| Industry | Film production |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1898 |
| Founder | Hiralal Sen, Matilal Sen, Deboki Lal Sen, Bholanath Gupta |
The Royal Bioscope Company was the firstfilm production company in Bengal,[1] and possibly the first in India, set up in 1898 byHiralal Sen,[2] along withMatilal Sen,Deboki Lal Sen, andBholanath Gupta.[3][4] The initial productions used anUrban Bioscope bought fromWarwick Trading Company in London. The company produced shows, generally exhibited at theClassic Theatre in Calcutta, where the films featured in the intervals in the stage shows. When Sen began producing his own films regularly they were chiefly scenes from stage productions at the Classic, between 1901 and 1904. The longest film produced wasAli Baba and the Forty Thieves (1903), again based on an original Classic Theatre staging.
Sen also made many local views and newsfilms, took commissions, made advertising films and put on private shows for members of high society. Sen was also to produce a number of short newsreels, includingAnti-partition demonstration (1905),Swadeshi movement (1905), andWith Our King and Queen Through India (1912). Sen also produce some of the first advertisement movies. As newer film ventures entered the marketplace, Royal Bioscope's fortunes declined, and production ceased in 1913.[5]
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