The film industry is one of the largest sources of entertainment in the world dating back in the 19th century. The industry produces thousands of films annually and rakes in billions of dollars in revenue.
According to UNESCO Institute for Statistics, India topped the list of the countries that are the largest film producer in the world. In 2017 alone, India produced 1986 films. The other countries that followed include, Nigeria, followed by the United States of America, then China and Japan took the fifth place.
India’s Film Industry is the world largest film industry in terms of quantity of movies produced. In 2013, Bollywood produced over 1400 movies. However, according to Box Office, Bollywood comes in as the third largest film industry in terms of revenue the industry jets in.