Raja Harishchandra

The National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) boasts stacks of memorabilia, recordings and film-making tools

As we celebrate 100 glorious years of Indian cinema, here is a look at some of the firsts notched up by the factory of dreams.

Every decade of the 100 years of Hindi films had its unique highlights. A pictorial.

On May 3, 1913, Raja Harishchandra, India's first feature film, released and was declared a hit.

A hundred years after "Lights, Camera, Action." were uttered for the first time in India by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke - Dadasaheb Phalke, known as the 'Father of Indian Cinema' - his descendents have sought a befitting recognition of his contribution by posthumously conferring him the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour.

As the world celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema, veteran archivist PK Nair reveals that there are no prints of India's first talkie Alam Ara made in 1931 or indeed of many epic films made before the 1950s.

Four directors from different genres of Indian cinema have collaborated for an 80 minute film titled Bombay Talkies. Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee and Anurag Kashyap direct one 20-minute film each in the collection which celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema.

Vintage classics, including India's first full-length feature film Dadasaheb Phalke's "Raja Harishchandra" screened on Sunday at the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), were a big hit with the masses.

Eleven silent films from the 1920s, including Raja Harishchandra and Sati Savitri, were screened on Wednesday at the 14th Mumbai Film Festival. One film, "A Throw Of Dice", was accompanied by a live orchestra. "The highlight this year was restored silent films. 'Throw Of Dice' was screened with a live orchestra. It was an 80-minute film and...

On this day in 1913, the first full-length Indian feature film was released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry.

Director Zoya Akhtar is making a short film to pay tribute to the Indian cinema industry, which would be celebrating a centenary next year.

The National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) boasts stacks of memorabilia, recordings and film-making tools

As we celebrate 100 glorious years of Indian cinema, here is a look at some of the firsts notched up by the factory of dreams.

Every decade of the 100 years of Hindi films had its unique highlights. A pictorial.

On May 3, 1913, Raja Harishchandra, India's first feature film, released and was declared a hit.

A hundred years after "Lights, Camera, Action." were uttered for the first time in India by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke - Dadasaheb Phalke, known as the 'Father of Indian Cinema' - his descendents have sought a befitting recognition of his contribution by posthumously conferring him the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour.

As the world celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema, veteran archivist PK Nair reveals that there are no prints of India's first talkie Alam Ara made in 1931 or indeed of many epic films made before the 1950s.

Four directors from different genres of Indian cinema have collaborated for an 80 minute film titled Bombay Talkies. Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee and Anurag Kashyap direct one 20-minute film each in the collection which celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema.

Vintage classics, including India's first full-length feature film Dadasaheb Phalke's "Raja Harishchandra" screened on Sunday at the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), were a big hit with the masses.

Eleven silent films from the 1920s, including Raja Harishchandra and Sati Savitri, were screened on Wednesday at the 14th Mumbai Film Festival. One film, "A Throw Of Dice", was accompanied by a live orchestra. "The highlight this year was restored silent films. 'Throw Of Dice' was screened with a live orchestra. It was an 80-minute film and...

On this day in 1913, the first full-length Indian feature film was released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry.

Director Zoya Akhtar is making a short film to pay tribute to the Indian cinema industry, which would be celebrating a centenary next year.