South Asian cinema

South Asian cinema

South Asian cinema refers to the cinema of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3] The broader terms Asian cinema, Eastern cinema and Oriental cinema in common usage often encompass South Asia as well as East Asia and Southeast Asia.[2]

Cinema is prominent in South Asia, with the Bollywood (representing the most-spoken language in the region of Hindi) and South Indian film industries being the most dominant.[4][5] Pakistan's Lollywood also is growing,[6] while historically, Bengali cinema was highly acclaimed by international film circles.[7][8]

The Far East as a cultural block includes East Asia (green), Southeast Asia (blue) and South Asia (orange).
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  2. ^ a b Teo, Stephen (2013). The Asian Cinema Experience: Styles, Spaces, Theory.
  3. ^ Chaudhuri, Shohini (2005). Contemporary World Cinema: Europe, the Middle East, East Asia and South Asia.
  4. ^ Writer, Guest (2022-08-19). "Gliding Bollywood and Glittering Other South Asian Industries". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  5. ^ "South Indian cinema takes over Bollywood in box office revenues". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  6. ^ Shabbir, Buraq. "A discussion on Pakistani cinema and its prospects". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  7. ^ Gooptu, Sharmistha. "Revisiting Bengali films in the 100th year of Indian cinema". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  8. ^ "Satyajit Ray: A Master of World Cinema". Hindustan Times. 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2023-09-05.