8th July 1896: First Cinema Show in India

1896: This day 122 yrs ago, the 1st cinema show in India was held at Watson’s Hotel, Bombay (now Mumbai)

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Today the Indian Film Industry is the largest in the world in terms of the number of movies produced (across 10-12 major languages) every year.

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