Cinema of Rajasthan

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The cinema of Rajasthan refers to films produced in Rajasthan in north-western India. These films are produced in various regional and tribal languages including Rajasthani varieties such as Mewari, Marwari, Hadoti etc.

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The first Rajasthani movie was Nazrana, a Marwari film directed by G. P. Kapoor and released in 1942.[1] Babasa Ri Ladli, produced by B. K. Adarsh, was released in 1961 and has been described as the first hit Rajasthani movie.[2]

The 1983 film by producer and director was the first Silver jubilee film in Rajasthani.[citation needed]

Between 1987 and 1995 a number of Rajasthani films were produced, including the musical Bai Chali Sasariye from 1988, which was reported to be the only successful Rajasthani-language film production in the 1980s and 1990s.[3]

Since the mid-1990s, the number of films produced in Rajasthan has been low, for reasons including lack of promotion and poor production quality.[4][3]

Film producers in Rajasthani cinema include B. K. Adarsh, , , , and , and directors include of Jodhpur, , , , and . Neelu Vaghela, , and Jatinkumar Agarrwal have been both producers and directors.

To encourage the production of Rajasthani movies, a tax holiday for cinemas in towns and cities with fewer than 100,000 inhabitants was announced in the 2008 budget of the Rajasthani Government,[4] and the entertainment tax was lowered.[5]

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References[]

  1. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). "1942". Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. p. 1869. ISBN 9781135943257. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). "Babasa Ri Ladli". Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. p. 1994. ISBN 9781135943257. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Sharma, Anil (1 October 2005). "The lights dim on Rajasthan film industry". indiaglitz.com. Indiaglitz. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Regional film industry in Rajasthan in peril, screenindia.com 27 June 2008, archived version retrieved 8 September 2014
  5. ^ Boomtime for Rajasthan cinema, Screen India 28 March 2008, archived version retrieved 7 Sep 2014

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