Hindi cinema has served variety of movies and stories, including women-centric movies, even at a time when the word 'women-centric' wasn't used popularly.

The life of this actor, director, producer, and philanthropist suddenly changed after the partition. The journey of this actor to become a hero is no less than a film story. This actor even had to sell his house for the sake of his son.

With his portrayal of a local boy named Raji in the film Maya, Khan became an international adolescent superstar. Raji gets friends with Jay North's character. The success of the film boosted Khan's notoriety which gave rise to a series of the same name.

It was in 1957 that a film dropped which changed everything for the Indian Cinema. The film that opened our doors to the Oscar. ‘Mother India’ was selected as one of the final nominees in the 1958 Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film Category.

From just crying in movies to playing the protagonist, let’s look at the evolution of mothers in Hindi cinema...

Indian cinema has surely come a long way. Not just in India, Indian movies are making a strong mark internationally as well. Today, let’s look at some of the interesting ‘firsts’ that happened in Indian cinema.