A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1937:
A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1937:
Some of the notable films of 1937:
Vidyapati was a biopic directed by Nitin Bose for New Theatres. It starred Pahari Sanyal as the Maithili poet and Vaishnava saint Vidyapati. [1] The bold songs of the film ensured crowds at the theatres making it a big success of 1937. [2]
Duniya Na Mane (Marathi: Kunku ) was a social film from Prabhat Film Company directed by V. Shantaram. It dealt with the issue of arranged marriage. The film did well in the theatres and according to Baburao Patel of Filmindia it "recorded better returns... than any other picture before". [3]
President was produced by New Theatres and directed by Nitin Bose. A love triangle with a social content it highlighted the plight of mill workers. The music was popular with a classic from Saigal, Ik Bangla Bane Nyaara. [4]
Kisan Kanya made by Ardeshir Irani of Alam Ara (1931) fame was the first colour film to be processed in India. The film however did not do well at the box office due to "a weak story". [5]
Jeevan Prabhat was a successful social film from Bombay Talkies directed by Franz Osten. [6] It starred Kishore Sahu in his debut film with Devika Rani and Mumtaz Ali.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adarsh Mahila | Bashir, Leela Desai, Noorjahan, Tara, Khalil, Aftab, Quiser, Mirza | Social | Ideal Films. Music: Lyrics: | |
| Aflatoon | Pesi Karani | Rose, Khalil | Action | Tollywood Studio. Music: Brijlal Varma Lyrics: |
| Anath Ashram | Hemchandar Chunder | Uma Sashi, Najmul Hussain, Prithviraj Kapoor, Trilok Kapoor, Jagdish Sethi, Nawab, Nemo, Manorama Sr., Devbala, Kalyani Das | Social Family Drama | New Theatres Music: R. C. Boral Lyrics: Kidar Sharma |
| Asiai Sitara | Haribhai Desai | Master Vithal, Jenabai Pawar, Vasantrao Pehalwan, Dhulia, Krishnaswamy, Veena Devi, Minoo the Mystic, Ibrahim | Action | Music: Master Mohammed Lyrics: Pandit Anuj |
| Atma Tarang | F. R. Irani | Sohrab Modi, Prabha Devi, E. Tarapore, Firoz Dastur, Vasant Pahelwan, Gulzar, S. L. Puri | Social | Sunrise Pictures Music: Habib Khan .Lyrics: |
| Aurat Ki Zindagi | F. R. Irani | Jal Merchant, Zubeida, Rashid, Agha Jani, Mustafa | Social | Sunrise Pictures. Music: S. P. Rame, C. Solanki Lyrics: Munshi Salim |
| Badhe Chalo | Mohan Sinha | Radharani, Sarla, Jeevan, Fakir Chand, Badri Prasad, O. K. Dar, Ratanlal Khanjar | Social | Manmohan Pictures. Music: Badri Prasad Lyrics: |
| Banke Sipahi | R. N. Vaidya | Bulbule, Manchi Tuthi, Shahjahan, Samson, Baburao, Kesari | Costume Action | Vaidya Productions. Music: Ghulam Mohammed Lyrics: Munshi Rabil |
| Begunah | Gajanan Jagirdar | Shahu Modak, Sitara Devi, Baburao Pendharkar, Rajani, Altekar, Panna | Social | Hans Pictures. Music: B. S. Hoogan Lyrics: Pandit Indra |
| Bharat Ka Jiwan | M. D. Shah | Ghulam Hussain, Miss Pokhraj, Nurjahan, S. Alam, Putlibai, Patehsingh | Action | Vishwapati. Music: Chimanlal Shah Lyrics: |
| Bismil Ki Arzoo | B. S. Hijle | Sardar Akhtar, Ramola, Rafi Ahmed, Mirza, Tarabai | Action | U. P. Cinetone. Music: Lyrics: |
| Bulldog | Dwarka Khosla | Yusuf Effendi, Indubala, Gope, Ashalata, Ramlal, Devaskar, Kashmiri | Action | Daryani Production. Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: G. S. Akhtar |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcutta After Midnight | A. R. Kabuli | Ramola, Brijrani, Shiraz, Sitara Devi, Ghulam Qadir, Sher Ali, Zohra Sehgal, A. R. Kabuli | Suspense Drama | Prince Movies. Music: A. R. Kabuli Lyrics: |
| Capt. Kirti Kumar | C. M. Luhar | Motilal, Bibbo, Yakub, Krishna Kumari, V. H. Desai, Bhudo Advani Ram Marathe, Sankatha Prasad, Pesi Patel | Action | Sagar Pictures. Music: Bhaskar Rao Lyrics: |
| Chabuk Sawar | M. Udwadia | Gohar Karnataki, Amritlal Nagar, Brijmala, Vijay Kumar, Bhim, Nurjahan, Sheelprabha, P. R. Joshi | Action | Jay Bharat. Music: Gohar Karnataki Lyrics: Gauri Shankarlal Akhtar |
| Challenge | Balwant Bhatt | Lalita Pawar, Jayant, Rajkumari, Shirin, Lallubhai, Gulab, Jahangir, M. Zahur, Ismail | Action | Prakash Pictures. Music: Lallubhai Nayak Lyrics: Pandit Anuj |
| Chevrolet 1936 | G. P. Pawar | Lalita Pawar, Madhav Kale, Bhagwan, Varne, B. Sohni, V. Mehta | Action | Purnima Pictures. Music: K. Yagnik Lyrics: |
| Danger Signal | K. Amarnath | Kumar, Nazir, Lalita, Masiah, Takle | Action | Mohan Pictures. Music: Annasaheb Mainkar Lyrics: |
| Daulat | S. M. Yusuf | Harishchandra, Chandrarao Kadam, Mehar Sultana, Shah Nawaz, Usha Rani, Khatoon, Agha, Brijmala, S. M. Sadiq, Usha Rani | Social | Harishchandra Art Production. Music: Mukherji Lyrics: Wahid Qureshi |
| Dhanwan | Premankur Atorthy | Rattanbai, W. M. Khan, Jamshedji, Hafizji | Social | Imperial Pictures. Music: H. C. Bali Lyrics: |
| Dharamaveer | Master Vinayak | Indira Wadkar, Master Vinayak, Ratnaprabha, Baburao Pendharkar, Javdekar, Datar | Social | Huns Pictures. Based loosely on Henrik Ibsen play: Samfundets Stotter. Music: Annasaheb Mainkar Lyrics: |
| Dil Faroshi | D. N. Madhok | Ishwarlal, Khatoon, Charlie, Malti, Ram Apte, Dilip | Action | Ranjit Studios. Music: Banne Khan Lyrics: D. N. Madhok |
| Do Auratein a.k.a. Two Women | Moti Gidwani | Padma Devi, Rose, Rafique Ghaznavi, Ghulam Mohammed, Baba Vyas, Sayed Ahmed, Laxmi | Social | Music: H. C. Bali Lyrics: |
| Dukhiyari | Manibhai Vyas | Kokila, Madhukar Gupte, Firoza Begum, Devaskar, Amirbai Karnataki, S. Nazir | Social | Daryani Productions. Music: Anil Biswas, Master Madhavlal Damodar Lyrics: G. S. Akhtar |
| Duniya Na Mane | V. Shantaram | Shanta Apte, Raja Nene, Vasanti, Shakuntala Paranjpye, Keshavrao Date, Vimla Vashishta, Master Chhotu, Karmarkar, Gauri | Social Drama | Prabhat Film Company Music: Keshavrao Bhole Lyrics: Munshi Aziz |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fakhr-E-Islam | Nanubhai Vakil, Safdar Mirza | Khatoon, Gulam Sabir, Patience Cooper, Rashida, Indu, Nurjahan | Costume | Indira Movies. Music: Lyrics: |
| Gangavataran | Dada Phalke | Shanta Hublikar, Barchi Bahadur, Chitnis, Deshpande, Suresh, Bhagwat, Shankarrao Bhosle, Kusum Despande, Dongre, Ahmed Khan, Anusuya, Ibrahim | Devotional | Kolhapur Cinetone. Music: Phalke, Vishwanathbua Jadhav Lyrics: |
| Gentleman Daku | Ram Daryani | Leela Chitnis, Yusuf Effendi, Gope, Kokila, Ramlal, Amirbai Karnataki, Majid, Manek, Omkar | Action | Daryani Productions. Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: M. R. Kapoor |
| Gulbadan | K. Rathod | Mehar Sultana, Ashiq Hussain, Bulbule, Himmatlal, Ansuya, Gulab, Kantilal, Fazlu, Samson, Miss Pokhraj | Legend | Vishnu Cine. Music: K. Panchigar Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari |
| Guru Ghantal | Kikubhai Desai | Costume Action | Music: Lyrics: | |
| His Highness | Balwant Bhatt | Sardar Akhtar, Jayant, Shirin, Umakant, M. ahur, Lallubhai, Jahangir, Gulab, Ismail | Action | Prakash Pictures. Music: Shankar Rao, Lallubhai Lyrics: |
| Hurricane Hansa | R. N. Vaidya | Fearless Nadia, John Cawas, Sardar Mansur, Master Mohammed, Boman Shroff, Dalpat, Sayani Atish, Husn Banu, Master Chotu, Minoo Cooper | Action | Wadia Movietone. Music: Master Mohammed Lyrics: |
| Iman Farosh | B. S. Rajhans | Khursheed, Zebunissa, Prabhashankar, Bibijan, Balabhai, Shakir | Action | Music: Mir Sahib Lyrics: Zia Sarhadi |
| Insaaf | J. P. Advani | Yusuf Effendi, Leela Chitnis, Ashalata, Gope, Indurani, Kashmiri, Omkar Devaskar, Prem Kumari, Amirbai Karnataki, Ramlal | Social | Daryani Production. Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: G. S. Akhtar |
| Izzat | Franz Osten | Ashok Kumar, Devika Rani, Mumtaz Ali, Vimla Kumari, Kamta Prasad, Manohar Ghatwal, P. F. Pithawala, M. Nazir, Amir Ali | Costume Drama | Bombay Talkies Music: Saraswati Devi Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jagat Kesari | Homi Master | Dinshaw Billimoria, Sulochana, Ruby Myers, Ghulam Mohammed, Ghulam Rasool, Lakshmi, Jilloobai, Jumuna Sr, Jamshedji, Sayed Ahmed | Costume | Imperial Film Company. Music: Jamshedji, Khan Sahib Lyrics: |
| Jagirdar | Mehboob Khan | Motilal, Surendra, Bibbo, Yakub, Maya Devi, Ram Marathe, Bhudo Advani, Pesi Patel, Zia Sarhadi, Sankatha Prasad | Social | Sagar Pictures. Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Zia Sarhadi |
| Jawahir-e-Hind | Chunilal Parekh | K. G. Rao, Rama Sashi, Sultan Alam, Nurjahan, Tarabai | Social | N. I. Movietone. Music: Shanti Kumar Lyrics: Munshi Asif |
| Jeevan Prabhat | Franz Osten | Devika Rani, Renuka Devi, Maya Devi, Kishore Sahu, Mumtaz Ali, Vimla Devi, Chandraprabha, Tarabai, Saroj Borkar, Kamta Prasad, P. F. Pithawala | Social Family Drama | Bombay Talkies Music: Saraswati Devi Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap |
| Jeevan Jyoti | M. R. Kapoor | Urmila Devi, R. L. Monge, Shakuntala Devi, Ghulam Qadir, Sunalini Devi, Gulzar, Firoza Begum, Gobind Ram | Social | Mohini Films. Music: Gobind Ram Lyrics: Wali Saheb |
| Jeevan Swapna | Jaddanbai | Mehtab, Sitara Devi, A. Hussain, Marutirao, Shanta Devi, Anees Khatoon | Social | Sangeet Film Company. Music: Jaddanbai Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi |
| Kal Ki Baat | R. S. Choudhry | Rose, Surendra, Zebunissa, Durga Khote Jani Babu, Shakir, Mubarak, Bibijan | Costume | Music: Mir Sahib Lyrics: Zia Sarhadi, N. P. Betaab |
| Kala Bhoot | A. M. Khan | Navinchandra, Rajkumari, Gohar Karnataki, Bose, Bashir, Sofia, Razak, Ali | Costume Suspense | Indian Liberty. Music: Damodar Sharma Lyrics: A. M. Khan |
| Khan Bahadur | Sohrab Modi | Sohrab Modi, Naseem Banu, Prem Adib, E. Tarapore, Sharifa, Sadiq Ali, Sheela, | Social | Minerva Movietone. Music: B. S. Hoogan Lyrics: |
| Khudai Khidmatgar | Vithaldas Panchotia | Mazhar Khan, Rampyari, Khalil, V. Panchotia, Radharani, Shyam Sunder, Sarla Devi, A. R. Pehalwan, Fida Hussain, Jaishankar Pehalwan, | Action | Bharat Laxmi Pictures. Music: Nagardas Nayak Lyrics: Tanveer Naqvi |
| Khwab Ki Duniya | Vijay Bhatt | Sardar Akhtar, Jayant, Shirin Banu, Madhav Marathe, Umakant, Zahur, Ismail, Lallubhai | Fantasy | Prakash Pictures. Music: Lallubhai Naik Lyrics: Pandit Anuj |
| Kisan Kanya | M. Gidwani | Padma Devi, Ghulam Mohammed, Sayed Ahmed, Jilloobai, Nissar, Gani | Social | Imperial Pictures. First colour film processed in India (Sairandhari (1933) was processed in Germany) Music: Lyrics: |
| Kiski Pyari a.k.a. Whose Love? | Akhtar Nawaz | Jal Merchant, Zubeida, Premlata, Khalil, Ghulam Hussain, Noor Jehan, Akhtar Nawaz, Anees Khatoon, Aghajan, Bittanbai | Social | Sunrise Pictures. Music: Lyrics: |
| Kokila | Sarvottam Badami | Motilal, Shobhana Samarth, Sitara Devi, Sabita Devi, Maya Bannerji, Kayam Ali, Sankatha Prasad, Siddiqi | Social | Sagar Movietone. Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Siddiqi |
| Kuldeepak | A. M. Khan | Shiraz, Gohar Karnataki, F. M. Khan, Garib Shah, Rafique Ghaznavi, Anwaribai, Almas, Bibijan | Social Family Drama | Mohan Pictures. Music: Lyrics: |
| Kulvadhu | Sarvottam Badami | Motilal, Sabita Devi, Gulzar, Pesi Patel, Pande, Jamu Patel | Social | Sagar Pictures. Music: Pransukh M. Nayak Lyrics: Siddiqui |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahiri Lutera | Nagendra Majumdar | Navinchandra, Vatsala Kumtekar, Uma Devi, Marutirao, Amritlal Nagar, Sofia, Roshan, Bhim, Bose | Action | Navin Pictures. Music: Damodar Sharma Lyrics: Khalil |
| Mahageet | Hiren Bose | Surendra, Maya Bannerjee, Sitara Devi, Sankatha Prasad, Pesi Patel, Hiren Bose, Ashalata, Kayam Ali, Kashmiri, Bhudo Advani, Gulzar, Siddiqui | Social Romantic Musical | Sagar Movietone. Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Zia Sarhadi |
| Mandir | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Rajkumari, Anees Khatoon, A. R. Pahelwan, Agha, Mahmood Shah, Akhtar Nawaz | Devotional | Shankar Talkies Corporation. Music: Ramzan Khan Lyrics: Manjar Hashiri |
| Mere Lal | Gunjal | Pramila, Anant Marathe, Ram Marathe, W. M. Khan, Rafiqe Ghaznavi, Jamshedji, Jilloobai, Mukhtar, Ghulam Rasool, Sayed Ahmed, Rustom Poonawala | Social | Imperial Pictures. Music: H. C. Bali, Ram Gopal Pande Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari |
| Meri Bhool | Shaily Ghosh | Navin Yagnik, Indurani, Paresh Bannerjee, Kokila, Shivrani, Nayampalli, Leela Pawar | Social | Tara Films. Music: Shivrani Ghosh Lyrics: Pandit Indra |
| Milap | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Prithviraj Kapoor, Mazhar Khan, Indira Devi, Yakub, Bimla Kumari, Devbala, Ram Pyari, M. Esmail | Costume | Moti Mahal Theatres. Music: K. C. Dey Lyrics: |
| Mitti Ka Putla | Jayant Desai | Madhuri, E. Billimoria, Charlie, Ishwarlal, Anees Khatoon, Ghory, Bhupatrai, Keki Bawa, Shanta Devi | Music: Lyrics: | |
| Modern Lady | Jyotish Mukherjee | Ram Dulari, Mohammed Hussain, Chandra, Hashmat | Action | Kali Films. Music: Lyrics: |
| Modern Youth | D. T. Shivdasani | Navin Yagnik, Hansa Wadkar, Benjamin, Sarla, S Nasir, Dina Nath | Action | Golden Eagle. Music: Sundardas Bhatia Lyrics: Gauri Shankar Lal 'Akhtar' |
| Moti Ka Haar | Jaddanbai | Mehtab, Ashiq Hussain, Anita Devi, Baby Nargis, Shamlal, P. L. Santoshi | Social | Sangeet Movietone. Music: Jaddanbai Lyrics: |
| Mr. 420 | Sorabji Kerawala | Indubala, Akbar, Manjar, Sorabji Kerawala, Abdulla, Anwaribai, Nurjahan | Action | Star Films. Music: Chhailaram Solanki Lyrics: |
| Mukti | P.C. Barua | P. C. Barua, Kanan Devi, Nawab, Menaka Devi, Sailen Chowdhary, Jadish Sethi, Pankaj Mullick, Bikram Kapoor, Prafulla Roy, Devbala, Amar Mullick | Social Family Drama | New Theatres. Music: Pankaj Mullick Lyrics: Arzu Lucknavi |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naujawan | Aspi Irani | Husn Banu, Gulshan, Harishchandra Rao, Miya Allavally, Minoo The Mystic | Action | Wadia Movietone. Music: Master Mohammed Lyrics: |
| New Searchlight | Homi Master | D. Billimoria, Jilloobai, Sulochana, Jamshedji, Ghulam Mohammed, Rustom Poonawala, Ghulam Rasool | Social | Imperial Music: Hakim Shahid, Munshi Shahid Lyrics: |
| Nishan-e-Jung | A. R. Kabuli | Zebunissa, Abdul Rehman Kabuli, Shiraz Moti, S. Alam, Haroon, Gulab | Action | Prince Movies. Music: Lyrics: |
| Parakh | Baburao Apte | Indira Wadkar, Rajkumari, Madhav Kale, Baby Noor Jehan, Nurjahan, M. Ghatwai | Action | Dwarka Pictures. Music: B. S. Hoogan Lyrics: |
| Pardesi Pankhi | Chandulal Shah | E. Billimoria, Gohar Mamajiwala, Shanta, Ishwarlal, Khatoon, Dixit, Charlie, Ghory, Bhupatrai | Action | Ranjit Pictures. Music: Bannekhan Lyrics: Narayan Prasad Betaab |
| Pratibha | Baburao Painter | Durga Khote, Keshavrao Date, Raja Paranjpe, Hirabai Barodekar, Vishnupant, Aundhkar, V. S. Jog, Master Shyam, Miss Heera, S. D. Danve | Costume Drama | Shalini Cinetone. Music: Govindrao Tembe Lyrics: Pandit Anand Kumar |
| Prem Kahani | Franz Osten | Ashok Kumar, Madhurika, Maya Devi, Mumtaz Ali, Vimala Devi, N. M. Joshi, P. F. Pithawala, Saroj Borkar, Manohar Ghatwani, Chandraprabha, Kamta Prasad | Social | Bombay Talkies. Music: Saraswati Devi Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap |
| Prem Yatra | Prafulla Roy | Khursheed, Wasti, Mayuri, Leelavati, Rafique Ghaznavi, Mubarak, Mirza Musharraf, Vidya Devi | Social | New Orient. Music: Q. S. Zahoor Lyrics: Hakim Ahmad Shuja |
| Premveer | Master Vinayak | Vinayak, Ashalata, D. S. Salvi, Pethkar, Gharpure, Kashmiri, Phiroze, B. Pawar | Romantic Comedy | Huns Pictures. Music: Annashib Mainkar Lyrics: Pandit Indra |
| President | Nitin Bose | K. L. Saigal, Leela Desai, Kamlesh Kumari, Jagdish Sethi, Bikram Kapoor, Devbala, Nawab | Social | New Theatres. Ek Bangla Bane Niyaara. Music: Pankaj Mullick, R. C. Boral Lyrics: |
| Punjab Lancers | Homi Master, Narayan Devare | Fatma Begum, Laxmi, Urmila, Kanta, Ghulam Rasool, Master Nissar, Kapi, Ebrahim, Sayed Ahmed, Chemist, Asooji, Master Madhavlal Damodar | Action | Imperial Film Company Music: Master Madhavlal Lyrics: |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qazzak Ki Ladki | Sultan Mirza | Surendra, Bibbo, Dattu, D. P. Rai, Verman, Iftekhar, Sushila, Sarla, Sadiqe, Kashmiri, Mirza Musharraf | Costume | Rainbow Films. Music: Ishrat Sultana Lyrics: Dr. Samad |
| Sagar Ka Sher | Yakub | Yakub, Bibbo, Ram Marathe, Kayam Ali, David, Sankatha Prasad, Pesi Patel, Mehdi Raja, Zaverbhai, Pande | Sagar Pictures. Music: Pransukh Nayak Lyrics: Waqif | |
| Samaj Patan | Prafulla Roy | Ahindra Choudhury, Indubala, R. P. Kapoor, Devbala, D. Sarkari | Social | Bharat Lakshmi. Music: Nagardas Naik Lyrics: |
| Saqi | J. P. Advani | P. Jairaj, Khursheed, Kashinath, Kamalakar, Jena, Hari Shivdasani | Action | Variety Pictures. Music: Sunderdas Bhatia Lyrics: Munshi Jilani Sham |
| Sarojini | T. G. Lalwani | Rajkumari, Mubarak, Moti, Nurjahan, Zohra Sehgal, Fatty Prasad, Hamida Banu | Social | Vinset Pictures. Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: M. R. Kapoor |
| Sati Pingala | D. K. Kale | Indira Wadkar, Kusum Deshpande, Kelkar, Raja Pandit, Pathak | Devotional | Music: R. S. Pathak Lyrics: Pandit Indra |
| Savitri | Franz Osten | Ashok Kumar, Devika Rani, Mumtaz Ali, Sunita Devi, Maya Devi, Kamta Prasad, Saroj Borkar, M. Nazir, Susheela, Tarabai, Chandraprabha, P. F. Pithawala | Mythology Legend | Bombay Talkies. Music: Saraswati Devi Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap |
| Shadi Ka Mamla | Mamam Warerkar | Hansa Wadkar, Baburao Pendharkar, Master Chhotu | Social | M. Thakker. Music: Lyrics: |
| Shama Parwana | D. N. Madhok | Ishwarlal, Madhuri, Bhupat Rai, Dixit, Charlie, Usharani, Kesari, Dilip (Nazir) | Social | Ranjit Movietone Music: Banne Khan Lyrics: Zia Sarhadi |
| Sharafi Loot | D. N. Madhok | Ishwarlal, Khatoon, Ghory, Charlie, Dixit, Ram Apte, Bhupatrai | Action | Ranjit Movietone. Music: Rewashankar Lyrics: D. N. madhok |
| Sinhaldweep Ki Sundari | Kikubhai Desai | Sardar Mansur, Navinchandra, Ali, Mirajkar, Meharunnisa, Bacha, Gohar Karnataki, Shahzadi, Ali | Action | Indian Liberty. Music: Damodar Sharma Lyrics: |
| Swaraj Ke Sipahi | Mohan Singh | Radharani, Snehlata, O. K. Dhar, Shyam Sunder, Fakir Mohammed, Jeevan, Munshi Khanjar | Action | Murli Pictures. Music: Badri Prasad Lyrics: |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taranhar | Kikubhai Desai | Gohar Karnataki, Ibrahim, Bachcha, Nurjahan, Mansur, Mehrunisa, Ali, Bose | Action | Indian Liberty. Music: Damodar Sharma Lyrics: |
| Toofani Tarzan | Homi Wadia | Gulshan, John Cawas, Nazira, Boman Shroff, Dalpat, Dilawar, Chandrashekhar | Action Adventure | Wadia Movietone Music: Master Mohammed Lyrics: Pandit Gyan Chandra |
| Toofani Khazana | G. K. Mehta | P. Jairaj, Urmila Devi, Shah Nawaz, Gulab, Dinkar, Yusuf, Bahi Desa, Aspi | Action | Firdausi Pics. Music: Lyrics: |
| Toofani Toli a.k.a. Reckless Rogues | Jayant Desai | E. Billimoria, Madhuri, Ishwarlal, Dixit, Ghory, Anees Khatoon, Waheedan Bai, Ram Apte, Shahjahan, Kalyani Das, Bhupatrai, Kantilal | Action | Ranjit Film Co. Music: (Jnan Dutt) Gyan Dutt Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi |
| Usne Kya Socha | I. S. Hafisji | Ratanbai, W. M. Khan, Rafique Ghaznavi, Anant Marathe, Baby Suraiya, Rustom Poonawala, Jamshedji, Mukhtar, Asooji | Social | Imperial Film Company. Music: H. C. Bali Lyrics: |
| Vanraj Kesari | Dhirubhai Desai | Ansuya, Ashiq Hussain, Bulbule, Kantilal, Himmatlal, Aruna Devi, P. R. Joshi, Fazlu, Samson | Costume | Vishnu Cinetone. Music: Ali Hasan Javed Lyrics: |
| Vidyapati | Debaki Bose | Leela Desai Prithviraj Kapoor, Pahari Sanyal, Kanan Devi, K. N. Singh, Rampyari, Chhaya Devi, K. C. Dey, Nemo, Kidar Sharma, Mohammed Ishaq | Biopic Drama | New Theatres. Music: R. C. Boral Lyrics: Kidar Sharma |
| Wahan | K. N. Kale | Leela Chitnis, Chandra Mohan, Shanta Apte, Prahlad, Vasant Desai, Ulhas, Aruna Devi, Master Chhotu | Costume | Prabhat Film Company. Music: Master Krishnarao Lyrics: Pt. Narottam Vyas |
| Wah Ri Duniya | Gunjal | Sulochana (Ruby Myers), D. Billimoria, Ghulam Mohammed, Lakshmi, Asooji, Sayed Ahmed, Jumna, Baba Vyas | Action | Music: Lyrics: |
| Zambo The Ape Man | M. Bhavnani | Navin Yagnik, Sarla, Indira Wadkar, Salvi, Ghulam Qadir, Charlie, D. S. Salvi, David, Nayampalli | Action | Bhavnani Productions. Music: Badri Prasad Lyrics: Badri Prasad |
| Zamin Ka Chand | Jayant Desai | Madhuri, E. Billimoria, Ishwarlal, Ghory, Bhupatrai, Dixit, Ram Apte | Social | Ranjit Pictures. Music: Banne Khan Lyrics: Arzu Lucknavi |
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Kishore Sahu was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer. He appeared in 22 films between 1937 and 1980, and he directed 20 films between 1942 and 1974.
Anjaan is a 1941 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Amiya Chakrabarty and produced by Bombay Talkies. It was Chakrabarty's first film direction. The film's story and screenplay were by Amiya Chakrabarty, with dialogues by J. S. Casshyap. The cinematography was by the debutant R. D. Mathur. Its music direction was by Pannalal Ghosh, with lyrics by Kavi Pradeep and P. L. Santoshi. The film starred Devika Rani, who had recently returned to films after a two-year absence, following the death of her husband Himanshu Rai in 1940. The cast included Ashok Kumar, David, V. H. Desai, Gulab, Suresh and Om Prakash.
Vidyapati is a 1937 Bengali biopic film directed by Debaki Bose for New Theatres. It starred Pahari Sanyal as Vidyapati. His costars in the film were Kanan Devi, Prithviraj Kapoor, Chhaya Devi, Leela Desai, K. C. Dey and Kidar Sharma. The music was by R. C. Boral and lyrics by Kidar Sharma. Debaki Bose and Qazi Nazrul Islam wrote the story, screenplay and dialogues. The story is about the Maithili poet and Vaishnava saint Vidyapati. The songs of the film became popular and the lyrics though encapsulating Vidyapati's poetry were considered bold for its time. This however ensured the film garnered crowds at the theatres making it a big success of 1937.
Baghban (Gardener) is a 1938 Hindi/Urdu family drama film directed by A. R. Kardar. The story was by Begum Ansari with script and screenplay by Kardar. Film's music was composed by Mushtaq Hussain with lyrics by Mirza Shauq. The cast included Nandrekar, Bimla Kumari, Nazir, Sitara Devi, K. N. Singh, Wasti and Ashraf Khan.
Jeevan Prabhat is a 1937 Hindi film social drama, produced by Bombay Talkies and directed by Franz Osten. The music director was Saraswati Devi with lyrics and dialogues by J. S. Casshyap. The screenplay was by Niranjan Pal. The film's "star value" was Devika Rani, with Kishore Sahu making his debut as an actor in the film. The cast included another debutant, Renuka Devi, with Mumtaz Ali, Maya Devi and M. Nazir.
Shanta Apte (1916–1964) was an Indian actress-singer who worked in Marathi and Hindi cinema. Renowned for her roles in films like Duniya Na Mane/Kunku (1937) and Amar Jyoti (1936) under the Prabhat Films banner, she was active in Indian cinema from 1932 to 1958. Apte's impact on Marathi cinema "paralleled" that of Kanan Devi in Bengali cinema. Along with Kanan Devi, Apte is cited as one of the "great singing stars" from before the playback singing era. Apte began her career in films playing the role of a young Radha in the Marathi film Shyamsunder (1932). She joined Prabhat Films acting in her first Hindi language film Amrit Manthan in (1934).
Nartaki (Dancer) is a 1940 film directed by Debaki Bose for New Theatres Ltd, Calcutta. A bilingual made in Hindi and in Bengali, it had story and screenplay written by Bose, with cinematography by Yusuf Mulji. Music was composed by Pankaj Mullick. The cast had actress Leela Desai playing the title role of Nartaki. Najam also called Najam-Ul-Hasain or Najmul Hussain had left Bombay Talkies following his affair and elopement with Devika Rani, had now joined New Theatres Ltd, where he was cast in films like Anath Ashram (1937), Dushman (1939), Kapal Kundala (1939), and Nartaki. The rest of the main cast included Jagdish Sethi, Wasti and Pankaj Mullick in the Hindi version.
Bibbo was a music composer, singer and actress who worked in both Indian and Pakistani films. She acted in Indian cinema from 1931 to 1947 before moving to Pakistan, following Partition of India in 1947. She started her acting career with Ajanta Cinetone Ltd. in 1933, working with directors like M. D. Bhavnani and A. P. Kapoor. She was one of the top leading ladies of the 1930s along with actresses like Devika Rani, Durga Khote, Sulochana, Mehtab, Shanta Apte, Sabita Devi, Leela Desai and Naseem Banu. She was referred to as "one of the most important female stars of the 1930s and 1940s". Her fame had her featured in the lyrics of a popular song from the film Gharib Ke Lal (1939) sung by Mirza Musharraf and Kamla Karnataki, with music by Sagheer Asif and lyrics by Rafi Kashmiri. "Tujhe Bibbo Kahoon Ke Sulochana", where Sulochana referred to another popular actress of the time. This was the first time a song featuring famous actors was used in the lyrics of a film song.
filmindia is an Indian monthly magazine covering Indian cinema and published in English language.
Chaturbhuj Doshi (1894–1969) was a Hindi and Gujarati writer-director of Indian cinema. He was one of the top Gujarati screenplay writers, who helped script stories for the Punatar productions. He is stated to be one of the leading figures who launched the Gujarati film industry with work on notable films like Gunsundari (1948) and Nanand Bhojai (1948). Doshi, was “well known” for his family socials and had become “a celebrity in his own right”. He made a name for himself as a journalist initially and was referred to as the "famous journalist" and publicist by Baburao Patel, editor of Filmindia.
Sabita Devi (1914–1965) was a Hindi film actress in Indian cinema. She is stated to be one of the "prominent" leading ladies of the "pioneering era" of Indian cinema along with Mehtab, Bibbo, Durga Khote, Gohar, Devika Rani and Seeta Devi. A Jewish by birth, she changed her name to find acceptability in Hindi cinema like the other Anglo-Indian and Jewish actresses of her time, Sulochana, Seeta Devi, Madhuri, and Manorama. After initially working with British Dominion Films Ltd., Calcutta, she shifted to Bombay and performed mainly in films produced by Sagar Movietone with her co-star in most films being Motilal. Some of the popular films with Motilal were Dr. Madhurika (1935) and Kulvadhu (1937) directed by Sarvottam Badami. Their first film together was Shaher Ka Jadoo (1934), which was also Motilal's debut film, and then Lagna Bandhan (1936) both directed by Kaliprasad Ghosh. She acted in Silver King (1935) with Motilal. It was an action film directed by C. M. Luhar, which became a "huge success".
Munawar Sultana was an Indian cinema actress, who acted in Hindi films. She is cited as one of the "popular" actresses of the late 1940s to early 1950s period, along with Noor Jehan, Swarnalata and Ragini. Her specialty was playing a selfless woman, enduring the rough treatment meted by her husband and family, but who eventually "brought her erring husband back home".
Mazhar Khan was an actor, producer, and director in Indian Cinema. He began his career as a police officer, which he left to study law for a short period. After abandoning his studies, he came to Bombay and started his career in cinema with the silent film Fatal Garland (1928) opposite the top actress of the time, Ermeline. He became a popular actor, gaining success in several silent films. During his stint in silent films he worked with directors such as Bhagwati Prasad Mishra, Ezra Mir, Moti P. Bhagnani, R. S. Chowdhary, and M. D. Bhavnani. Magazines in the 1940s compared Khan to Hollywood actors such as Paul Muni, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff.
Hamrahi (transl. Companion/Partner), is a 1945 Hindi social drama film of Indian Cinema. The film was a bilingual, and was a remake of its popular Bengali version called Udayer Pathey (1944). Bimal Roy, after working as a cinematographer with New Theatres, Calcutta, launched into feature film direction. Udayer Pathey was Roy's debut film as a director in Bengali films, while Hamrahi was his first directorial venture in Hindi cinema. The original story and dialogues for Bengali version were written by Jyotirmoy Roy, with the dialogues in Hindi written by Mohanlal Bajpai. Produced by New Theatres, Calcutta, the cinematographer was Bimal Roy. The music direction was by Raichand Boral and the lyrics were by Zakir Husain. The film included Rabindranath Tagore's song, "Jana Gana Mana", even before it became the national anthem of India.
Jalaja or Natya Mahimai is a 1938 Indian Tamil-language dance film written by Manjeri S. Isvaran, Dr. V. Raghavan and G. K. Seshagiri. The film was directed by R. R. Gautam and G. K. Seshagiri and produced by the Sagar Renaissance Theatre, a joint production by G. K. Seshagiri’s Renaissance Theatre and Sagar Movietone. It stars Bhanumathi, Lakshmi, G. K. Seshagiri and K. S. Gopalakrishan in lead roles. The film is marked as India's first dance film. It is also dedicated to Bhanumathi’s cousin, Bharatanatya Art Expert Srimathi Varalakshmi, who died early on in the film’s production. No print of the film is known to survive, making it a lost film.
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