| The cinema of India consists of films produced across | | | | and Seeta Devi in the 1929 film, Prapancha Pash. |
| India, including the cinematic culture of Mumbai along | | | | In the 20th century, Indian cinema, along with the |
| with the cinematic traditions of states such as Andhra | | | | American and Chinese film industries, became a global |
| Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, Tamil | | | | enterprise. Enhanced technology paved the way for |
| Nadu and West Bengal. Indian films came to be | | | | upgradation from established cinematic norms of |
| followed throughout South Asia and the Middle East. | | | | delivering product, radically altering the manner in which |
| As cinema as a medium gained popularity in the | | | | content reached the target audience. Indian cinema |
| country as many as 1,000 films in various languages of | | | | found markets in over 90 countries where films from |
| India were produced annually. Expatriates in countries | | | | India are screened.The country also participated in |
| such as the United Kingdom and the United States | | | | international film festivals especially satyajith |
| continued to give rise to international audiences for | | | | ray(bengali),Adoor Gopal krishnan,Shaji n |
| Hindi-language films. | | | | karun(malayalam) .Indian filmmakers such as Shekhar |
| Devi in the 1929 film, Prapancha Pasha (A Throw of | | | | Kapur, Mira Nair, Deepa Mehta etc. found success |
| Dice), directed by Franz Osten.jpg|thumb|Charu Roy | | | | overseas. |