CHITRAM

The human quest to impart motion to art led him to puppetry in the ancient times and to the celluloid in the modern era. In India, it was Dadasaheb Phalke, who first screened Raja Harischandra, in 1913, and the rest is the Indian cinematic history - the largest film industry in the world, far outstripping the hallowed Hollywood, so to say, by umpteen reel-miles.

No wonder then that Indian cinema halls have become the temples of pastime for the young and the old alike that is across the length and breadth of our landscape of linguistics. If it’s not our puranas and folklore, then it’s the vivacity of our cultural variety that became the supply chains of cinematic themes, which keeps the film studios in shooting mode and the cinema halls houseful. What with the impetus provided, first by the Indian diaspora and then by the digital media, the Indian movies have gone on to the world stage. However, it’s the

film stars that bring luster to the silver screen, and this humble endeavor is to celebrate their contributions to the Indian celluloid through their artistic excellence but on creative canvases.