BSA206 Update

May 05, 2020

BSA206 Update

Animation in India and Pakistan

I searched Animation in India and Pakistan and found this interesting article

The first Pakistani cartoon on Indian TV

Now, on with the class

Regional Background

Vasco de Gama re-established direct trade links with India 1499, the first link with Europe since Roman times
The European powers vied for control of the region for centuries until the British came out on top in the early 19th century
In 1947, British India was partitioned by religion into two independent states, India and Pakistan
200,000 to 2 million people were killed with 14 million displaced by the partition
In 1971, Bangladesh seceded from Pakistan
The Indian 1961 census recognized 1,652 different languages or dialects
In 2018, that number expanded to 19,500
121 languages are spoken by 10,000 or more people
There are 22 official languages, with Hindi and English being spoken across the country
Pakistan has five languages that have more than 10 million speakers each with Urdu and English being spoken across the country

Industry Issues and Statistics

More than a thousand films are released in India each year
Mambai (previously Bombay) is the home of Bollywood
In 2015, there were 2,000 multiplexes
2.2 billion movie-tickets were sold in 2016
In comparison, China sold 1.25 billion movie-tickets
Sanju made 3.35 billion rupees or $NZ74,883,509.44

Sanju

Three Idiots

Davdas

Outsourcing Animation to India (2006)

This is highlighting the fact that having animation done overseas like in India is cheaper than in a country like America. The workers are paid less in India, but still makes great work

India: Animation and Gaming