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Chhattisgarhi Cinema also known as Chhollywood refers to the film industry of Chhattisgarh state, central India, or to films created in the Chhattisgarhi language. It was established in 1965 with the release of the first Chhattisgarhi-language film, Kahi Debe Sandesh .
Kahi Debe Sandesh (transl. Convey The Message) was released in 1965. Directed and produced by Manu Nayak, it was a story of intercaste love; its release caused controversy, with Brahmins calling for a ban. [1] [2] The next Chhattisgarhi film to be released was Ghar Dwar in 1971, produced by Vijay Kumar Pandey. However, both performed poorly at the box office. [3]
On October 27, 2000, Mor Chhainha Bhuinya was released, [4] the first Chhattisgarhi film since Ghar Dwar. The film was a major success, grossing over ₹20,000,000, recouping its budget of around ₹2,000,000. [5]
Interest in the genre would further increase in 2005 when Bhakla was released, featuring a song composed by Kalyan Sen and sung by Lata Mangeshkar. [6] Later, the film Bar. Satish Jain, having watched the film produced Mayaa, Films such as Mahun Deewana Tahun Deewani (Swapnil Film Productions) Tura Rikshawala, and Laila Tip Top Chhaila Angutha Chhap were released soon after.
Bhulan The Maze opened to international praise and won several awards. It become first Chhattisgarhi movie to win a National Film Awards, winning in category of Best Film in Chhattisgarhi at 67th National Film Awards.
Today Chhattisgarhi films often play in theatres outside of Chhattisgarh, especially in cities like Nagpur. Today Government of Chhattisgarh made film policy for supporting Chhattisgarhi cinema.
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Mor Chhainha Bhuinya is a cult film from 2000 in Chhattisgarhi. The comedy-drama film is written and directed by Satish Jain. and produced by Shivdayal Jain. The film stars Shekhar Soni, Anuj Sharma, Poonam Naqvi, Jagriti Rai, Ashish Shendre, and Manmohan Thakur. It is the first film to be made in Chhattisgarhi language after Ghar Dwar (1971).
Mor Chhainha Bhuinya 2 is a superhit film from 2024 in Chhattisgarhi. The film written and directed by Satish Jain is a remake or spiritual sequel of Mor Chhainha Bhuinya (2000). After 23 years writer and director Satish Jain who had directed Mor Chhainha Bhuinya, decided to make a sequel, Mor Chhainha Bhuinya 2. He returned as writer and director of the new film that was released on 24 May 2024. The lead characters in the new film play the same role as the original but the new film's setting is different.
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