Southwood NowzThe history of cinema in India extends back to the beginning of the film era. Following the screening of the Lumire and Robert Paul moving pictures in London (1896), commercial cinematography became a worldwide sensation and by mid-1896 both Lumire and Robert Paul films had been shown in Bombay.The cinema of India consists of films produced in the nation of India.[8] Cinema is immensely popular in India. Every year more than 1800 films get produced in various languages in India. Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Bangalore, Bhubaneshwar and Guwahati are the major centres of film production in India.