Indian cinema
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Indian cinema is the diverse and prolific film industry of India, encompassing multiple regional and language-based film sectors and producing some of the world's highest-volume and most influential movies.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian cinema canonical | 22 |
| Indian film industry | 11 |
| Cinema of India | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Indian cinema Context triple: [Punjabi cinema, partOf, Indian cinema]
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Bollywood cinema
Bollywood cinema is the mainstream Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, India, known for its song-and-dance musicals, melodrama, and massive cultural influence across South Asia and the global Indian diaspora.
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B.
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, primarily producing Tamil-language movies and known for its influential contributions to Indian and global cinema.
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C.
Nollywood
Nollywood is Nigeria’s prolific film industry, renowned as one of the largest movie producers in the world and a major cultural force across Africa.
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Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema is the film industry producing movies in the Bengali language, renowned for its rich artistic tradition and influential auteurs such as Satyajit Ray.
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Punjabi cinema
Punjabi cinema is the film industry that produces motion pictures in the Punjabi language, primarily based in the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Indian cinema Target entity description: Indian cinema is the diverse and prolific film industry of India, encompassing multiple regional and language-based film sectors and producing some of the world's highest-volume and most influential movies.
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A.
Bollywood cinema
Bollywood cinema is the mainstream Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, India, known for its song-and-dance musicals, melodrama, and massive cultural influence across South Asia and the global Indian diaspora.
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B.
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, primarily producing Tamil-language movies and known for its influential contributions to Indian and global cinema.
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C.
Nollywood
Nollywood is Nigeria’s prolific film industry, renowned as one of the largest movie producers in the world and a major cultural force across Africa.
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D.
Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema is the film industry producing movies in the Bengali language, renowned for its rich artistic tradition and influential auteurs such as Satyajit Ray.
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E.
Punjabi cinema
Punjabi cinema is the film industry that produces motion pictures in the Punjabi language, primarily based in the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film certification board
ⓘ
film director ⓘ film festival ⓘ film industry ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Indian film industry ⓘ |
| award |
Filmfare Award
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surface form:
Filmfare Awards
IIFA Awards ⓘ National Film Award ⓘ
surface form:
National Film Awards
|
| commonElement |
family-centric narratives
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intermission structure ⓘ song-and-dance sequences ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
major influence on Indian popular culture
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popularizes Hindi and other Indian languages globally ⓘ shapes fashion trends in India ⓘ |
| digitalShift | adoption of digital filmmaking ⓘ |
| director | Dadasaheb Phalke ⓘ |
| distributionChannel |
OTT platforms
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multiplexes ⓘ single-screen theatres ⓘ |
| distributionMarket |
Africa
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Middle East ⓘ South Asia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ diaspora markets ⓘ |
| economicImpact | significant contributor to Indian economy ⓘ |
| era |
Golden Age of Hindi cinema
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surface form:
Golden Age of Indian cinema
silent film era ⓘ talkies era ⓘ |
| export |
remakes in other countries
ⓘ
soundtracks ⓘ |
| festival | International Film Festival of India ⓘ |
| firstFeatureFilm | Raja Harishchandra ⓘ |
| goldenAgeApproxEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| goldenAgeApproxStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| governingBody | Central Board of Film Certification ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hollywood
ⓘ
Indian classical music ⓘ Indian theatre ⓘ classical Indian dance ⓘ |
| language |
Assamese
ⓘ
Bengali ⓘ Gujarati ⓘ Hindi ⓘ Kannada ⓘ Konkani ⓘ Malayalam ⓘ Marathi language ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi
Odia ⓘ Punjabi ⓘ Tamil ⓘ Telugu ⓘ Tulu ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Bengaluru
ⓘ
Chennai ⓘ Hyderabad ⓘ Kochi ⓘ Calcutta ⓘ
surface form:
Kolkata
Mumbai ⓘ |
| notableFor | father of Indian cinema ⓘ |
| notableSubindustry |
Bengali cinema
ⓘ
Bollywood cinema ⓘ
surface form:
Bollywood
Tamil cinema ⓘ
surface form:
Kollywood (Tamil cinema)
Mollywood (Malayalam cinema) ⓘ Sandalwood (Kannada cinema) ⓘ Tollywood film industry ⓘ
surface form:
Tollywood (Telugu cinema)
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| productionVolumeRanking | among highest in the world ⓘ |
| startYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| theme |
crime and underworld
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mythology ⓘ patriotism ⓘ romance ⓘ social issues ⓘ |
| typicalGenre |
action film
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masala film ⓘ melodrama ⓘ musical film ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
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Subject: Indian cinema Description of subject: Indian cinema is the diverse and prolific film industry of India, encompassing multiple regional and language-based film sectors and producing some of the world's highest-volume and most influential movies.
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