The Business of Indian Films: Checkpoint 1

Quick checkpoint - five questions on India's film industries, financing, film workers, revenue streams and cinemas.

Quick checkpoint - five questions on India’s film industries, financing, film workers, revenue streams and cinemas.

Question 1 of 5 What is true about India's film industry?

It makes films only in Hindi It consists of many language industries It makes very few films Only Mumbai makes films

Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and other industries are major.

Question 2 of 5 What share of films make a profit?

Almost all A minority; a few hits carry the industry Exactly half None

Film is a risky business.

Question 3 of 5 How are most film crew and craft workers hired?

On daily wages or short project contracts As permanent government staff Only as unpaid volunteers Through lifetime contracts

Many work project to project, often through unions like FWICE.

Question 4 of 5 What happens to ticket money before the producer is paid?

Nothing GST is deducted and theatres take a share It is all donated It goes to the CBFC

Gross collections are much larger than what reaches producers.

Question 5 of 5 What merged in 2023 to form India's largest multiplex chain?

PVR and INOX T-Series and Saregama Netflix and Amazon CBFC and IRCTC

The merger created PVR INOX.

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