many of the major stars of mainstream Bollywood cinema, including
Bhojpuri poet Manoj Bhawuk has written a history of Bhojpuri cinema.[19] Bhawuk is widely known as "Encyclopedia of Bhojpuri Cinema".
In February 2011, a three-day film and cultural festival in Patna marking 50 years of Bhojpuri cinema, opened Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo the first Bhojpuri film. The first Bhojpuri Reality Film "Dhokha" is under production under banner Om Kaushik Films is about to be nominated and screened in different International Film Festivals under direction Of Rashmi Raj Kaushik Vicky and Renu Chaudhary.[20]
National Film Award winners
- Kab Hoi Gavna Hamaar(2005)
- Udedh Bun (2008)
Notable people
Notable personalities of the Bhojpuri film industry include:
Actors
Actresses
Film producers
- Neetu Chandra
- Rajkumar R. Pandey
Film directors
Music directors
Lyricists
Singers
Notable films
Notable awards
See also
References
- ^ "List of featurefilms Certified in 2022" (PDF).
- Film Facilitation Office.
- ^ "Bhojiwood Losing Its Lustre". Archived from the original on 17 November 2017.
- ^ Roy, Tasmayee Laha. "Bhojpuri film industry now a Rs 2000 crore industry". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Regional pride". Business standard. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ISBN 0-415-06404-X.
- ^ "First Bhojpuri Film To Be Screened During Bihar Divas". NDTV Movies. 17 March 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012.
- ^ IMDB Archived 2013-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ISBN 978-81-8475-256-4.
- ^ Tripathy, Ratnakar (2007) 'Bhojpuri Cinema', South Asian Popular Culture, 5:2, 145–165
- ^ Subhash K. Jha (29 March 2006). "Meet the star of Bhojpuri cinema". Rediff. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ "Move over Bollywood, Here's Bhojpuri," BBC News Online: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/4512812.stm
- ^ Ashish Mitra (8 December 2006). "Bhojpuri industry On a High". Screen. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ "Not moving closer to Congress: Shatrughan Sinha". The Hindu. 14 April 2008. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ "Mithun's first Bhojpuri film creates record in Bihar". Screen. 3 October 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ Kapoor, Saurabh (7 February 2008). "Bhojpuri cinema heads to Berlin". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018.
- ^ Discovery of 2008: Siddharth Sinha, Silver Bear Winner at Berlin Archived 2010-07-05 at the Wayback Machine January 2009.
- Indian Express. 8 September 2009. Archived from the originalon 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Bhojpuri Cinema ke Itihas(1946–2000) | भोजपुरी सिनेमा Bhojpuri Cinema". 30 November 2006. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- Indian Express. 14 February 2011. Archivedfrom the original on 19 October 2012.
External links
- Ghosh, Avijit (2010). Cinema Bhojpuri. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 978-81-8475-256-4.
- Gokulsing, K. Moti; Dissanayake, Wimal (2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-77284-9.