lava kusa was the first colour film in india.
lava kusa was the first colour film in india.
what is the first colour film in india?
lava kusa
in 1937 ardeshir irani, of "alam ara" fame, made the first colour film in hindi, "kisan kanya". the next year, he made another colour film, a version of "mother india". however, colour did not become a popular feature until the late 1950s. at this time, lavish romantic musicals and melodramas were the staple fare at the cinema.









































following india's independence, the period from the late 1940s to the early 1960s is regarded by film historians as the "golden age" of hindi cinema. defining key figures during this time included raj kapoor, guru dutt, mehboob khan, and dilip kumar.
film industry
some british television programs, particularly those made by or for itc entertainment, were shot on colour film before the introduction of colour television to the uk, for the purpose of sales to u.s. networks. the first british show to be made in colour was the drama series "the adventures of sir lancelot" (1956–57), which was initially made in black and white but later shot in colour for sale to the nbc network in the united states. other british colour television programs include "stingray" (1964–1965), which was the first british tv show to be filmed entirely in colour, "thunderbirds" (1965–1966) and "captain scarlet and the mysterons" (1967–1968). however, most uk series predominantly made using videotape, such as "doctor who" (1963–89; 2005–present) did not begin colour production until later, with the first colour "doctor who" episodes not airing until 1970.
color television