Indian cinema’s history which is spread over a 100 years has not only entertained the masses but also managed to create benchmarks for itself time to time. Be it the first release Raja Harishchandra or the first talkie film Alam Ara, the list of films which managed to credit itself in the record archives is endless. Though technology has dominated today’s filmmaking but the process and passion of making films hasn’t diminished. There’ve been so many landmark films which have managed to generate a ‘first’ to its credit of which some went unnoticed but as time passed their achievement got its due recognition. Here’s a list of 10 Bollywood films which notched up a ‘first’ to its credit.
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First Indian film to get Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival - Neecha Nagar (1946)
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First dream sequence song – Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi From Awaara (1952)
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First film to win the inaugural Filmfare Award for Best Film - Do Bigha Zameen (1953)
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First techni-colour film - Jhansi Ki Rani (1953)
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First cinemascope film - Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959)
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First 70-mm film - Sholay (1975)
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First Dolby sound film - 1942 - A Love Story (1994)
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First film insured - Taal (1999)
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First 100 crore club entrant film - Ghajini (2008)
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First Indian film to be nominated for an Oscar - Mother India (1957)
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