In 1913, Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of Indian Cinema, became the first Indian to use the movie camera, out of which were born cinema based on mythologies. Subsequently, the form of Indian cinema matured under Baburao Painter, D. N. Sarkar and Himanshu Rai, who developed a unique narrative style. Followed by legends Bimal Roy, Guru Dutt, Raj Kapoor, India is now the largest film producing country in the world. 'Cinema and the Nation' is about the film industry that has produced both commercial and meaningful cinema. Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen captured different aspects of India's emotions: trauma of partition, humanism, societal transition, etc. This persuasive form of entertainment has gone commercial creating personalities and stars and has reflected the mood of the nation. But somewhere, these films have also recorded the making of the nation.

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