Topic summary
Devotional film
Extracted from the Wikipedia article List of genres.
Devotional
Devotional film is an Indian film genre. Also known as bhakti films, these are primarily based on the lives and stories of deities, other fantastical beings of religious significance and historical or mythological devotees. Such films may be based on Indian scriptures, religious literature, or the Puranas. Also known as the puranic genre. Up to 1923, 70% of Indian films belonged to this genre. However, after a number of such films started failing, the film industry began experimenting with other genres such as historical dramas and "socials" – films with contemporary settings. A sub-type of this genre is the amman film, revolving around characters' worship to Amman, an incarnation of Shakti.