Cinema of Jharkhand explained

In the Indian state of Jharkhand, films are produced in various regional and tribal languages including Kudmali, Hindi, Nagpuri, Khortha and Santali.^{[1] [2]} Film industry in state of Jharkhand is also known as Jhollywood.^{[3] [4]}

Since 2015, Government of Jharkhand is encouraging film shooting in State to highlight the natural beauty, religious place, culture of the state as well as to produce jobs by giving subsidy to film makers.^{[5] [6] [7]} New government of Congress-JMM alliance ended subsidy for regional cinema after coming to power in 2020.^[8]

In recent years several Hindi films have been shot in the state including, A Death in the Gunj, Ajab singh ki gajab kahani, Ranchi Diaries, Begum Jaan, Panchlait and Ilaka Kishoreganj. Several Nagpuri films have been produced in the recent years including Tor Bina, Mahuaa, Tor Chahat Mein, Mor Gaon Mor Desh and Phulmania.^{[9] [10]}

The upcoming hindi film Lohardaga will show issue of Naxalism and surrender policy in the State.^{[11] [12]} The state also showcased in web and T.V series, e.g - Netflix's Jamtara - Sabka Number Ayega^[13] and Hoichoi's Dhanbad Blues. Ekta Kapoor T.V series, Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyan was based on Jamshedpur.^[14]

History

The first feature film of Jharkhand was Aakarant made under the banner of drishyantar international, 1988. The first Nagpuri film was Sona Kar Nagpur (1992) produced and directed by Dhananjay Nath Tiwari.^{[15] [16] [17]}

Hindi films shot in Jharkhand

• Kala Patthar, an Amitabh Bachchan starrer cult film was based on Chasnala mining disaster of 1975^[18]
• Satyakam, a Dharmendra & Sharmila Tagore starrer film, shot in Ghatsila.^[19]
• Hip Hip Hurray, a directorial debut film of Prakash Jha, shot at Ranchi & hill station, Netarhat^[20]
• Udaan, a masterpiece screened at Cannes film festival, shot at Jamshedpur^[21]
• A Death In The Gunj, a Konkana Sen Sharma starrer movie shot at McCluskieganj.^[22]
• Gangs of Wasseypur, part 1 & 2, based on coal mafia feuds of Dhanbad^[23]
• , biopic of M.S. Dhoni, shot at Ranchi and Jamshedpur^[24]
• Bubble Gum, directed by Sanjivan Lal and shot at Jamshedpur^[25]
• Begum Jaan, a multi-starrer film shot at Rajmahal (Sahebganj) and Dumka^[26]
• Panchlait, based on Phanishwar Nath 'Renu''s story, shot at Deoghar^[27]
• Ajab Singh Ki Gajab Kahani, biopic of Ajay Singh, a handicapped IRS officer from Jharkhand^[28]
• Ranchi Diaries, a film starring Himansh Kohli shot at Ranchi^[29]
• Koyelaanchal, a Suniel Shetty and Vinod Khanna starrer film shot in Hazaribagh & Ramgarh^[30]
• Aadhaar, a Vineet Kumar starrer comedy film^[31]
• Raahgir -The Wayfarers, an Adil Hussain starrer film shot in Ranchi & hill station, Netarhat^[32]
• Sab Kushal Mangal, starring Akshaye Khanna, debut of Priyaank Sharma & Riva Kishan shot in Ranchi^[33]
• , an Anupam Kher & Esha Gupta starrer film shot in Ranchi^[34]
• Gaon, an Omkar Das Manikpuri & Shishir Sharma starrer film based on original story^[35]
• Ilaka Kishoreganj, film shot in Jharkhand^[36]
• Ramrajya, a Govind Namdeo and Aman Preet Singh (brother of Rakul Preet Singh) starrer film, shot in Bokaro & Ranchi^[37]
• Dil Bechara (earlier, Kizie or Manny), a Sushant Singh Rajput starrer film, shot at Jamshedpur^[38]
• Nastik, an upcoming film starring Arjun Rampal, shot in Daltonganj^[39]
• Banana, film directed by John Abraham & shot in Jamshedpur^[40]
• Bansuri: The Flute, an Anurag Kashyap & Rituparna Sengupta starrer film^[41]
• Birsa Munda, an upcoming biopic Hindi film directed by Tamil film director Pa. Ranjith.^[42]
• Aa Bhi Ja O Piya, a Dev Sharma and Smriti Kashyap's debut starrer film^[43]

Bengali films shot in Jharkhand

• Subarnarekha, a film directed by Ritwik Ghatak.^[44]
• Ajantrik, a film directed by Ritwik Ghatak.^[45]
• Aranyer Din Ratri, a Satyajit Ray directorial film shot in Palamu region^[46]
• Oskar, a Priyanshu Chatterjee and Aparajita Adhya starring film^[47]
• Agni Pariksha, an Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen starrer film shot at Topchanchi.^[48]
• Chhuti, directorial debut of Arundhati Devi and based on Bimal Kar's Kharkuto^[49]
• Byomkesh O Durgo Rahasya, a Birsa Dasgupta directorial film starring Dev and Rukmini Maitra^[50]

Film shootings of other industries

• Ranchi, a Kannada film starring Prabhu Mundkur and Tota Roy Chowdhury.^[51]
• Rupinder Gandhi 2 : The Robinhood, a Dev Kharoud and Jagjeet Sandhu starrer Punjabi film, shot at Ranchi^[52]

Notable people of Jharkhand cinema

Directors and producers

• Imtiaz Ali, well known Hindi film director
• Amit Bose, Indian film director & editor
• Sriram Dalton, Indian film producer & director
• Pankaj Dubey, Indian screenwriters
• Raj Kumar Gupta, Indian film director
• Sanjivan Lal, Indian film director
• Akashaditya Lama, Indian director & screenwriter
• Aseem Mishra, Indian cinematographer
• Bikas Mishra, Indian film director^[53]
• Shomu Mukherjee, Indian director, producer & writer
• Prem Prakash Modi, Indian filmmaker, actor & writer
• Manish Mundra, Indian film producer
• Nandlal Nayak, film director & music composer^[54]
• Zeishan Quadri, director, actor & writer
• Lal Vijay Shahdeo, Indian film writer, director & producer
• Gul Bahar Singh, Indian filmmaker
• Biju Toppo, Indian documentary filmmaker

Actors

• Krishna Bhardwaj, Indian T.V actor
• Samit Bhanja, Bengali film actor
• Bibhu Bhattacharya, Bengali film actor
• Meiyang Chang, Indian actor & singer
• Dipankar De, Bengali film actor
• Dinesh Deva, Nagpuri actor and dancer
• Raman Gupta, Nagpuri and Khortha film actor
• Rajesh Jais, Indian film & T.V actor
• Sanjeev Jaiswal, Indian actor
• Neeraj Kabi, Indian actor
• Deepak Lohar, Nagpuri film actor
• R. Madhavan, Indian actor, writer & producer
• Bunty Singh, Nagpuri film actor
• Vikram Singh, Indian actor
• Imran Zahid, Indian theatre actor

Actresses

• Pratyusha Banerjee, former T.V actress
• Priyanka Chopra, actress, singer, producer and former Miss World
• Deeba, Pakistani film actress
• Rasika Dugal, Indian actress
• Ishita Dutta, Indian film & T.V actress
• Tanushree Dutta, Indian film actress & former Miss India
• Auritra Ghosh, Indian film & theatre actress
• Komal Jha, Indian film actress
• Supriya Kumari, television actress
• Shweta Basu Prasad, Indian film & T.V actress
• Amrita Raichand, Indian actress
• Meenakshi Seshadri, former Indian film actress
• Sheena Shahabadi, Indian film actress
• Pooja Singh, Indian T.V actress
• Simone Singh, Indian film & T.V actress
• Reecha Sinha, Indian film actress
• Sumann, Indian actress
• Tania, Punjabi film actress

Award

• Jharkhand International Film Festival Awards^[1]

See also

• Cinema of India
• Khortha cinema
• Nagpuri cinema
• Santali cinema

Notes and References

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6. Web site: Jharkhand to turn into a film making destination: Barnwal. dailypioneer.
7. Web site: Govt to encourage film making to create jobs in Jharkhand. uniindia.
8. News: Film-makers rue JFDCL and govt's step-motherly treatment. timesofindia. 18 May 2022.
9. Web site: J'khand to promote its film policy at IFFI. dailypioneer.
10. Web site: Film fest to showcase State's potential on entertainment front. dailypioneer.
11. Web site: Akhilendra Mishra: Small films suffer mostly due to monopoly in release dates. indianexpress.
12. Web site: फिल्म लोहरदगा में दिखेगा पूरा झारखंड. livehindustan.
13. Web site: Jamtara: Series based on phishing scams will make you think twice before you answer unknown call. December 23, 2019. India Today. en. 2020-05-14.
14. Web site: Star Plus & Balaji's new fiction show set in Jamshedpur to launch on 28 September. 2015-09-16. Indian Television Dot Com. en. 2020-05-14.
15. Web site: Jharkhand.org.in | The public website of Jharkhand State . Forum.jharkhand.org.in . 2018-11-10.
16. Web site: our correspondent . 6-day fest for 100 years' party . In.news.yahoo.com . 2018-11-10 . 2017-06-30.
17. Web site: नागपुरी फिल्‍म के 'दादा साहेब' धनंजय नाथ तिवारी ! . www.panchayatnama.com . 2019-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190324100842/http://www.panchayatnama.com/news/aamukh-katha/story/12.html . 2019-03-24 . dead .
18. Web site: 36 years of 'Kaala Patthar': Lesser-known facts about Amitabh Bachchan's popular film. 2015-08-24. News18. 2020-05-14.
19. Web site: झारखंड की सुंदरता को कैमरे में कैद करने की चाहत. m.jagran.com. hi. 2020-05-14.
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21. Web site: Jamshedpur's Udaan takes wing in Cannes - Film shot extensively in steel city is India's official entry in French festival. www.telegraphindia.com. en. 2020-05-14.
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23. Web site: Gangs of Wasseypur features in Guardian's list of 100 best films of 21st century. 2019-09-15. Jagran English. 2020-05-14.
24. Web site: Sushant Singh Rajput visits Jamshedpur ahead of shooting MS Dhoni's biopic. 2015-06-20. Avenue Mail. en-US. 2020-05-14. 2020-10-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001192257/https://www.avenuemail.in/entertainment/sushant-singh-rajput-visits-jamshedpur-ahead-of-shooting-ms-dhonis-biopic/76873/. dead.
25. Web site: 'Bubble Gum' is no kids film. Biswas. Dipannita Ghosh. 2011-07-29. DNA India. en. 2020-05-14.
26. Web site: Mahesh Bhatt's Rajkahini remake being shot in Jharkhand - Times of India. The Times of India. en. 2020-05-14.
27. Web site: 'Panchlait' shot in real and remote locations of Deoghar - Times of India. The Times of India. en. 2020-05-14.
28. Web site: अजब सिंह की गजब कहानी में रांची के मुकेश सिंह भी आयेंगे नजर, कल रिलीज होगी फिल्‍म. Prabhat Khabar - Hindi News. hi. 2020-05-14.
29. Web site: Site to woo filmmakers. www.telegraphindia.com. en. 2020-05-14.
30. Web site: Vinod Khanna and Suniel Shetty in film on coal mafia - Times of India. The Times of India. en. 2020-05-14.
31. Web site: In Bollywood film about the Aadhaar card, a 'celebration of India's contradictions', says director. Ramnath. Nandini. Scroll.in. en-US. 2020-05-14.
32. Web site: Jharkhand dazzles in film by Goutam Ghose. www.telegraphindia.com. en. 2020-05-14.
33. Web site: Priyaank Sharma and Riva Kishan kickstart shooting of their debut film, 'Sab Kushal Mangal' - Times of India. The Times of India. en. 2020-05-14.
34. Web site: Movie Review- One Day: Justice Delivered. filmfare.com. en. 2020-05-14.
35. Web site: My Own Private Bollywood. www.aljazeera.com. 2020-05-14.
36. Web site: Hindi film Ilaka Kishoreganj shot entirely in Jharkhand. 2018-10-27. Avenue Mail. en-US. 2020-05-14.
37. Web site: Shooting of Hindi film "RamRajya" in Bokaro, Jharkhand . 2018-08-13. Saksham News India. en-US. 2020-05-14.
38. Web site: Kizie Aur Manny delay due to Sushant Singh Rajput getting close to Sanjana?. August 22, 2018. India Today. en. 2020-05-14.
39. Web site: Crowd stalled shooting of film 'Nastik' in Palamu. The Pioneer. en. 2020-05-14.
40. Web site: John Abraham arrives in Jamshedpur for his home production Banana. 2013-11-07. Avenue Mail. en-US. 2020-05-14.
41. Web site: Rituparna Sengupta, Anurag Kashyap to keep a date with Mccluskieganj in Feb - Times of India. The Times of India. en. 2020-05-14.
42. Web site: Pa Ranjith announces Bollywood debut with Birsa Munda biopic . www.thenewsminute.com. 2020-05-14. 16 November 2018 .
43. Web site: Dev Sharma and Smriti Kashyap starrer: The first poster of Dev Sharma and Smriti Kashyap starrer 'Aa Bhi Ja O Piya' out now. Zoom News. en. 2020-05-14.
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45. Web site: CM invites world tourists to Jharkhand, says Dhoni will be brand ambassador. 2015-09-27. Avenue Mail. en-US. 2020-05-14.
46. Web site: Once a tourist spot, Kechki forest house now in shambles Ranchi News - Times of India. September 27, 2012. The Times of India. en. 2020-05-14.
47. Web site: When tribal people cooked country chicken for the entire 'Oskar' team - Times of India. The Times of India. en. 2020-05-14.
48. Web site: Poultry firm to come up on Uttam Kumar's dream film city land in Dhanbad. 2015-10-10. Hindustan Times. en. 2020-05-14. 2015-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20151023003031/http://www.hindustantimes.com/ranchi/poultry-firm-to-come-up-on-uttam-kumar-s-dream-film-city-land-in-dhanbad/story-Q4AtIzcA1VfBA4uWq6HMmM.html. dead.
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50. News: ‘Byomkesh O Durgo Rahasya’: Dev and Birsa start third shooting schedule in Jharkhand .
51. Web site: South Indian film-maker to direct a docu-drama set in Ranchi. www.telegraphindia.com. en. 2020-05-14.
52. Web site: Gangster or Social Worker? Rupinder Gandhi 2 : The Robinhood. Sharma. Monita. Iampunjaabi.com. en-GB. 2020-05-14.
53. Web site: How A Small Town Boy Made An Arthouse Film About Caste And Sexual Repression. 2016-01-08. HuffPost India. en. 2020-05-14.
54. Web site: Nandlal Nayak. IMDb. en. 2020-05-14.