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Cinema of IndiaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, searchSouth Asian cinema Cinema of Afghanistan Cinema of Bangladesh Bengali cinema Cinema of India Assamese cinema Bengali cinema Bollywood Karnataka cinema Kollywood Marathi cinema Malayalam cinema Tollywood Cinema of Nepal Cinema of Pakistan Cinema of Sri Lanka The Indian film industry is the largest in the world in terms of the ticket sales and the number of films produced annually (877 feature films and 1177 short films were released in the year 2003 alone).[1] In contrast, 473 films were produced in the US in 2003.[2] Movie tickets in India are among the cheapest in the world.[3] India accounts for 73% of movie admissions in the Asia-Pacific region, and earnings are currently estimated at US$2.9 billion.[citation needed] The industry is mainly supported by the vast cinema-going Indian public. The Central Board of Film Certification of India cites on its website that every three months an audience as large as India's billion-strong population visits cinema halls.[4] Indian films are popular in various parts of the world, especially in countries with significant Indian communities.An Indian film personality Sandeep Marwah has produced 1000 short films which is the highest in the world by an individual.