film
/fɪlm/noun
उच्चारण फ़िलम
फ़िल्म, चलचित्र; पतली परत
Basic word
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[C, U] especially BrE
a series of moving pictures recorded with sound that tells a story, shown at a cinema or on television (American movie); a thin layer of something on a surface; thin plastic used in cameras
फ़िल्म, चलचित्र; पतली परत
- a Hindi film
- a film of dust
- We watched a Tamil film at the weekend.
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- The film won three awards at the festival.
- A thin film of oil covered the surface of the water.
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film (countable noun, cinema)
A film is a story told in moving pictures. British English uses film; American English prefers movie.
Film चलचित्र में कही गई कहानी है; British English में film और American में movie।
- We watched a film on Saturday.
- The film is based on a novel.
watch / see a film
Use see or watch; go to the cinema for the place, not film.
Film के साथ see या watch आता है; स्थान के लिए cinema का प्रयोग होता है।
- Have you seen the film?
- She watched a film on television.
film (verb)
As a verb, film means to record moving pictures. It takes an object.
क्रिया के रूप में film का अर्थ चलचित्र रिकॉर्ड करना है।
- They filmed the song in Kashmir.
- The crew is filming a documentary.
film (thin layer / photography)
A film is also a thin layer on a surface or the roll used in a camera.
Film सतह पर पतली परत या कैमरे की रील भी है।
- A film of oil covered the water.
- He bought a roll of film.
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type + film
featuresilentshorthorroractiondocumentary
- The short film won an award at the festival.
verb + film
makeshootreleasedirectproducebanscreen
- The director is shooting a film in Rajasthan.
film + noun
starindustryfestivalcriticsetdirector
- Bollywood is a large film industry.
adjective + film
populargrippingaward-winningsilentnew
- An award-winning film is showing this weekend.
film + preposition
onaboutstarringbased onby
- The film starring Radhika's favourite actor is out.
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- The film was shot in just forty days.
फ़िल्म केवल चालीस दिनों में शूट हुई।
- Radhika enjoys watching old films with her grandmother.
राधिका को अपनी दादी के साथ पुरानी फ़िल्में देखना पसंद है।
- The Censor Board cleared the film without any cuts.
सेंसर बोर्ड ने फ़िल्म को बिना किसी कट के पास कर दिया।
- A thin film of dust covered the table.
मेज़ पर धूल की पतली परत जमी थी।
- The students filmed their science project on a phone.
विद्यार्थियों ने अपनी विज्ञान परियोजना फ़ोन पर फ़िल्माई।
- The film won three national awards.
फ़िल्म ने तीन राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार जीते।
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✗ We saw a film in the cinema yesterday night.
✓ We saw a film at the cinema last night.
Use last night, not yesterday night.
'Yesterday night' ग़लत है; सही रूप 'last night' है।
✗ The film is make by a famous director.
✓ The film is made by a famous director.
A passive needs the past participle made.
Passive में past participle 'made' आता है।
✗ He shot a film on Delhi.
✓ He shot a film in Delhi.
Use in for the place of filming.
फ़िल्मांकन के स्थान के लिए 'in' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Film, movie and picture all mean a cinema story, but film is the usual British choice.
Film, movie और picture तीनों का अर्थ सिनेमा की कहानी है, पर British English में film सामान्य है।
The usual British word for a story shown in cinemas.
सिनेमा में दिखाई जाने वाली कहानी के लिए British शब्द।
- We saw a good film.
The usual American word, now common in India too.
American शब्द, अब भारत में भी आम।
- Let's watch a movie tonight.
An older word, still heard in 'motion picture'.
पुराना शब्द, 'motion picture' में अब भी सुनाई देता है।
- The best picture award went to a Hindi film.
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§Grammar and usage
British and American English: film (British) and movie (American); cinema (British) and movie theater (American).
British और American English में film (British) और movie (American); cinema (British) और movie theater (American)।
Film, /fɪlm/, one syllable (not 'filam').
Film, /fɪlm/, एक syllable ('filam' नहीं)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Raja Harishchandra (1913) by Dadasaheb Phalke was India's first full-length feature film; Alam Ara (1931) was the first Indian talkie (sound film); the Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest film honour; Satyajit Ray received an honorary Oscar (1992); the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) certifies films.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: दादासाहेब फाल्के की राजा हरिश्चंद्र (1913) भारत की पहली पूर्ण-लंबाई फ़ीचर फ़िल्म थी; आलम आरा (1931) पहली भारतीय बोलती फ़िल्म थी; दादासाहेब फाल्के पुरस्कार भारत का सर्वोच्च फ़िल्म सम्मान है; सत्यजीत रे को मानद ऑस्कर मिला (1992); केंद्रीय फ़िल्म प्रमाणन बोर्ड (CBFC) फ़िल्मों को प्रमाणित करता है।