Cinema Test - 2

The correct answer is Fatma Begum

Key Points

• Fatma Begum (1892–1983) was an Indian actress, director, and screenwriter.
• Fatma Begum is also considered to be the first female director and studio owner in the Indian film industry.
• Fatma Begum is known to have broken patriarchial norms in Indian cinema. She is often praised for her efforts in making progressive choices that paved the way for women in Indian cinema. Fatma Begum was a part of the industry at the time when even male actors would play female roles due to the dearth of female actors.
• Fatma Begum debuted in the film industry with Ardeshir Irani directed Veer Abhimanyu.
• She played the female lead in the silent film which was released in 1922.  
• She launched her own production house, Fatma Films, and directed Bulbul-e-Paristan in 1926.

The correct answer is All of the above

Key Points

• Genre categorizes movies, Categorizing movies makes it easier for the viewer to discover what he or she likes and will want to see.

Comedy:

• Comedy films are funny and entertaining. Everybody likes comedy because everybody likes to laugh and feel good.
• The characters and story for a comedy hinge on three areas: the unexpected, the unusual, and repetition. 
• These three areas will generally make people laugh. Generally, a comedy will have a happy ending.
• The complicated part of the comedy genre is that there are different types of sub-genres of comedy; depending upon how outrageous and impossible the characters and story are in the movie.
• The sub-genres of comedy are slapstick, farce, satire, and dark. Any other genres are a variation of these four types.

Horror:

• Horror films feature elements that leave people with an overwhelming sense of fear and dread.
• Horror movies often include serial killers or monsters as persistent, evil antagonists to play on viewers’ fears or nightmares.
• The horror genre brings fear, and fear generally brings thrills and suspense. With a suspenseful scene, people like to scare themselves.
• Films that fall into the horror sub-genres include ghost stories, gothic horror movies, science fiction horror movies, supernatural movies, dark fantasy movies, psychological horror movies, and slasher movies.

Adventure:

• Adventure is an action movie that overlaps with the spy genre with danger, risks, and excitement.
• The suspense in the adventure genre comes from the action and the possibility that the protagonist would be slain without the use of espionage. Rather than being a government employee, the protagonist is an adventurer.
• The adventure genre contains a lot of explosive action throughout the movie.

The correct answer is  Lumiere Brothers

Key Points

• Cinematographe, one of the first motion-picture apparatuses, was used as both a camera and projector. 
• Invented by Louis and Auguste Lumiere.
• The Cinématographe also functioned as a camera and could be used to make extra prints of the film.
• After the success of the Lumieres' initial public screening in 1895, the Cinématographe became a popular attraction for people all over the world. 
• The Lumiere brothers took their machine to China and India and it was enjoyed by people of all classes and social standings.
• The Cinématographe was used to show films in nickelodeons, where even the poorest classes could pay the entry fee.
• Nickelodeon was an early movie theater that charged an admission price of 5 cents per person.

The correct answer is 1951

Key Points

• The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisions of the Cinematograph Act 1952.
• Films can be publicly exhibited in India only after they have been certified by the Central Board of Film Certification.
• It was founded in 1951.
• The Board consists of non-official members and a Chairman (all of whom are appointed by the Central Government) and functions with headquarters in Mumbai.
• It has nine Regional offices, one each in Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Cuttack, and Guwahati.
• The board currently issues four certificates. Originally, there were two: U (unrestricted public exhibition) and A (restricted to adult audiences).
• Two more were added in June 1983: U/A (unrestricted public exhibition, with parental guidance for children under 12) and S (restricted to specialized audiences)

The correct answer is A:3, B:4, C:1, D:2

Key PointsImagi Ningthem:

• Imagi Ningthem was the first Manipuri film which was directed by Aribam Syam Sharma in 1981 and written by M. K. Binodini Devi.
• Sharma received international recognition through his movie as he received the Golden Montgolfier at the Nantes film festival in 1982.
• The film was also screened at many International Film Festivals, which include the Denver International Film Festival, London Film Festival, Locarno International Film Festival, Montreal International Film Festival, and the International Film Festival of India.
• The film won two awards at the 29th National Film Awards.

Bhakta Prahlada:

• Bhakta Prahlada is a 1967 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film produced by A. V. Meiyappan's AVM Productions.
• It was the first full-length Telugu talkie film.
• Written by D. V. Narasa Raju and directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao.
• The film is based on the legend of Prahlada, a character in Bhagavata Purana known for his devotion to the Hindu god Vishnu.

Sita Bibaha:

• Sita Bibaha was the first Oriya film which was made in 1934.
• It was directed by Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami and the film was sponsored by the Calcutta-based Kali Film Studio.
• It presented the marriage of Lord Rama to Sita, based on the epic story Ramayana.

Bilwamangal:

• Bilwamangal also known as Bhagat Soordas, is a 1919 Indian black-and-white silent film directed by Rustomji Dhotiwala.
• It was based on a story by Champshi Udeshi about the medieval Hindu devotional poet Bilwamangala.
• The film was produced by the Elphinstone Bioscope Company, Calcutta with Bengali intertitles and is credited as the first Bengali feature film.

The correct answer is ​Tamil Cinema

Key Points

• Kollywood, also known as Tamil Cinema, is an Indian film industry of Tamil-language motion pictures.
• It is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, in the Kodambakkam neighborhood, the word being a portmanteau of Kodambakkam and Hollywood.
• The first Tamil silent film, Keechaka Vadham, was made by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918.
• The first talking motion picture, Kalidas, was a multilingual film directed by H M Reddy and was released on 31 October 1931, less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture Alam Ara.

The correct answer is ​Alam Ara

Key Points

• India's first talkie film(sound film) was Alam Ara which was released on 14 March 1931 and produced by Imperial Film Company.
• It has been described as the rise of Indian cinema in the early 1930s.
• It was directed by Ardeshir Irani.
• It was advertised with the tagline "All living. Breathing. 100 percent talking".
• The movie was also the first to introduce playback singing with the song De De Khuda Ke Naam Par.
• Prithviraj Kapoor played the lead role in Alam Ara movie.

The correct answer is Kisan Kanya

Key Points

• Kisan Kanya was a 1937 Hindi Cinecolor feature film that was directed by Moti Gidwani and produced by Ardeshir Irani of Imperial Pictures.
• The film was made with the help of cinecolor process.
• Irani acquired the rights to the process from an American-based company.
• It is largely remembered by the Indian public on account of it being India's first indigenously made color film.
• Kisan Kanya was based on a novel by Saadat Hasan Manto and focussed on the plight of poor farmers.

The correct answer is Taare Zameen Par

Key Points

• This movie is based on the medical condition of Dyslexia.
• It was written by Amole Gupte and Deepa Bhatia, and directed by the super talented Amir Khan.
• The film made its theatrical debut in India on 21 December 2007.
• Taare Zameen Par is a title that denotes that aspect, It is a title with a very positive feel to it, All the kids are special and wonderful, They are like stars on earth.
• The movie conveys a very strong message about this mental condition and how love, care, and more attention could help the patient improve and flourish. 
• At the same time, the message is sent that such limitations should not be viewed as a social stigma associated with mental illness and that such patients may be exceptionally gifted.

The correct answer is ​Sant Tuka Ram

Key Points

• Sant Tukaram is also known as Saint Tukaram is a 1936 Marathi film.
• Produced by Prabhat Film Company and based on the life of Tukaram (1608–50), a prominent Varkari saint and spiritual poet of the Bhakti movement in India.
• The film was directed by Vishnupant Govind Damle and Sheikh Fattelal and featured Vishnupant Pagnis in the lead role of the saint.
• It was the first Indian film to receive international recognition.
• At the Venice Film Festival, it was named one of the three best pictures of the year, and it was shown at other international film festivals.