<span style="color: #222222;">Over the past 75 years since independence, India's largest public service broadcaster, All India Radio has been the proverbial story teller for crores of people across the country.<br />”<br />”All India Radio is celebrating 75 years of freedom with a series, Azad Bharat Ki Baat- Akashvani Ke Saath. It showcases the journey of India since independence in various walks of life through the story telling of All India Radio.<br />”<br />”In Today’s Episode we bring you the story of CINEMA: JOURNEY OF FILMS IN INDIA.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br />”Cinema, the art of the 20th Century came to India within few years of its invention.&nbsp; Father of Indian Cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke released the first ever full-length feature film ‘Raja Harishchandra’ in 1913. The rest is history. The first ever talkie ‘Alam Ara’ was made by Ardeshir Irani in 1931.<br />”<br />”Indian Masala film-a term used for mixed-genre films that combined song, dance, romance, arose following World War II.<br />”<br />”During the 1940s, South India accounted for nearly half of India's cinema halls, and cinema came to be viewed as an instrument of cultural revival.<br />”<br />”The real growth of Indian cinema began after independence. Government established Films Division by 1948, which eventually became one of the world's largest documentary film producers with an annual production of over 200 short documentaries, each released in 18 languages with 9,000 prints for permanent film theatres across the country.<br />”<br />”India became the largest producer of feature films in the world. By 2019, the country had 6,327 single screens and &nbsp;3,200 multiplex screens. Indian cinema is composed of various language film industries.<br />”<br />”In 2021, Hindi produced 495 films, followed by &nbsp;Kannada 336, Telugu 281, Tamil 254, Malayalam 219, Bengali 193, Marathi 164, Bhojpuri 101, Gujarati 80, Punjabi 63, Odia &nbsp;42 and Assamese 34.<br />”<br />”Apart from these, 28 films were made in English, 16 in Tulu, 15 in Manipuri and 11 in Nagamese. In tomorrow's episode we will tell the story of Hindi films also known as Bollywood.<br />”<br />”Azad Bharat Ki Baat- Akashvani Ke Saath-Can Be Accessed On @Airnewsalerts On Twitter, Newsonairofficial Youtube Channel, Newsonair App, Facebook And Instagram Handles. So Tune Into All India Radio News For Azad Bharat Ki Baat- Akashvani Ke Saath.&nbsp;</span><br />