List of Hindi films of 1937

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A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1937:

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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.

A-B

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Adarsh Mahila Bashir, Leela Desai, Noorjahan, Tara, Khalil, Aftab, Quiser, MirzaSocialIdeal Films. Music:
Lyrics:
Aflatoon Pesi KaraniRose, Khalil ActionTollywood Studio. Music: Brijlal Varma
Lyrics:
Anath Ashram Hemchandar ChunderUma Sashi, Najmul Hussain, Prithviraj Kapoor, Trilok Kapoor, Jagdish Sethi, Nawab, Nemo, Manorama Sr., Devbala, Kalyani DasSocial 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, IbrahimActionMusic: Master Mohammed
Lyrics: Pandit Anuj
Atma Tarang F. R. Irani Sohrab Modi, Prabha Devi, E. Tarapore, Firoz Dastur, Vasant Pahelwan, Gulzar, S. L. PuriSocialSunrise Pictures Music: Habib Khan
.Lyrics:
Aurat Ki Zindagi F. R. IraniJal Merchant, Zubeida, Rashid, Agha Jani, MustafaSocialSunrise 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 KhanjarSocialManmohan Pictures. Music: Badri Prasad
Lyrics:
Banke Sipahi R. N. VaidyaBulbule, Manchi Tuthi, Shahjahan, Samson, Baburao, KesariCostume ActionVaidya Productions. Music: Ghulam Mohammed
Lyrics: Munshi Rabil
Begunah Gajanan Jagirdar Shahu Modak, Sitara Devi, Baburao Pendharkar, Rajani, Altekar, PannaSocialHans Pictures. Music: B. S. Hoogan
Lyrics: Pandit Indra
Bharat Ka Jiwan M. D. ShahGhulam Hussain, Miss Pokhraj, Nurjahan, S. Alam, Putlibai, PatehsinghActionVishwapati. Music: Chimanlal Shah
Lyrics:
Bismil Ki Arzoo B. S. Hijle Sardar Akhtar, Ramola, Rafi Ahmed, Mirza, TarabaiActionU. P. Cinetone. Music:
Lyrics:
Bulldog Dwarka KhoslaYusuf Effendi, Indubala, Gope, Ashalata, Ramlal, Devaskar, KashmiriActionDaryani Production. Music: Anil Biswas
Lyrics: G. S. Akhtar

C-D

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Calcutta After Midnight A. R. Kabuli Ramola, Brijrani, Shiraz, Sitara Devi, Ghulam Qadir, Sher Ali, Zohra Sehgal, A. R. KabuliSuspense DramaPrince 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 PatelActionSagar Pictures. Music: Bhaskar Rao
Lyrics:
Chabuk Sawar M. UdwadiaGohar Karnataki, Amritlal Nagar, Brijmala, Vijay Kumar, Bhim, Nurjahan, Sheelprabha, P. R. JoshiActionJay Bharat. Music: Gohar Karnataki
Lyrics: Gauri Shankarlal Akhtar
Challenge Balwant Bhatt Lalita Pawar, Jayant, Rajkumari, Shirin, Lallubhai, Gulab, Jahangir, M. Zahur, IsmailActionPrakash Pictures. Music: Lallubhai Nayak
Lyrics: Pandit Anuj
Chevrolet 1936 G. P. Pawar Lalita Pawar, Madhav Kale, Bhagwan, Varne, B. Sohni, V. MehtaActionPurnima Pictures. Music: K. Yagnik
Lyrics:
Danger Signal K. Amarnath Kumar, Nazir, Lalita, Masiah, TakleActionMohan Pictures. Music: Annasaheb Mainkar
Lyrics:
Daulat S. M. YusufHarishchandra, Chandrarao Kadam, Mehar Sultana, Shah Nawaz, Usha Rani, Khatoon, Agha, Brijmala, S. M. Sadiq, Usha RaniSocialHarishchandra Art Production. Music: Mukherji
Lyrics: Wahid Qureshi
Dhanwan Premankur Atorthy Rattanbai, W. M. Khan, Jamshedji, HafizjiSocialImperial Pictures. Music: H. C. Bali
Lyrics:
Dharamaveer Master Vinayak Indira Wadkar, Master Vinayak, Ratnaprabha, Baburao Pendharkar, Javdekar, DatarSocialHuns Pictures. Based loosely on Henrik Ibsen play: Samfundets Stotter. Music: Annasaheb Mainkar
Lyrics:
Dil Faroshi D. N. Madhok Ishwarlal, Khatoon, Charlie, Malti, Ram Apte, DilipAction Ranjit Studios. Music: Banne Khan
Lyrics: D. N. Madhok
Do Auratein a.k.a. Two WomenMoti GidwaniPadma Devi, Rose, Rafique Ghaznavi, Ghulam Mohammed, Baba Vyas, Sayed Ahmed, LaxmiSocialMusic: H. C. Bali
Lyrics:
Dukhiyari Manibhai VyasKokila, Madhukar Gupte, Firoza Begum, Devaskar, Amirbai Karnataki, S. NazirSocialDaryani 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, GauriSocial Drama Prabhat Film Company Music: Keshavrao Bhole
Lyrics: Munshi Aziz

F-I

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Fakhr-E-Islam Nanubhai Vakil, Safdar MirzaKhatoon, Gulam Sabir, Patience Cooper, Rashida, Indu, NurjahanCostumeIndira Movies. Music:
Lyrics:
Gangavataran Dada PhalkeShanta Hublikar, Barchi Bahadur, Chitnis, Deshpande, Suresh, Bhagwat, Shankarrao Bhosle, Kusum Despande, Dongre, Ahmed Khan, Anusuya, IbrahimDevotionalKolhapur Cinetone. Music: Phalke, Vishwanathbua Jadhav
Lyrics:
Gentleman Daku Ram Daryani Leela Chitnis, Yusuf Effendi, Gope, Kokila, Ramlal, Amirbai Karnataki, Majid, Manek, OmkarActionDaryani Productions. Music: Anil Biswas
Lyrics: M. R. Kapoor
Gulbadan K. RathodMehar Sultana, Ashiq Hussain, Bulbule, Himmatlal, Ansuya, Gulab, Kantilal, Fazlu, Samson, Miss PokhrajLegendVishnu Cine. Music: K. Panchigar
Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari
Guru Ghantal Kikubhai DesaiCostume ActionMusic:
Lyrics:
His Highness Balwant Bhatt Sardar Akhtar, Jayant, Shirin, Umakant, M. ahur, Lallubhai, Jahangir, Gulab, IsmailActionPrakash 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 CooperAction Wadia Movietone. Music: Master Mohammed
Lyrics:
Iman Farosh B. S. Rajhans Khursheed, Zebunissa, Prabhashankar, Bibijan, Balabhai, ShakirActionMusic: Mir Sahib
Lyrics: Zia Sarhadi
Insaaf J. P. AdvaniYusuf Effendi, Leela Chitnis, Ashalata, Gope, Indurani, Kashmiri, Omkar Devaskar, Prem Kumari, Amirbai Karnataki, RamlalSocialDaryani 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 AliCostume Drama Bombay Talkies Music: Saraswati Devi
Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap

J-K

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Jagat Kesari Homi Master Dinshaw Billimoria, Sulochana, Ruby Myers, Ghulam Mohammed, Ghulam Rasool, Lakshmi, Jilloobai, Jumuna Sr, Jamshedji, Sayed AhmedCostumeImperial 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 PrasadSocialSagar Pictures. Music: Anil Biswas
Lyrics: Zia Sarhadi
Jawahir-e-Hind Chunilal ParekhK. G. Rao, Rama Sashi, Sultan Alam, Nurjahan, TarabaiSocialN. 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. PithawalaSocial Family Drama Bombay Talkies Music: Saraswati Devi
Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap
Jeevan Jyoti M. R. KapoorUrmila Devi, R. L. Monge, Shakuntala Devi, Ghulam Qadir, Sunalini Devi, Gulzar, Firoza Begum, Gobind RamSocialMohini Films. Music: Gobind Ram
Lyrics: Wali Saheb
Jeevan Swapna Jaddanbai Mehtab, Sitara Devi, A. Hussain, Marutirao, Shanta Devi, Anees KhatoonSocialSangeet Film Company. Music: Jaddanbai
Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi
Kal Ki Baat R. S. ChoudhryRose, Surendra, Zebunissa, Durga Khote Jani Babu, Shakir, Mubarak, BibijanCostumeMusic: Mir Sahib
Lyrics: Zia Sarhadi, N. P. Betaab
Kala Bhoot A. M. KhanNavinchandra, Rajkumari, Gohar Karnataki, Bose, Bashir, Sofia, Razak, AliCostume SuspenseIndian 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,ActionBharat Laxmi Pictures. Music: Nagardas Nayak
Lyrics: Tanveer Naqvi
Khwab Ki Duniya Vijay Bhatt Sardar Akhtar, Jayant, Shirin Banu, Madhav Marathe, Umakant, Zahur, Ismail, LallubhaiFantasyPrakash Pictures. Music: Lallubhai Naik
Lyrics: Pandit Anuj
Kisan Kanya M. GidwaniPadma Devi, Ghulam Mohammed, Sayed Ahmed, Jilloobai, Nissar, GaniSocialImperial Pictures. First colour film processed in India (Sairandhari (1933) was processed in Germany) Music:
Lyrics:
Kiski Pyari a.k.a. Whose Love?Akhtar NawazJal Merchant, Zubeida, Premlata, Khalil, Ghulam Hussain, Noor Jehan, Akhtar Nawaz, Anees Khatoon, Aghajan, BittanbaiSocialSunrise Pictures. Music:
Lyrics:
Kokila Sarvottam Badami Motilal, Shobhana Samarth, Sitara Devi, Sabita Devi, Maya Bannerji, Kayam Ali, Sankatha Prasad, SiddiqiSocialSagar Movietone. Music: Anil Biswas
Lyrics: Siddiqi
Kuldeepak A. M. KhanShiraz, Gohar Karnataki, F. M. Khan, Garib Shah, Rafique Ghaznavi, Anwaribai, Almas, BibijanSocial Family DramaMohan Pictures. Music:
Lyrics:
Kulvadhu Sarvottam Badami Motilal, Sabita Devi, Gulzar, Pesi Patel, Pande, Jamu PatelSocialSagar Pictures. Music: Pransukh M. Nayak
Lyrics: Siddiqui

L-M

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Lahiri Lutera Nagendra MajumdarNavinchandra, Vatsala Kumtekar, Uma Devi, Marutirao, Amritlal Nagar, Sofia, Roshan, Bhim, BoseActionNavin 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, SiddiquiSocial 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 NawazDevotionalShankar Talkies Corporation. Music: Ramzan Khan
Lyrics: Manjar Hashiri
Mere Lal GunjalPramila, Anant Marathe, Ram Marathe, W. M. Khan, Rafiqe Ghaznavi, Jamshedji, Jilloobai, Mukhtar, Ghulam Rasool, Sayed Ahmed, Rustom PoonawalaSocialImperial Pictures. Music: H. C. Bali, Ram Gopal Pande
Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari
Meri Bhool Shaily GhoshNavin Yagnik, Indurani, Paresh Bannerjee, Kokila, Shivrani, Nayampalli, Leela PawarSocialTara Films. Music: Shivrani Ghosh
Lyrics: Pandit Indra
Milap Abdul Rashid Kardar Prithviraj Kapoor, Mazhar Khan, Indira Devi, Yakub, Bimla Kumari, Devbala, Ram Pyari, M. EsmailCostumeMoti Mahal Theatres. Music: K. C. Dey
Lyrics:
Mitti Ka Putla Jayant Desai Madhuri, E. Billimoria, Charlie, Ishwarlal, Anees Khatoon, Ghory, Bhupatrai, Keki Bawa, Shanta DeviMusic:
Lyrics:
Modern Lady Jyotish MukherjeeRam Dulari, Mohammed Hussain, Chandra, HashmatActionKali Films. Music:
Lyrics:
Modern Youth D. T. ShivdasaniNavin Yagnik, Hansa Wadkar, Benjamin, Sarla, S Nasir, Dina NathActionGolden Eagle. Music: Sundardas Bhatia
Lyrics: Gauri Shankar Lal 'Akhtar'
Moti Ka Haar Jaddanbai Mehtab, Ashiq Hussain, Anita Devi, Baby Nargis, Shamlal, P. L. SantoshiSocialSangeet Movietone. Music: Jaddanbai
Lyrics:
Mr. 420 Sorabji KerawalaIndubala, Akbar, Manjar, Sorabji Kerawala, Abdulla, Anwaribai, NurjahanActionStar 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 MullickSocial Family Drama New Theatres. Music: Pankaj Mullick
Lyrics: Arzu Lucknavi

N-P

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Naujawan Aspi IraniHusn Banu, Gulshan, Harishchandra Rao, Miya Allavally, Minoo The MysticAction Wadia Movietone. Music: Master Mohammed
Lyrics:
New Searchlight Homi Master D. Billimoria, Jilloobai, Sulochana, Jamshedji, Ghulam Mohammed, Rustom Poonawala, Ghulam RasoolSocialImperial Music: Hakim Shahid, Munshi Shahid
Lyrics:
Nishan-e-Jung A. R. KabuliZebunissa, Abdul Rehman Kabuli, Shiraz Moti, S. Alam, Haroon, GulabActionPrince Movies. Music:
Lyrics:
Parakh Baburao ApteIndira Wadkar, Rajkumari, Madhav Kale, Baby Noor Jehan, Nurjahan, M. GhatwaiActionDwarka Pictures. Music: B. S. Hoogan
Lyrics:
Pardesi Pankhi Chandulal Shah E. Billimoria, Gohar Mamajiwala, Shanta, Ishwarlal, Khatoon, Dixit, Charlie, Ghory, BhupatraiAction 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. DanveCostume DramaShalini 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 PrasadSocial Bombay Talkies. Music: Saraswati Devi
Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap
Prem Yatra Prafulla Roy Khursheed, Wasti, Mayuri, Leelavati, Rafique Ghaznavi, Mubarak, Mirza Musharraf, Vidya DeviSocialNew Orient. Music: Q. S. Zahoor
Lyrics: Hakim Ahmad Shuja
Premveer Master Vinayak Vinayak, Ashalata, D. S. Salvi, Pethkar, Gharpure, Kashmiri, Phiroze, B. PawarRomantic ComedyHuns Pictures. Music: Annashib Mainkar
Lyrics: Pandit Indra
President Nitin Bose K. L. Saigal, Leela Desai, Kamlesh Kumari, Jagdish Sethi, Bikram Kapoor, Devbala, NawabSocial 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 DamodarActionImperial Film Company Music: Master Madhavlal
Lyrics:

Q-S

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Qazzak Ki Ladki Sultan Mirza Surendra, Bibbo, Dattu, D. P. Rai, Verman, Iftekhar, Sushila, Sarla, Sadiqe, Kashmiri, Mirza MusharrafCostumeRainbow 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, PandeSagar Pictures. Music: Pransukh Nayak
Lyrics: Waqif
Samaj Patan Prafulla Roy Ahindra Choudhury, Indubala, R. P. Kapoor, Devbala, D. SarkariSocialBharat Lakshmi. Music: Nagardas Naik
Lyrics:
Saqi J. P. Advani P. Jairaj, Khursheed, Kashinath, Kamalakar, Jena, Hari Shivdasani ActionVariety Pictures. Music: Sunderdas Bhatia
Lyrics: Munshi Jilani Sham
Sarojini T. G. LalwaniRajkumari, Mubarak, Moti, Nurjahan, Zohra Sehgal, Fatty Prasad, Hamida Banu SocialVinset Pictures. Music: Anil Biswas
Lyrics: M. R. Kapoor
Sati Pingala D. K. KaleIndira Wadkar, Kusum Deshpande, Kelkar, Raja Pandit, PathakDevotionalMusic: 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. PithawalaMythology Legend Bombay Talkies. Music: Saraswati Devi
Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap
Shadi Ka Mamla Mamam Warerkar Hansa Wadkar, Baburao Pendharkar, Master ChhotuSocialM. Thakker. Music:
Lyrics:
Shama Parwana D. N. Madhok Ishwarlal, Madhuri, Bhupat Rai, Dixit, Charlie, Usharani, Kesari, Dilip (Nazir)SocialRanjit Movietone Music: Banne Khan
Lyrics: Zia Sarhadi
Sharafi Loot D. N. Madhok Ishwarlal, Khatoon, Ghory, Charlie, Dixit, Ram Apte, BhupatraiActionRanjit Movietone. Music: Rewashankar
Lyrics: D. N. madhok
Sinhaldweep Ki Sundari Kikubhai DesaiSardar Mansur, Navinchandra, Ali, Mirajkar, Meharunnisa, Bacha, Gohar Karnataki, Shahzadi, AliActionIndian Liberty. Music: Damodar Sharma
Lyrics:
Swaraj Ke Sipahi Mohan SinghRadharani, Snehlata, O. K. Dhar, Shyam Sunder, Fakir Mohammed, Jeevan, Munshi KhanjarActionMurli Pictures. Music: Badri Prasad
Lyrics:

T-Z

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Taranhar Kikubhai DesaiGohar Karnataki, Ibrahim, Bachcha, Nurjahan, Mansur, Mehrunisa, Ali, BoseActionIndian 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, AspiActionFirdausi 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, KantilalAction Ranjit Film Co. Music: (Jnan Dutt) Gyan Dutt
Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi
Usne Kya Socha I. S. HafisjiRatanbai, W. M. Khan, Rafique Ghaznavi, Anant Marathe, Baby Suraiya, Rustom Poonawala, Jamshedji, Mukhtar, AsoojiSocialImperial Film Company. Music: H. C. Bali
Lyrics:
Vanraj Kesari Dhirubhai DesaiAnsuya, Ashiq Hussain, Bulbule, Kantilal, Himmatlal, Aruna Devi, P. R. Joshi, Fazlu, SamsonCostumeVishnu 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 IshaqBiopic DramaNew 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 ChhotuCostume Prabhat Film Company. Music: Master Krishnarao
Lyrics: Pt. Narottam Vyas
Wah Ri Duniya GunjalSulochana (Ruby Myers), D. Billimoria, Ghulam Mohammed, Lakshmi, Asooji, Sayed Ahmed, Jumna, Baba VyasActionMusic:
Lyrics:
Zambo The Ape Man M. BhavnaniNavin Yagnik, Sarla, Indira Wadkar, Salvi, Ghulam Qadir, Charlie, D. S. Salvi, David, NayampalliActionBhavnani Productions. Music: Badri Prasad
Lyrics: Badri Prasad
Zamin Ka Chand Jayant Desai Madhuri, E. Billimoria, Ishwarlal, Ghory, Bhupatrai, Dixit, Ram ApteSocial Ranjit Pictures. Music: Banne Khan
Lyrics: Arzu Lucknavi

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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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shanta Apte</span> Indian actress, singer

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).

<i>Nartaki</i> (1940 film) 1940 Hindi film directed by Debaki Bose

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bibbo (actress)</span> Hindi and Urdu film actress

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.

<i>Filmindia</i> Indian cinema magazine

filmindia is an Indian monthly magazine covering Indian cinema and published in English language.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chaturbhuj Doshi</span>

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sabita Devi</span> Indian actress (1914–1965)

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".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Munawar Sultana</span> Actress from India

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".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1905)</span> Indian film actor, director and producer

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.

<i>Jalaja</i> (film) 1938 Indian film

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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