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| Alam Ara, Indians first feature-length sound film, is released. Directed in Hindustani by Ardeshir Irani for the Imperial Film Company, it stars Fatma Begum. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| H. M. Reddys Bhakta Prahlada, the first Telugu language sound feature, is released. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| H. M. Reddys Kalidas, the first Tamil sound picture, is released. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
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| Attempts to shoot the first Indian colour film fail when the negative for Sairhandri, directed by Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram, is ruined during processing abroad. Bilwamangal, made later in the year by Madan Theatres, is also unsuccessful. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| Ayodhyecha Raja (The King of Ayodhya), directed by Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram, is the first film to be made in the Marathi language. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| J. J. Madans musical spectacular Indrasabha (The Court of Lord Indra) features more than 70 songs in a running time of 211 minutes. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 30 talking pictures are made in India this year. Eight of them are made by Madan Theatres, who own a chain of 126 cinemas, most of which are not equipped for sound. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| Setu Bandhan, the last film Indian cinemas pioneer Dadasaheb Phalke will direct for five years, is released. It is a commercial failure, and Phalkes company is dissolved. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| The Motion Picture Society of India is founded. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| The East India Film Co. is founded. It makes films in Bengali, Tamil and Telugu. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
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| Chandidas (Debaki Bose) [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
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| Himansu Rais Karma (Destiny), a co-production with the British IBB becomes the first Indian film made in English. It is also filmed in Hindi. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| Rajaram Vankudre Shantarams Sairandhri, starring Leela and Shakuntala Paranjpye, Indias first colour film, is released. It is processed and printed in Germany. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| J. B. H. Wadia founds the Wadia Movietone film production company. Its first release, Lal-e-Yaman, an Oriental fantasy from Parsee theatre is an immediate success. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| Prakash Pictures is founded by director Vijay Bhatt. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| The air-conditioned Regal Cinema opens in Bombay. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
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| Puran Bhagat (Debaki Bose) [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
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| Himansu Rai and Devika Rani form the Bombay Talkies film company. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| Zubheida and Nanubhai Vakil establish Mahalakshmi Cinetone. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| Mohan Sunder Dev Goswami directs Seeta Bibaha, the first Oriya sound film. Makhanlal Bannerjee and Goswami star. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| Kannada sound film Bhakta Dhruva, directed by Parshwanath Yeshwant Altekar, is released. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
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| The first All-India motion picture convention is held. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| Krishna Dev Mehras Sheila, starring Baby Noor Jahan, is the first Punjabi film release. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| Jyotiprasad Agarwalas Joymati, the first Assamese talking picture, is released. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| The playback singer star singers whose voices are dubbed for those of the screen stars becomes a fixture. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
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| Devdas (P. C. Barua) [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
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Jaddanbai founds Sangeet Films to make films featuring her daughter Nargis. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Sohrab Mobi and his brother Rustom found Minerva Movietone. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Rajaram Vankudre Shantarams adventure film Amar Jyoti becomes the first Indian film to be screened at a Western film festival when it is screened at the Venice Film Festival. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Balayogini (Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Kisan Kanya (The Daughter of a Farmer), directed by Moti B. Gidwani for the Imperial Film Co. and starring Gani and Nissar, is the first successful Indian colour film production. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Aspi Iranis Navjawan (The Youth), the first Hindi talkie without songs is released. [MORE] [ADD] |
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The Bombay film industrys trade union IMPPA (Indian Motion Picture Producers Association)is formed. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Vishnupant Govind Damle and Sheikh Fattelals Sant tukaram receives a special mention at the Venice Film Festival. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Duniya na Maane (V Shantaram) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Gangavataran (Govind Phalke) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Rajaram Vankudre Shantarams Duniya na Mane is screened at the Venice Film Festival. [MORE] [ADD] |
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S Nottanis Balan, the first Malayalam sound film, is released. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| May - | The film industry celebrates its silver jubilee with the convening of a Motion Picture Congress, conferences and an exhibition. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
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Himansu Rai, pioneer of Indian cinema, dies shortly after suffering a nervous breakdown. [MORE] [ADD] |
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The Film Advisory Board is founded, with Desmond Young at its head. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Mehboob Khans Aurat is released. It will later be remade as Mother India. [MORE] [ADD] |