Hindu devotional cinema

Hindu devotional cinema refers to films based on the Puranas and Hindu literature. Up to 1923, 70% of Indian films belonged to this genre. However, after a number of such films started failing, the film industry began experimenting with other genres such as historical dramas and "socials" - films with contemporary settings.[1][2][3]

There have been several successful Indian film related to Hinduism, some of which have mythological references.[4]

References

  1. Daniel Biltereyst; Philippe Meers; Richard Maltby, eds. (2011). Explorations in New Cinema History. Wiley. pp. 303–305.
  2. Narayan, Hari (2019-03-02). "'Deities and Devotees — Cinema, Religion and Politics in South India' review: The god in Telugu films". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  3. Krishnaswamy, Dr S. (2013-09-26). "Made a social impact". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  4. https://scroll.in/article/753217/prophets-and-profit-the-miraculous-world-of-indian-devotional-films
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