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UPSC 1999: The first feature film (talkie) to be produced in India was
(a)Hatimtai
(b)Alam Ara
(c)Pundalik
(d)Raja Harishchandra
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Alam Ara
Alam Ara, produced and released on 14 March 1931 by Ardeshir Irani, was India’s first full-length sound (talkie) feature film; earlier films like Raja Harishchandra (1913) were silent. Hence option (b) is correct. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alam_Ara?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1999, GS Paper 1, as Question 45. It falls under Art & Culture > Theatre & Cinema.
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