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Bollywood trends set by India's first feature film Raja Harishchandra

Raja Harishchandra, India's first full-length feature film directed by the father of Indian Cinema Dadasaheb Phalke, marked the beginning of filmmaking in India that later snowballed into a multimillion dollar entertainment industry.The original movie was

5) Emotional overtone:  The highly emotional overtone of Indian Cinema could also be attributed to the India's first feature film.  In the film, there are many instances of overwhelming emotional outbursts. 

Later we have seen many sobbing mothers and helpless sisters invoking extreme emotions in Indian Cinema.

Though actors like Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan have successfully portrayed restrained emotions but hamming and bearing impressions have also found a commonplace in the film industry.

6) Happy ending :  All well if that ends well. The climax of the movie is not available due to missing reel but according to Wikipedia, “in the end, pleased by his high morals, the Gods restore his former glory, and further bestow him with divine blessings.”

The ending of the movie marked a poignant beginning in Bollywood, with a happy ending all the emotional hiccups the audience goes through while watching the film disappears. He leaves the theatre with a happy feeling that if you are right, you will win at the end.

The mass still want things to end positively as the real life is already shrouded in misery. As Shah Rukh Khan says in the movie Om Shanti Om ‘Aur agar End mein sab kuch theek na ho to woh the end nahi hain dosto... Picture abhi baaki hai!'