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First Love of Radha Kishan : Love story movie Love is a favorite of many makers. It is topic one handle in many ways. Thousands of movies are released worldwide depicting love as central theme. Every movie maker would deal with at least one love story movie. In fact, every movie will have some role dealing with love. Did you not see a single love story movie? I doubt it! 7th July 1897 was a historic date in India. It was on that day, the first movie, produced by Leiumour Bros, was released at Watson Hotel, Mumbai. This was 10 minute silent movie. However it was significant as it triggered off movie production in India. The early Indian film producers seem to be in adapting to the technology of movie making than bringing out a love story movie. H.S. Bhatwdekar, who is said to be the first Indian to produce a film actually shot 2 scenes of 3 minutes each called Do Pahalwanon Ki Kushti and Bandar Ko Nachata Hua Madaari. However, west was much advanced in movie technology and the earliest love story movie seems to be 'Annie's Love' directed by Ferdinand Zecca in 1904. It is different kind of love story, where the boy 'uses' the girl and ditches her. D.W. Griffith wrote and directed The Politician's Love Story movie in 1909 with a central theme of a corrupt politician who falls in love with a pretty woman cartoonist. Early 1900 say many a love story movie. Movie lovers in USA, had their share of movie magic in 1911 with the releases of Allan Dwan's A California Love Story, E.J. Cole's Five of Hearts, or Buffalo Bill's Love Story and Joseph A. Golden's A Tennessee Love Story. Notable other love story movie released in UK in 1911 was directed by Theo Frenkel who directed 'Love Story of Charles II'. And the Russians had their love story movie Love in 1914 directed by Yakov Protazanov. One of the earliest box-office hits may be a 99 minute Love Story in 1970. This love story movie was nominated for seven Academy Awards and had bagged one. This movie grossed more than US$100 million way back in 1970s', which a lot of money, even then. Coming to Indian movies, every hit movie is based on love. Indians love sentiments, emotions and family values. Different directors handle 'love' in a different way. Some directors deal with love story movie theme strongly bonded with the characters. They concentrate on the characters, the theme and the action. Some directors stress more on visual appeal, providing color and music to the basic love story. Very popular director/producer Raj Kapoor had given Indian cinema many a love story movie dealing with different type of love stories. One of his movies even deal with a student falling in love with a teacher! Shah Rukh khan is the uncrowned king of the romantic movies in India. He is the common factor for all the movies produced and directed by Karan Johar, who specializes in love story movie themes in great locations, providing a great visual extravaganza. A love story movie, Salaam Namaste dealing with 'live-in relationship', though was against Indian traditions, was receive well by Indians. This was successful at box-office. And another love story movie Kabhie Alvida Na Kehna was all about extramarital affairs, also did well. This is the witness to the fact that, people love all kind of stories on Love. It is important how the love is dealt with. Love story movies are generally of two types. Sometimes the story writer himself felt in love with someone in real and so he writes his experience in the love story and also explains the story to the film directory.Since the writer is writing his own experience, this is making the movie true in the sense. Often the same thing happens in love, in most love stories. So when people see a movie with a love story which is somebody's real life experience, they can compare their story with their own love story and feel relaxed that he saw something original. Such movies often do well in box office and earn good revenue. Stories which are just created by a story writer doesnt pay much as there is no original work but just a fiction. But still some writers have great art in them to write better stories and direction is also done well. So sometimes these kind of movies also get popular and often liked by people who havent yet experienced any such love. Author:Radha Kishan
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