• Indian film director Nitin Bose, who directed the blockbuster Ganga Jamuna in 1961, had introduced playback singing in Indian cinema in 1935?
• Jamshedji Framji Madan (pictured) was a pioneer of Indian cinema, whose film production company Madan Theatres Limited once controlled half of British India's box office?
• Binaca Geetmala was a Radio Ceylon countdown program of hit Indian film songs that was the most listened to radio program in India for portions of its 42-year run?

Facts on topics related to Indian cinema

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• Indian actress Kamalinee Mukherjee's poem was selected for an international poetry contest in Washington, D.C. just before she began her acting career in the Telugu film industry?
• Indian actress Mukta Barve won the 2007 Zee Award for best actress in a commercial play for her portrayal of a Kabaddi enthusiast?
• Indian actor Sikandar Kher was still in high school when he assisted director Sanjay Leela Bhansali in making the 2002 film Devdas?
• Monisha, a South Indian cinema actress, was only 15 years old when she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her debut performance in Nakhashathangal?
• Patience Cooper, an Anglo-Indian actress, was the first to play a double role in an Indian film?
• the 2008 Indian film Woodstock Villa marked the debut of veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher's son, Sikandar Kher?
• the Indian horror film 1920 was filmed at a Yorkshire mansion that was rumored to be haunted by the spirit of a carpenter?
• the screenplay for the upcoming film Maya, starring Tamil actress Namitha, was written by Indian film historian Randor Guy?