| Bhojpuri cinema | |
|---|---|
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| Main distributors | BB Jaiswal Production DRJ Films IJK Films Nirahua Entertainment Prakriti Films Rahul Khan Production SRK Music Films Yashi Films RN Digital Records Zabawa Entertainment Vpranjal Film Production |
| Produced feature films (2022)[1] | |
| Total | 186 (Theatrical) |
Bhojpuri cinema, also known as Bhojiwood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Bhojpuri language widely spoken in Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh. Its major production centres are Patna.[2][3] Bhojpuri cinema has grown in recent years.[4] Bhojpuri cinema also caters to second and third generation emigrants who still speak the language in Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Fiji, Mauritius and South Africa.[5]
The first Bhojpuri talkie film, Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo, was released in 1963 by Bishwanath Prasad Shahabadi and Jai Narayan Lal. The 1980s saw the release of many notable as well as run-of-the-mill Bhojpuri films like Bitia Bhail Sayan, Chandwa ke take Chakor, Hamar Bhauji, Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and Sampoorna Tirth Yatra.
- ^ "List of featurefilms Certified in 2022" (PDF).
- ^ Filming Hubs. Film Facilitation Office.
- ^ "Bhojiwood Losing Its Lustre". Archived from the original on 17 November 2017.
- ^ Roy, Tasmayee Laha. "Bhojpuri film industry now a Rs 2000 crore industry". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Regional pride". Business standard. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.