Gujarati cinema, also known as Dhollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Gujarati language widely spoken in the state of Gujarat. It is based in Ahmedabad. It is one of the major regional and vernacular film industries of the cinema of India, having produced more than one thousand films since its inception.
Narsinh Mehta (1932) was the first full-length Gujarati talkie.
Cinema show times written in typical Gujarati style; (above) Screen-1 Show – 121⁄2, 31⁄2, 61⁄2, 91⁄2 (below) 121⁄4, 31⁄4, 61⁄4, 91⁄4
Poster of Gadano Bel (1950), directed by Ratibhai Punatar, was based on the play by Prabhulal Dwivedi
Mallika Sarabhai, Gujarati actress
The Cinema of India, consisting of motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since 2nd half of 20th century. Indian cinema is made up of various film industries, including Hindi cinema, which makes motion pictures in the Hindi language and is one of the biggest film industries in the country. In 2021, Telugu cinema became the largest film industry in India in terms of box-office. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Kochi, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack and Guwahati. For a number of years the Indian film industry has ranked first in the world in terms of annual film output. In 2022, Indian cinema earned ₹15,000 crore at the box-office.
Newspaper ad for Shree Pundalik
A scene from Raja Harishchandra
AVM Studios globe.
Satyajit Ray is recognised as one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century.[excessive citations]