Question

Identify the wrong pair related to Indian Cinema:
1. First full length Tamil Feature Film - Keechak Vadham
2. First Indian Film to use the technique of playback singing - Dhoop
3. First Indian Film to be nominated for an Oscar - Mughal-e-Azam
4. First Indian Cinemascope Film - Kagaz Ke Phool

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : First Indian Film to be nominated for an Oscar - Mughal-e-Azam

The correct answer is First Indian Film to be nominated for an Oscar - Mughal-e-Azam.

 

• The 1957 Hindi film Mother India was India's first submission to Oscar. Hence Option 3 is the wrong pair.
• The film made it to the final shortlist and was nominated alongside four other films in the category.
• It came close to winning the Academy Award but lost to Nights of Cabiria by a single vote.

• The first Tamil silent film was Keechaka Vadham.
• It was was made by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918.
• Rai Chand Boral was the first to use the systematic technique of playback singing in the film Dhoop Chhaoon (1935).
• Prior to this, actors would sing live on the set and that was recorded just like dialogues.
• Kaagaz Ke Phool was the first cinemascope film made in India.
• Kaagaz Ke Phool is a 1959 Hindi romantic drama film produced and directed by Guru Dutt, who also played the lead role in the film.

• Mughal-e-Azam is a 1960 Indian epic historical drama film directed by K. Asif and produced by Shapoorji Pallonji.