Bollywood & Film City historical timeline

Film City belongs to a much longer Mumbai film history, but the production complex itself dates from the late twentieth century.

Chronology

1. 1896 The Lumière programme at Watson's Hotel becomes an early landmark in Mumbai's cinema history.
2. 1913 Dadasaheb Phalke's Raja Harishchandra establishes the feature-film legacy later honoured in the complex's name.
3. 26 September 1977 Film City is incorporated under the Maharashtra Film, Stage and Cultural Development Corporation, and its first studios are established.
4. 1990s Additional studios and communications facilities enlarge the production campus.
5. 2001 Film City is renamed Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari.
6. 2018 The state corporation establishes the Maharashtra Film Cell, extending the site's role in production support.

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