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Hindi film distribution circuits

Hindi film distribution circuits

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Hindi film distribution circuits comprise territories which have been created by film distributors for releasing Hindi cinema or Hindustani cinema (as it was earlier known) across India. The six distribution circuits were created in 1930s after the advent of the first talkie in 1931. These circuits were:[1][2][3]

  • Bombay circuit
  • Eastern circuit
  • Delhi-U.P. circuit,
  • C.P.-C.I.-Rajasthan circuit
  • Punjab circuit
  • South circuit

Presently territories for distribution of Hindi films are divided into eleven territories. These are.[4]

More information Circuit name, Comprising territories ...

Amongst the above territories Bombay circuit is considered by the distributors as having potential for maximum earnings.[1] An additional territory known as overseas territory also exists.[5] However, Hindi movies in Nepal & Bhutan are released by distributors through the Eastern circuit.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Tejaswini Ganti (2012), Producing Bollywood: Inside the Contemporary Hindi Film Industry, Duke University press, p. 187, ISBN 978-0822352136
  2. [2]
    BOX OFFICE IN INDIA EXPLAINED
  3. [3]
    Ashok Mittal (2003), Cinema Industry in India: Pricing and Taxation, Indus Publishing Company, p. 55, ISBN 81-7387-023-3
  4. [4]
    Edited by Gulzar, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee (2003), Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema, Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Pvt. Ltd. & Popular Prakashan Pvt. Ltd., p. 146, ISBN 81-7991-066-0 {{citation}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. [5]
    Tejaswini Ganti (2004), Bollywood: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema, Routledge, p. 58, ISBN 0-415-28854-1

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