Your ticket into the magical world of Indian cinema: Part 1

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V. Shantaram Motion Picture Scientific Research and Cultural Foundation

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Stories that define us

Why Film is a Way of Life

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100+ years of history and artistry

Time Travel Through Hindi Cinema

Explore a few moments, from the past to the present day

Explore the Colors of 'Bollywood'

Technicolor posters and more

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Step Inside a Virtual Exhibition

You've been to the cinema, now the cinema comes to you

An iconic story told in 4 parts

The Films

From action to romance

The Characters

Meet icons of 'Bollywood'

The Music

Sequences on the big screen

The Making

Behind-the-scenes of Hindi cinema

120+ brand new stories 5,000+ images 1,700+ films

Test your film trivia

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Did you know the Hindi-language film industry is the world's largest, producing over 1,500 films a year

A mirror of our world

Decoding the Decades

The changing styles of Indian Cinema through a socio-cultural lens

Bombay Cinema

A melting pot of cultures

Royalty and The Nation

King and Country in early post-independence Hindi cinema

Iconic movies in Augmented Reality

Hang film posters in your home with Art Projector

Browse 1k+ Hindi cinema posters

Now Piece Together The Posters

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The glittering Golden Age

10 Iconic Faces and Films

Nasreen Munni Kabir rounds up the icons

Why the Golden Age Was So Important

Looking back on iconic moments

What the Golden Age means today

Interviews with Anupama Chopra

Karan Johar on the Golden Age

Filmmaker and television personality

Shabana Azmi on the Golden Age

Actor across film, television, and theatre

Hindi Films

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Meet Hindi Cinema icons

10 Names to Know

Actors that defined an industry

Fearless Nadia Mahjabeen Bano Madhubala Dev Anand Asha Parekh Pran Zeenat Aman Zohra Sehgal Nutan Samarth Bahl

Reaching for the stars

Spotlight On: Nargis

Modern Maiden to Mother India

Women in the spotlight

Faces That Launched a Thousand Films

Women in Hindi cinema from 1949 to 1984

Defying Stereotypes

Female Friendships in Film

Hindi Cinema Icons

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Birthing music maestroes...

Mohammad Rafi

C Ramchandra

Manna Dey

Naushad Ali

Suman Kalyanpur

Bappi Lahiri

Laxmikant-Pyarelal

Shankar-Jaikishan

Hemant Kumar

Kalyanji-Anandji

...and dancing stars

Learn About the Dances

From classical to folk

Meet the Dancers

Behind iconic sequences

Cabaret queens of 'Bollywood'The art of Mujra

A soundtrack of Hindi cinema

From our partners' YouTube channels

Music of Hindi Cinema

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Pioneers of filmmaking

Spotlight on: V. Shantaram

Explore his legacy

Yash Chopra

Guru Dutt

Khwaja Abbas Ahmed

Discover legendary cinemas

Liberty Cinema

An art deco gem

Regal Cinema

The modern cinema of Mumbai

Eros Cinema

A glamorous cinema hall

Inside spectacular studios

Bombay Talkies

The story behind the famous film studio

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Explore Rajkamal Studios in 360˚

Explore Ramoji Film City in 360˚

Stories told with style

Fashion Through the Decades

The changing styles of Hindi cinema

Iconic Looks Dressing the Villains Sari Styles Hairstyling The 'Item Girl'

Making of Hindi Cinema

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Are you a Teacher or Parent?

A downloadable lesson plan that can be used by teachers in class or by students to work through at their own pace

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Lesson Plan

Hindi Cinema

Hindi

Lesson Plan

Hindi Cinema

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