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HYDERABAD: Indian cinema is celebrating its centenary year and it has all the reasons to do so since in 2012, India produced the most number of films in the world.
According to the latest official statistics, as many as 1,602 films were produced in the country in 2012, a sizeable increase from the 1,255 films made in 2011. The figures by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) reveal that with 262 films, Tamil film industry has nudged out Bollywood from the number one position. Telugu film industry stood second with 256 films while Bollywood was relegated to the third slot with 221 films. Though Telugu had to be content with the second position, its record of 268 films in 2005 is still to be broken.
The South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce (SIFCC) honorary secretary L Suresh attributes the increase in production to 'experimental films' that saw success at the box office. These films, with a strong storyline and made on a shoe-string budget without big stars, have made a mark. "Such films act as an encouragement for others to make films. More than anything else, film making is intoxication. It is hard to get out of it once you have got into it," he said.
Though the sheer number of releases made the Indian film industry proud, Film Federation of India (FFI) secretary general Supran Sen is not too happy. "Only 10 per cent of the films produced can be described as real hits in terms of revenue. The others sink without a trace," Sen said. He also pointed out that though a large number of films are made, several of them do not get released. This means that even though the CBFC certified 1,602 films in 35 languages, many of them may not have seen theatrical releases.
However, according to film industry sources, despite several films not fetching returns, producers are not losing hope and continue to churn out films.
"It is said you have to look for your money where you lost it. That's the reason why producers are not deterred by flops and continue to make films in the hope that their next movie will click at the box-office," Sen said.
