SOCIAL REALISM IN HINDI

CINEMA (BOLLYWOOD)
 The world cinema journey began in silence.
Movies were created without sound as the
technology of sound was not available in the
beginning. A device did not exist that could
synchronise sound with the picture. Cinema
remained silent for the first 30 years until
sound technology was developed late in the
1920s
 Social realism, an international art movement,
encompasses the work of painters, printmakers,
photographers and filmmakers who draw attention to
the everyday conditions of the working class and the
poor; social realists are critical of the social structures
which maintain these conditions. While the
movement's characteristics vary from nation to nation,
it almost always utilizes a form of descriptive or critical
realism.[1]
Social realism should not be confused with socialist
realism, the official Soviet art form that was
institutionalized by Joseph Stalin in 1934 and was later
adopted by allied Communist parties worldwide.[1]
Bollywood is the sobriquet for the Hindi language film industry based in Mumbai,
the most populous city of the Republic of India.[3] It is more formally referred to
as Hindi cinema.[4] The term "Bollywood" is often loosely used as a synecdoche to refer
to the whole ofIndian cinema; however, Bollywood proper is only a part of the
larger Indian film industry, which includes other production centres producing films in
many other Indian languages.[5]
Bollywood is one of the largest film producers in India, representing 43% of the net box
office revenue, while Telugu and Tamil cinema represent 36%, and the rest of the
regional cinema constitutes 21% as of 2014.[6] Bollywood is also one of the largest
centers of film production in the world.[7][8][9] Bollywood is also one of the biggest film
industries in the world in terms of the number of people employed and the number of
films produced.[10] In 2011, over 3.5 billion tickets were sold across the globe which in
comparison is 900,000 tickets more than Hollywood.[11] Bollywood produced 252 films
in 2014 out of a total of 1969 films produced inIndian cinema.

History
Film poster for first Indian sound film, Ardeshir Irani's Alam Ara (1931)
Raja Harishchandra (1913), by Dadasaheb Phalke, is known as the first silent feature
 Pioneers of Social Realism in hindi
cinema
The following incomplete list of artists have
been associated with Social Realism:
Anand, ChetanIndianfilm19441997
Ghatak, RitwikIndianfilm, theatre1948197
Ray, SatyajitIndianfilm19471992
Roy, BimalIndianfilm19351966
 Bimal roy Satyajit Ray Ritwik Ghatak

Chetan Anand
 Literary realism is part of the realist art movement beginning with mid nineteenth-century
French literature (Stendhal), and Russian literature (Alexander Pushkin) and extending to the late
nineteenth and early twentieth century.[1] Literary realism, in contrast to idealism, attempts to
represent familiar things as they are.[2] Realist authors chose to depict everyday and banal

activities and experiences, instead of using a romanticized or similarly stylized presentation .

The Parallel Cinema movement began
to take shape from the late 1940s to
the 1960s, by pioneers such as Satyajit
Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Bimal Roy, Mrinal
Sen, Tapan Sinha,Khwaja Ahmad
Abbas, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Chetan
Anand, Guru Dutt and V. Shantaram.
Alam Ara (Hindi: , Urdu: ,translation: The Ornament of the
World) is a 1931 Indian Bollywood Hindi/Urdu film directed by Ardeshir Irani.
It was the first Indian sound film.[1][2]
Irani recognised the importance that sound would have on the cinema, and
raced to complete Alam Ara before several contemporary sound films. Alam
Ara debuted at the Majestic Cinema in Mumbai (then Bombay) on 14 March
1931. The first Indian talkie was so popular that "police aid had to be
summoned to control the crowds."[3]
The film has long been lost and was not available as far back as 1967
according to the National Film Archive of India, Pune.[
Satya

Satya is the first film of the Ram Gopal Varmas Gangster trilogy, which is highly based on the real life D-Company, an Indian mafia organization run by Dawood Ibra
Aandhi
3. Ek Doctor Ki Maut
Dr. Subhash Mukhopadhyay was a talented physicist who was a pioneer of the IVF treatment. HE was however a victim of po
6. Paan Singh Tomar
He was a soldier of the Indian army who was
also a famed athlete. His life took a turn when
he resorted to banditry to avenge his mother's
death at the hands of the goon Bhanwar Singh.
The story has been beautifully retold by
Tigmanshu Dhulia and he made a wise choice
by casting Irrfan Khan in the movie.
a lawyer and dedicated himself to helping people falsely implicated in cases like he had been. He had also fought against 'B

5. Shahid
The lawyer and activist is famous for having
fought for the people accused under POTA. He
had suffered during the Bombay Riots and
moved to PoK enrol in a militant camp. He
returned however to become a lawyer and
dedicated himself to helping people falsely
implicated in cases like he had been. He had
also fought against 'Black Friday' being banned.
'Shahid' is his story.
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2. Bhaag Mikha Bhaag -

hoto by: Ibtimes

Chak de india is believed to be made on the story of Mir Ranjan Negi (Former Goalkeeper of Indian National Hockey Team). Shahrukh was as

Movie showcased the story of Milkha Singh.

Famously known as the flying Sikh of India. Not
only the story of the movie, It was blinder
acting of farhan akhtar that helped the movie
grab all the major awards of 2013.
. Guru -

Mary Kom covers the story of five time world

champion Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom.
She ishoto
famously
by: Fucchaknown as Mary Kom. Priyanka
Chopras performance was highly praised in
the movie.
5. Satyagraha -

Satyahraga takes inspiration from the

prolonged protest of Anna hazare against
Corruption. Legendary Mr Bachhan acted as
Anna in the Movie.

Speical 26 was able to fetch 4

critics. Movie portrayed the s
incident of Zaveri Bazaar (Mu
where a gang of thieves robb
mens and politicians posing
officers. Akshay was all star b
No One Killed Jessica illustrates the sad and
most talked murder case of its time. Jessica
was killed by one of the three guys who were
refused drinks after closing hours by her. That
guy was the son of a big politician. Sadly all
eyewitnesses turned hostile under the political
influence & he was acquitted due to shortage
of evidence.
8. Once Upon a Time in Mumbai -

The film with star cast of Ajay Devgan and

Imran hashmi is believed to be loosely
connected to the story of Dawood Ibrahim
haji Mastan. The Film paid rich dividend to
makers as the movie was a super hit
. Shootout at Lokhandvala -

It was released in 2007. An Indian Crime Movie

depicts Shootout between Police & gangster
Maya in 1991.
Black Friday -

Black Friday is based on cruel Bombay

bombing of 1993 which killed over 250 people
and over 1000 injured. Commendable work
was welcomed by the Industry & Movie
received applause & 4.5 star ratings from the
critics.