<Li> Tamil (Kollywood) </Li> <Li> Telugu (Tollywood) </Li> <P> The cinema of India also known by its sobriquet Indywood consists of films produced across India . Cinema has immense popularity in the country . As many as 1,600 films in various languages of India are produced every year . Indian films have also wide following throughout the rest of South Asia and it is even available in mainstream cinemas in parts of the Greater Middle East, Southeast Asia, Eastern Africa and elsewhere . Dadasaheb Phalke is known as the "father of Indian cinema". The Dadasaheb Phalke Award, for lifetime contribution to cinema, was instituted in his honour, by the Government of India in 1969, and is the most prestigious and coveted award in Indian cinema . </P> <P> In the 20th century, Indian cinema, along with the Hollywood and Chinese film industries, became a global enterprise . As of 2013, in terms of annual film output, India ranks first, followed by Nollywood, Hollywood and China . In 2012, India produced 1,602 feature films . The Indian film industry reached overall revenues of $1.86 billion (₹ 93 billion) in 2011 . This is projected to rise to $3 billion (₹ 200 billion) in 2016 . In 2015, India had a total box office gross of US $2.1 billion, one of the largest in the world . Enhanced technology paved the way for upgrading from established cinematic norms of delivering product, altering the manner in which content reached the target audience . Biopics like Dangal emerged as transnational blockbusters grossing over $300 million worldwide in the early 21st century . Indian cinema found markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened . The Indian government extended film delegations to foreign countries such as the United States of America and Japan while the country's Film Producers Guild sent similar missions through Europe . </P>

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