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New national museum in Mumbai chronicles India's filmmaking, histories

The idea began around 2003, and after several false starts, has worked its way slowly out of red tape

National Museum Mumbai
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The displays at the museum tell a chronological story of how cinema began, how silent films evolved from shorts to feature length, how after 1931 they lost ground to sound cinema

Ranjita Ganesan
A man, who appears to be in his early 40s, takes the stage somewhat gingerly, one hand stuffed shallow in his pocket. An acid green screen is behind him, and ahead are a contraption that senses motion and an audience of nine. Each time he waves his free arm a certain way, a monitor shows him standing in new surroundings. A slow-striding tiger appears whose back he pats. Next, he is beside a waterfall into which he dips his fingers. His poses get bolder in response to cheers. When a luxurious bedroom and fireplace manifest around him, he pretends to

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