| Dogri cinema | |
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| No. ofscreens | 100+ Single-screens inJammu andHimachal Pradesh states of India. |
| Main distributors | Yashmi Film Production Tilak Film Production Bees Carving Production Jai Maa Productions |
Dogri Cinema or Western Pahari Cinema orPahariwood[1] refers to cinema inWestern Pahari languages especiallyDogri language, which is included in theSchedule VIII of the Constitution, spoken primarily in theJammu Division region ofJammu and Kashmir state andHimachal Pradesh ofIndia.
The firstWestern Pahari film, ablack and white filmGallan Hoyein Beetiyan, was made in 1966 while the first colour film in the language,Maa Ni Mildi directed by Roop Sagar, written and produced by Amit Choudhary was released in August 2010.[2][3] In 1999, first tele-film in the languageChanchlo, was directed by Shanker Bhan with screenplay byB. R. Ishara. The film was made for state-runSrinagar-Doordarshan, Now DD KASHIR and received critical acclaim.[4]
First Dogri film that was released in September 1966 – Kuldip Kumar'sGallan Hoyian Beetiyan – was released at Shanker Theatre,Jammu.[5] In 2003,Children's Film Society of India (CSFI) produced a docu-drama namedHimmat in Dogri language – on bravery of children – it participated in Indian panorama at theIFFI in the same year.[6] The first-ever Pahari feature film ‘Lakeer', a venture of the Jammu-based NGO ‘Abhiyaan’, released on Friday, 14 January 2011 at the Hari Theatre, Jammu.The film was directed by Shiv Dutt Sharma and written by Ali Dalaat. In 140-minutes of moving dialogues, soulful music and excellent photography, ‘Lakeer’ tells the tale of a woe of a family that is split apart during the 1947-partition. Neelam Kumar Phull'sKuggi Maar Duaari was the third Dogri film released on 16 December 2011. Appreciated and honoured the crew and Artists with mementos as efforts for promotion of Dogri language and culture by university of Jammu. The movie also recommended by Chief Education officer J&k government for school and college - Awarded 9 LOKRANG awards by regional cultural Groups. 4th Dogri filmReet Produced and Directed by Pankaj Khajuria was released on 21 September 2012.Gul Gulshan Gulfam was the first bilingual (Dogri and Kashmiri) film, directed by Sarfraz Alvi, was released on 14 December 2012.[7] Geetiyan is the biggest hit movie of Dogri Cinema, Directed by Raahul Sharma; released on 28 February 2014.Dille Ch Vasya Koi (2011) directed by Sanjeev Rattan received theNational Film Award for Best Feature Film In Dogri.[8]
Also,Saanjh is the first feature film inWestern Pahari Language from Himachal Pradesh to be released in cinema halls. The movie is directed by Ajay Saklani.
AWestern Pahari Corridor linking the entire Western Pahari speaking population has also been proposed under theAman ki Asha initiative which includes the suggestion of having a common music and film industry forJammu,Himachal Pradesh,Azad Kashmir andPothohar Plateau.[9][10]
TheNational Film Award for Best Feature Film In Dogri is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. Till now, it was awarded only at the59th National Film Awards in 2011 toDille Ch Vasya Koi (2011) directed by Sanjeev Rattan. As per the Constitution of India, Dogri language is among the languages specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution.[17]
Jammu region inJammu and Kashmir has several multiplex and Single Screen cinemas:
