75 Years of Indian Cinema. India is among the earliest countries in the world to have adopted the cinema. Within 6 months of public showing of "Cinematography" of Lumiere Brothers to British, Russian and American audiences, the people of Bombay saw this new wonder show at Watson's Hotel, Bombay. Very soon, the great Indian entrepreneur Dhundiraj Govind Phalke (popularly known as Dada Saheb Phalke) successfully produced the first Indian Story film "RAJA HARISHCHANDRA" in 1913- overcoming enormous obstacles and successfully screened this short film (3,700 feet-4 reels) at Coronation Cinema, Bombay on May 13, 1913. The first Indian Cinema "RAJA
In the 75 years of its existence, Indian cinema has produced the largest number of feature films in the world (about 850 to 900 every year. More than 2.5 crores Indians see Indian films every day. The cinema is the single largest disseminator of popular culture and plays a significant role as a medium of entertainment, information, education and as a catalyst of social change.
The stamp depicts a scene from the first Indian film "RAJA HARISHCHANDRA".
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