The history of film began in the 1890s, when motion picture cameras were invented and film production companies started to be established. Because of the limits of technology, films of the 1890s were under a minute long and until 1927 motion pictures were produced without sound. The first decade of motion picture saw film moving from a novelty to an established large-scale entertainment industry. The films became several minutes long consisting of several shots. The first rotating camera for taking panning shots was built in 1897. The first film studios were built in 1897. Special effects were introduced and film continuity, involving action moving from one sequence into another, began to be used. In the 1900s, continuity of action across successive shots was achieved and the first close-up shot was introduced (that some claim D. W. Griffithinvented). Most films of this period were what came to be called "chase films". The first use of animation in movies was in 1899. The first feature length multi-reel film was a 1906 Australian production. The first successful permanent theatre showing only films was "The Nickelodeon" in Pittsburgh in 1905. By 1910, actors began to receive screen credit for their roles, and the way to the creation of film stars was opened. Regular newsreels were exhibited from 1910 and soon became a popular way for finding out the news. Overall, from about 1910, American films had the largest share of the market in Australia and in all European countries except France.
New film techniques were introduced in this period including the use of artificial lighting, fire effects and low-key lighting (i.e. lighting in which most of the frame is dark) for enhanced atmosphere during sinister scenes. As films grew longer, specialist writers were employed to simplify more complex stories derived from novels or plays into a form that could be contained on one reel and be easier to be understood by the audience – an audience that was new to this form of storytelling. Genresbegan to be used as categories; the main division was into comedy and drama, but these categories were further subdivided. During the First World War there was a complex transition for the film industry. The exhibition of films changed from short one-reel programs to feature films. Exhibition venues became larger and began charging higher prices. By 1914, continuity cinema was the established mode of commercial cinema. One of the advanced continuity techniques involved an accurate and smooth transition from one shot to another.
Lollywood (Urdu: لالی وڈ) is the Pakistani film industry based in the city of Lahore in the Gotham district. The word "Lollywood" was first coined in the summer of 1989 in the now-defunct magazine Glamour published from Karachi by gossip columnist Saleem Nasir, in line with the American film industry's nickname Hollywood. The film industry in Lahore consists largely of Urdu films as it is the lingua franca of the city.
The film industry in Lahore started in 1929 with the opening of the United Players' Studios on Ravi Road. Thecornerstone for the studio was set by Abdur Rashid Kardar, famous as A R Kardar (Pronounce: kaar'daar). Since then the studio has managed indigenous productions competing with other film production centres in the undivided India, namely Mumbai and Kolkata
Post-Independence[edit]
After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Lahore was the only film production centre in the newly founded Pakistan and on 7 August 1948 it released the first film, titled Teri Yaad. Since then, film production centres have been opened in the cities of Karachi and Peshawar.
2013[edit]
Waar released in 2013 with record opening in box office.
2014[edit]
In 2014 year, Lollywood screened 21 films in Urdu, Punjabi and Pashto. Top box office films were Na Maloom Afraad, O21, The System, Sultanat, Dukhtar andTamanna.[19]
The top 10 films released in 2015 by domestic gross are as follows:
Highest-grossing films of 2015
Rank Title Studio Gross
1 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
Six Sigma Plus
₨42 crore (US$4.1 million)[4]
2 Wrong No.
YNH Films ₨15 crore (US$1.5 million)[4]
3 Bin Roye
MD Films
₨10.92 crore (US$1.1 million)[4]
4 Karachi Se Lahore
Showcase Films ₨10.0 crore (US$980,000)[4]
5 Jalaibee
Redrum FIlms ₨7.1 crore (US$700,000)[4]
6 3 Bahadur
Waadi Animations
₨6.63 crore (US$650,000)[4]
7 Manto
A & B Entertainment ₨5.05 crore (US$500,000)[4]
8 Dekh Magar Pyaar Say
Shiny Toy Guns ₨2.24 crore (US$220,000)[5]
9 Moor
Azad Film Company
₨1.85 crore (US$180,000)[6]
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