Chhattisgarhi cinema
Chhollywood
Chhattisgarh Film Industry or Chhollywood refers to the Cinema of Chhattisgarhi dialect spoken in Chhattisgarh State.
History
In 1965 the first Chhattisgarhi film Kahi Debe Sandesh (in Black and White) directed and produced by Manu Nayak was released. It was a Story of intercaste love and it is said that former Indian Prime minister Indira Gandhi watched the movie. Dr Naidu written the lyrics for the movie[1] And two songs of the movie were sung by great Indian singer Mohammad Rafi. Then came the next, Niranjan Tiwari's directed Ghar Dwar in 1971, produced by Late Vijay Kumar Pandey. However, Both movies could not do well at the box office, and disappointed the producers. No movie was produced for almost next 30 years.[2]
Modern Cinema
In 2000, Chhattisgarhi Film Industry was reborn with Satish Jain's produced and directed Mor Chhainha Bhuinya. Mor Chhainha Bhuinya was released on October 27, 2000. Three days later, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced the creation of Chhattisgarh state. It is said that film as the film was produced at just Rs 20-30 lakh, the film earned astonishingly over Rs 2 crore.[3]In 2005, Lata Mangeshkar sung a song for a chhattisgarhi movie called Bhakla.[4] All this progress revived the producers' interest in Local Cinema.
References
- ^ "The Indian P.E.N., Volume 35". The Indian P.E.N., Volume 35. 35: 362. 1969. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Ghosh, Avijit. "Chhollywood calling". Times of India. Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ^ Nahta, Komal (9 February 2001). "Chhattisgarhi film beats Mohabbatein". Rediff.com. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ "लता मंगेशकर". Daink Bhaskar. 08 March 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
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