when was first color movie made in india
1937
title: Cinema of India text: Sabha" and "Devi Devyani" marking the beginning of song-and-dance in Indian films. Studios emerged by 1935 in major cities such as Madras, Calcutta and Bombay as filmmaking became an established craft, exemplified by the success of "Devdas". directed by an Assamese film maker Pramathesh Baruah. In 1937, "Kisan Kanhiya" directed by Moti B was released, the first colour film made in India. The 1940 film, "Vishwa Mohini", is the first Indian film to depict the Indian movie world. The film was directed by Y. V. Rao and scripted by Balijepalli Lakshmikanta Kavi. Swamikannu Vincent, who had built the first cinema title: Kisan Kanya text: Kisan Kanya Kisan Kanya was a 1937 Hindi Cinecolor feature film which was directed by Moti B. Gidwani and produced by Ardeshir Irani of Imperial Pictures. It is largely remembered by the Indian public on account of it being India's first indigenously made colour film. Film pioneer Ardeshir Irani, who had produced notable films as "Nala Damayanti" (1920) which was India's first international co-production (with Italy) and India's first talkie "Alam Ara" (1931) conceived the idea of producing a color film. The result of his efforts was the color film "Kisan Kanya" made with the Cinecolor process whose process rights title: Film industry text: a backdrop for their plots. In 1937 Ardeshir Irani, of "Alam Ara" fame, made the first colour film in Hindi, "Kisan Kanya". The next year, he made another colour film, a version of "Mother India". However, colour did not become a popular feature until the late 1950s. At this time, lavish romantic musicals and melodramas were the staple fare at the cinema. Following India's independence, the period from the late 1940s to the early 1960s is regarded by film historians as the "Golden Age" of Hindi cinema. Defining key figures during this time included Raj Kapoor, Guru Dutt, Mehboob Khan, title: Gevacolor text: Gevacolor Gevacolor is a color motion picture process. It was established in 1948, originally based in Belgium and an affiliate of Agfacolor. The process and company flourished in the 1950s as it was suitable for on location shooting. Both the companies merged in 1964 to form Agfa-Gevaert, and continued producing film stock till the 1980s. The first Gevacolor featured film was a Malaysian film named "Buloh Perindu" (year 1953). This was the first colour film in Southeast Asia. Nine notable films to use this coloring system were in India - the Tamil films "Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum", "Nadodi Mannan" (1958, half title: Cinema of India text: released in theatres across the Kanara region of Karnataka. "Enna Thangadi", was the first, released in 1971. The critically acclaimed "Suddha" won the award for Best Indian Film at the Osian film festival held at New Delhi in 2006. "Oriyardori Asal", released in 2011, is the most successful. "Koti Chennaya" (1973, Vishu Kumar) was the first history-based. The first colour film was "Kariyani Kattandi Kandani" (1978, Aroor Bhimarao). Dadasaheb Phalke is known as the "Father of Indian cinema". The Dadasaheb Phalke Award, for lifetime contribution to cinema, was instituted in his honour by the Government of India in 1969, and