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Birth of Cinema in India.
On 7July1896, the Lumiere Brothers showcased six films at the Watson Hotel in Mumbai (then Bombay). The tickets were priced at Re.1.
The Lumiere brothers were French Cinematographers who arrived in India after having proved their cinematic excellence in Paris.
The Times of India referred to this event as the “miracle of the century”. The show received an overwhelming response, and motion pictures were soon introduced in Kolkata (Calcutta) and Chennai (Madras).
The six films screened that day were, Entry of Cinematographe, The Sea Bath, Arrival of a Train, A Demolition, Ladies and Soldiers on Wheels and Leaving the Factory.
The second film screening by the Lumiere Brothers took place on July 14th at a new venue, the Novelty Theatre, Bombay. Twenty four films were screened that day, including A Stormy Sea and The Thames at Waterloo Bridge. Alternating between these two venues, the shows culminated on August 15th 1896.
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– Joy Kallivayalil.
