फ़िल्म (film)

noun A borrowing from English 'film,' used exactly as you'd expect for a movie/motion picture. One straightforward sense; no split needed.
Sense 1 : movie, motion picture
noun, feminine
Synonyms: सिनेमा (sinemaa, also refers to the theater/medium), चलचित्र (chalchitr, literary)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: फ़िल्म (film) is everyday vocabulary in Delhi-NCR households -- ask any family about their weekend plan and you'll likely hear फ़िल्म देखने जाना है (film dekhne jaanaa hai, 'we're going to watch a film'). Given the sheer size of the Hindi film industry, this word threads through casual conversation constantly, from Bollywood gossip to which फ़िल्म (film) is running at the local multiplex.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes drop the nuqta and write/say फिल्म (philm) -- this spelling is widely seen too and understood fine, but फ़िल्म (film) with the nuqta is the more careful, standard form since it preserves the English 'f' sound (Hindi native फ is closer to a 'ph' sound). 2) सिनेमा (sinemaa) often means the place (movie theater) as much as the medium, e.g. सिनेमा जाना (sinemaa jaanaa, 'to go to the cinema') -- don't assume it's a pure synonym for फ़िल्म (film) in every sentence.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे यह फ़िल्म बहुत पसंद है। I like this film a lot.
(mujhe yah film bahut pasand hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम आज रात फ़िल्म देखने जाना चाहती हो? Do you want to go watch a movie tonight?
(kyaa tum aaj raat film dekhne jaanaa chaahtii ho?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हम कल शाम फ़िल्म देखने जा रहे हैं। We are going to watch a film tomorrow evening.
(ham kal shaam film dekhne jaa rahe hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसने पिछले हफ़्ते तीन फ़िल्में देखी थीं। He had watched three films last week.
(usne pichhle hafte tiin filmen dekhii thiin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
यह फ़िल्म अगले शुक्रवार रिलीज़ होगी। This film will release next Friday.
(yah film agle shukrvaar riliiz hogii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
काश हम वह फ़िल्म सिनेमा हॉल में देख पाते। I wish we could have watched that film in the cinema hall.
(kaash ham vah film sinemaa hol men dekh paate।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
पहले फ़िल्म देख लो, फिर खाना खाएँगे। Watch the film first, then we'll eat.
(pahle film dekh lo, phir khaanaa khaaenge।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
यह फ़िल्म प्रसिद्ध उपन्यास पर आधारित है। This film is based on a famous novel.
(yah film prasiddh upanyaas par aadhaarit hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मुमकिन है कि यह फ़िल्म पुरस्कार जीत जाए। It's possible that this film might win an award.
(mumkin hai ki yah film puraskaar jiit jaae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
इस फ़िल्म की शूटिंग विदेश में की गई थी। This film's shooting was done abroad.
(is film kii shooting videsh men kii gaii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
बचपन में हर रविवार दूरदर्शन पर फ़िल्म दिखाई जाती थी। In childhood, a film used to be shown on Doordarshan every Sunday.
(bachpan men har ravivaar doordarshan par film dikhaaii jaatii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): फ़िल्म (film)
(sg.f.oblique): फ़िल्म (film)
(pl.f.direct): फ़िल्में (filmen)
(pl.f.oblique): फ़िल्मों (filmon)