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).
The scope of South Asian cinema is huge and takes in a wide array of different film styles , linguistic regions, and genres . South Asian cinema is particularly famous in the West for:
Bangladeshi cinema
Bangladeshi cinema, is the Bengali language film industry based in Dhaka , Bangladesh . The industry often generally referred to as Dhakai Cinema or Dhallywood , has been a significant film industry since the early 1970s. The 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and the first half of the 1990s were the golden years for Bangladeshi films as the industry produced many successful films. The industry has recently begun receiving international acclaim and many Bangladeshi films are getting released internationally.
Indian cinema
India contains many state languages which have film industries centered on them.
Assamese cinema , the Assamese -language film industry based in Guwahati , Assam .
Bengali cinema , popularly known as "Tollywood", the Bengali -language film industry based in Kolkata , West Bengal and the state of Tripura .
Bhojpuri cinema , the Bhojpuri -language film industry based in the state of Bihar .
Chhattisgarhi cinema , the Chhattisgarhi -language film industry based in the state of Chhattisgarh .
Dogri cinema , the Dogri -language film industry based in Jammu and Kashmir .
Gujarati cinema , the Gujarati -language film industry based in Ahmedabad , Gujarat .
Haryanvi cinema , the Haryanvi -language film industry based in the state of Haryana .
Hindi cinema , popularly known as "Bollywood", the Hindi -language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra .
Kannada cinema , popularly known as "Sandalwood", the Kannada -language film industry based in Bangalore , Karnataka .
Kashmiri cinema , the Kashmiri -language film industry based in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh .
Malayalam cinema , popularly known as "Mollywood", the Malayalam -language film industry based in Kochi , Kerala and Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala.
Marathi cinema , the Marathi -language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra and Pune , Maharashtra.
Meitei cinema , the Meitei -language film industry based in Imphal , Manipur .
Cinema of Odisha , popularly known as "Ollywood", the Odia -language film industry based in Bhubaneshwar , Odisha and Cuttack , Odisha.
Punjabi cinema , popularly known as "Pollywood", the Punjabi -language film industry based in the state of Punjab .
Cinema of Rajasthan , the Rajasthani -language film industry based in the state of Rajasthan .
Santali cinema , the Santali -language film industry based in the states of Jharkhand and Odisha .
Tamil cinema , popularly known as "Kollywood", the Tamil -language film industry based in Chennai , Tamil Nadu .
Telugu cinema , popularly known as "Tollywood", the Telugu -language film industry based in Hyderabad , Telangana and the state of Andhra Pradesh .
Tulu cinema , the Tulu -language film industry based in Mangalore , Karnataka .
Pakistani cinema
Balochi cinema , based in Quetta , Balochistan is the home of Balochi language film productions.
Lollywood , based in Lahore , Punjab for Punjabi cinema and Karachi , Sindh for Urdu cinema .
Pashto cinema , based in Peshawar , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the home of Pashto language film productions.
Sindhi cinema , based in Karachi , Sindh , Pakistan is the home of the Sindhi language film productions.