A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1939: [1] [2] [3] [4]
A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1939: [1] [2] [3] [4]
Some of the noteworthy films of 1939:
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aadmi | V. Shantaram | Shanta Hublikar, Shahu Modak, Ram Marathe, Baba Saheb, Ganpat Rao, Gauri | Social | Music: Master Krishnarao |
| Aap Ki Marzi | Sarvottam Badami | Motilal, Khursheed, Sabita Devi, Mazhar Khan, Vasanti, K. N. Singh, Sunalini Devi | Social | Music: Gyan Dutt Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi, S. P. Kalla |
| Actress Kyon Bani | G. R. Sethi | Usha Rani, Ashiq Hussain, Padma Devi, Rafiqe Ghaznavi, W. M. Khan, Abdul, Mukhtar | Social | Music: Ram Gopal Pande |
| Adhuri Kahani | Chaturbhuj Doshi | Rose, Prithviraj Kapoor, Durga Khote, Keshavrao Date, Ishwarlal, Mira, Mirza Musharraf, Lala Yaqub | Social | Music: Gyan Dutt Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap |
| Alladin Ka Beta | Nanubhai Vakil | Sarojini, Ganpat, Shankar, Bose, Ali, Razaq, Mirajkar | Action Adventure Fantasy | Music: Damodar Sharma |
| Badi Didi | Amar Mullick | Molina, Pahari Sanyal, Bikram Kapoor, Nawab, Renuka Devi, Menaka Devi, Kidar Sharma, G. K. Rampuri, Bela, Jagdish Sethi, Zainab, Gulab | Social | Music: Pankaj Mullick Lyrics: Kidar Sharma |
| Baghi | Dhirubhai Desai | Mehtab, Shamim, Anil Kumar, Ashraf Khan, Samson, Amirbai Karnataki, Anwaribai, Shiraj | Costume | Vishnu Cine. Music: Shanti Kumar Desai Lyrics: G. S. Akhtar |
| Bahadur Ramesh | K. Amarnath | Yasmin, Nazir, Rajkumari, Jeevan, Sadiq Nawab, S. Nazir, Devaskar, Ghulam Rasool, Haroon | Action | Mohan Pictures. Music: B. R. Batish Lyrics: Ehsan Rizvi |
| Bhedi Kumar | Chunilal Parekh | Urmila, Yashwant Dave, Indurani, Mishra, Vasantrao Pehalwan, Sadiq Nawab, Ghulam Qadir | Action | Mohan Pics. Music: B. R. Btish Lyrics: B. P. Mathur |
| Bhole Bhale | Zia Sarhadi | Prem Adib, Maya, Arun Kumar, Bibbo, Jyoti, Kayam Ali, Bhudo Advani, Kanhaiyalal, Putlibai | Social | Music: Anupam Ghatak Lyrics:Zia Sarhadi, Kanhaiyalal |
| Bijli | Balwant Bhatt | P. Jairaj, Pramila, Shyam Sunder, Munshi Khanjar, Athavale | Action | Prakash Prod. Music: Shankar Rao Vyas, Lallubhai Nayak Lyrics: Pandit Anuj |
| Brandy Ki Botal | Master Vinayak | Meenakshi, Master Vinayak, Damuanna Malvankar, Salvi, V. Jog, Javdekar | Social | Music: Chandekar Lyrics: Pandit Indra Chandra |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chashmawali | K. Amarnath | Ashiq Hussain, Indurani, S. Nazir, Indira, Lobo, Varne, Azar Ansari, Sadiq, S. Nazir, Anwaribai | Action | Mohan Pics. Music: B. R. Batish Lyrics: Safdar Aah Sitapuri |
| Chhotisi Duniya | B. S. Rajhans | Leela Chitnis, P. Jairaj, Rajhans, Ram Punjwani, Gulshan Sufi | Social | Ray Pictures. Music: Ram T. Heera Lyrics: |
| Comrades | Nandlal Jaswantal | Surendra, Harish, Jyoti, Maya | Social | |
| Criminal | Bhagwan | Bhagwan, Hansa Wadkar, Vasantrao Pehalwan, Masood, Chandrarao, Sunetra | Action | Chandra Art. Music: A. Hussain Lyrics: |
| Daughters Of India | V. M. Vyas | Khursheed, Ashiq Hussain, Radha Devi, Vimla Devi, Abdul, Mukhtar, Jahangir | Social | Super Pictures. Music: Ram Gopal Pande Lyrics: Munshi Aziz |
| Dekha Jayega | O. P. Khanna | Amarnath, Lillian, Kamran, Nasreen | Action | Marvel Production. Music: Sardul Kwatra Lyrics: Farook Qaiser |
| Dil Hi To Hai | Kidar Sharma | Ramola, Amarnath, Prem Kumari, Gyani, S K Ojha, Gyani, Nand Kishore, Rajinder Singh, Ram Dulari | Social | Film Corporation of India. Music: B. Chatterjee Lyrics: Kidar Sharma |
| Durga | Franz Osten | Devika Rani, Hansa Wadkar, Balwant Singh, Rama Shukul, P. F. Pithawala, Mumtaz Ali, Saroj Borkar, V. H. Desai, Nana Palsikar, Haroon | Bombay Talkies. Music: Saraswati Devi Lyrics: Narottam Vyas, Narendranath Tuli, | |
| Dushman | Nitin Bose | K. L. Saigal, Leela Desai, Najamul Hassan, Prithviraj Kapoor, Manorama Sr., Devbala, Jagdish Sethi, Dhumi Khan, Shiraz Faruk, Bikram Kapoor | Social Romance Drama | New Theatres. Music: Pankaj Mullick Lyrics: |
| Flying Rani | Aspi Irani | Khursheed, Yashwant Dave, Husn Banu, Anant Marathe, Urmila, Muktar, Munshi Khanjar | Action | Wadia Movietone. Music: Ram Gopal Pande Lyrics: |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garib Ka Lal | V. M. Vyas | Kokila, Navinchandra, Ghulam Mohammed, Mirza Musharraf, Kamla Kumari, F. M. Butt | Action | Jaibharat. Music: Sagar Asif Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari, Rafi Kashmiri |
| Ghazi Salahuddin | L. A. Hafizji | Mazhar Khan, Rattan Bai, Lalita Devi, Yakub, Ishwarlal, W. M. Khan, Kalyani, Gulam Mohammed, Mohammed Ishaq, Mirza Mushrraf | Historical Drama | Supreme Pictures. Music: Khemchand Prakash Lyrics: |
| Hero No. 1 | Balwant Bhatt | Umakant, Shirin, Jayant, Anant Marathe, Munshi Khanjar, Athavale, Shyam Sunder, M. Zahur, Gulab | Action | Prakash Pictures. Music: Lallubhai Nayak Lyrics: Pandit Amuj |
| Hukum Ka Ekka | Shanti Dave | Umakant Pramila, Shyam Sunder, Anant Marathe Lallubhai, M. Zahur, Gulab | Action | Prakash Pictures. Music: Shankar Rao Vyas Lyrics: Lallubhai Nayak, Pandit Anuj |
| Imandar | G. R. Sethi | Anil Kumar, Shamim Akhtar, Noor Jehan, Zubeida, Shahzadi, Fazlu, Mukhtar, Pir Mohammed, Anwaribai | Action | Vishnu. Music: Shanti Kumar Desai Lyrics: G. R. Sethi |
| Imperial Mail | Safdar Mirza | Shahjehan, Gulzar, Sunder, Gulab | Action | India Movies. Music: Prem Kumar, S. P. Rane Lyrics: Safdar Mirza |
| India In Africa a.k.a. Africa Mein Hind | Hiren Bose | Urmila, Nandrekar, S. N. Bannerjee, Vidya Devi, Mitra, Tripathi | Action | Adarsha Chitra. Music: Sudhir Bose, Sudhir Ghosh Dastidar Lyrics: G. P. Shakal |
| Jawani Ki Reet | Hemchandra Chunder | Kanan Devi, Najmul Hussain, Jagdish Sethi, Chhabirani, Nemo Bipin Gupta, Kalavati, Nand Kishore, Bikram Kapoor, A. H. Shore | Social | New Theatres. Music: R. C. Boral Lyrics: Arzu Lucknavi |
| Josh-e-Islam | Daud | Nazir, Pushparani, Bipin Gupta, Kalavati, Nand Kishore Sunder, Baburao | Action | Indira Movies. Music: Lyrics: |
| Juari | G. K. Mehta | P. Jairaj, Nirmala Devi, Chand Kumari, Shanta Dutt, Gulshan Sufi, R. T. Hira, B. R. Sharma | Social | Ray Pics. Music: R. T. Hira Lyrics: Ehsan Rizvi, Darpan |
| Jungle King | Nari Ghadiali | John Cawas, Pramila, Dilawar, Dalpat, Agha, Shah Nawaz, Nazira, Bismillah | Action | Wadia Movietone. Music: Master Madhavlal Damodar Lyrics: Munshi Shyam |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahan Hai Manzil Teri | S.M.Yusuf | Benjamin, Radharani, Harishchandra, Urmila, Shah Nawaz, Ila Devi, Sayani Atish, Agha, Dalpat, Nazira | Action | Wadia Movietone. Music: Master Madhavlal Damodar Lyrics: Waheed Qureshi |
| Kala Jigar | A. M. Khan | Akbar Nawaz, Daya Devi, Chandrakant,Miss Iqbal, Zohra, Gulab, Lily, Rajpal, S. Nazir | Action | Mohan Pictures. Music: Bashir Lyrics: Munshi Nayab |
| Kangan | Franz Osten | Ashok Kumar, Leela Chitnis, Mubarak, Balwant Singh, Ranibala, Saroj Borkar, Jagdish Sethi, Kamlesh Kumari, Najam, Sarla Kumari | Social | Bombay Talkies. Music: Saraswati Devi Lyrics: Kabir, Kavi Pradeep |
| Kapala Kundla | Nitin Bose, Phani Majumdar | Sailen Choudhury, Leela Desai, Najmul Hussain, Pankaj Mullick, Kamlesh Kumari, Manorama | Social Romantic Drama | New Theatres. Based on Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay novel Kapalkundala. Mullick song:"Piya Milan Ko Jaana". [12] Music: Pankaj Mullick Lyrics: Arzu Lucknavi, A. R. Shore |
| Kaun Kisi Ka | C. Luhar | Shobhana Samarth, Khursheed, Padma Devi, Nazir, Mubarak, Gope, K. N. Singh, Maruti Rao, Bibijan | Social | Hindustan. Rafiqe Ghaznavi. Music: Lyrics: Munshi Dil |
| Khooni Jadugar | Roop K. Shorey | M. Esmail, Hiralal, Usharani, Majnu, Charlie, Kanwal, Kanti | Action Costume | Kamla Movies. Music: Gobind Ram Lyrics: Roop K. Shorey |
| Ladies Only | Sarvottam Badami | Surendra, Sabita Devi, Bibbo, Harish, Kaushalya, Bhudo Advani, Prabha Devi, Sunalini Devi, Pande | Social | Sagar Movietone. Music: Anupam Ghatak Lyrics: Zia Sarhadi, Pandit Indra |
| Leatherface a.k.a. Farzande Watan | Vijay Bhatt | P. Jairaj, Mehtab, Putlibai, Shirin, Jal Writer, M. Zahoor, Lallubhai Nayak, Shyam Sunder, Munshi Khanjar, Baby Meena Kumari | Action | Praksh. Music: Shankar Rao Vyas Lyrics: Lallubhai Nayak, Pandit Anuj |
| Madhu Bansari | K. Desai | Shankar Vazre, Sarojini, Vatsala Kumtekar, Bose, Mirajkar, Mehrunnisa, Ganpat, Pukhraj, Mansur | Action | Paramount. Music: Damodar Sharma Lyrics: |
| Marad a.k.a. Murad | Saqi | P. Jairaj, Khursheed, Moti, Shamrao, Hari Shivdasani, Mehdi Raja | Action | Sarla Cinetone. Music: Lyrics: |
| Mera Haq | P. Y. Altekar | Minakshi, Vimla Sardesai, Damuanna Malvankar, Baburao Pendharkar, Usha Mantri, D. S. Salvi, Vishnupant Jog | Social | Huns Pics. Music: K. Dutta Lyrics: Pandit Anand Kumar |
| Mera Watan | Inamdar | Nirmala Devi, Ayesha Banu, Inamdar, Chanchal Kumari, Maruti, Azurie | Actiom | Challenge Pics. Music: Chapekar, Hindlekar Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari |
| Meri Ankhen | Dwarka Khosla | Trilok Kapoor, Khursheed, Sitara Devi, Mazhar Khan, Ishwarlal, Suresh, Bhagwandas, Kesari | Social | Supreme. Music: Khemchand Prakash Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi |
| Midnight Mail | K. Amarnath | Yasmin, Nazir, Shiraz, Indurani, Chandrakant, S. Nazir, Gulab, P. Varne, Ghulam Mohammed, Ghulam Qadir | Action | Mohan Pics. Music: B. R. Batish Lyrics: Safdar Faizpuri |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nadi Kinare | Manibhai Vyas | Kumar, Sitara Devi, Charlie, Ghory, Sunita, Indubala, Ram Marathe, Bhagwandas, Ibrahim | Social | Ranjit Studios. Music: : Gyan Dutt Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi, D. N. Madhok |
| Navjivan | Franz Osten | Hansa Wadkar, Rama Shukul, V.H. Desai, Mumtaz Ali, P. F. Pithawala, Saroj Borkar, M. Nazir, Lalita Devulkar, Pratima | Social | Bombay Talkies. Music: Sarswati Devi Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap |
| Pati Patni | Gunjal | Shobhana Samarth, Yakub, Sitara Devi, Mirza Musharraf, Shama, Joshi, Ameena, Balabhai, K. N. Singh, Wasti | Social Family Drama | General Films. Music: H. C. Bali, Mushtaq Hussain Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi |
| Payam-e-Haq | Dhirubhai Desai | Ashiq Hussain, Anil Kumar, Ansuya, Noor Jehan, Samson, Anwaribai, Ashraf Khan, Fazlu, P. R. Joshi, Gulshan Sufi | Action | Vishnu. Music: Zhande Khan, Shyam Babu Pathak Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari |
| Prem Ki Jyot | Gunjal | Dinshaw Billimoria, Sulochana, Jal Merchant, Jamshedji, Maruti Rao, Jamuna, Adjania, Lakshmi | Social | Ruby Pics. Music: Lyrics: |
| Prem Sagar | Narottam Vyas | Paresh Banerji, Kokila, Indubala, Pahelwan, Hasanaddin, Rampyari, Leelabai | Social | Mahalaxmi Cinetone. Music: Ramchandra Pal Lyrics: Narottam Vyas |
| Pucce Badmash a.k.a. Secret Five | A. H. Essa | Jal Merchant, Vatsala Kumtekar, Maruti Rao, Gangoo, Bhim, Jamshedji | Action | Rex Pics. Music: Vasant Kumar Naidu Lyrics: Ratan Piya |
| Pukar | Sohrab Modi | Chandra Mohan, Naseem Banu, Sohrab Modi, Sardar Akhtar, Sheela, Ghulam Hussain, Sadiq, Jilloobai, Shakir, Ram Apte | Historical Drama | Minerva Movietone. Music: Mir Sahib Lyrics: Kamal Amrohi |
| Punjab Mail | Homi Wadia | Fearless Nadia, John Cawas, Boman Shroff, Sardar Mansur, Master Mohammed, Shahzadi, Sayani Atish, Sarita Devi, Nazira, Mithu Miyan | Action | Wadia Movietone Music: Master Madhavlal Damodar Lyrics: Pandit Gyan Chandra |
| Ran Sangram | A. M. Khan | Chandrakant, Kanta Kumari, Ameena, Nawaz, Shahzadi, Sadiq, Haroon, Anwaribai | Action | Mohan Pictures. Music: Fazal, Bashir Lyrics: A. M. Khan |
| Ratna Lutari | A. M. Khan | Ramola, Chandrakant Desai, Shahzadi, Ameena, Mehdi Raja, Haroon, Kanta Kumari, Anwaribai | Action | Mohan Pictures. Music: Bashir, Fazal Lyrics: |
| Rukmini | Bhola Addi | Pratima Das Gupta, Nimbalkar, Ansari, Panna, Nand Kishore, Devbala, Muzammil, Jahar | Devotional | Deb Dutta Films. Music: Fazal Lyrics: |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sach Hai | S. A. Choudhary | Motilal, Rose, Shakir, Usharani, Ramakrishna Choubhe, Chandani, Baba Vyas, Danve | Social | Saraswati Cinetone. Music: Sureshbabu Mane Lyrics: Niranjan Sharma |
| Sadhana | Virendra Desai and Mahendra Thakore | Prem Adib, Shobhana Samarth, Kaushalya, Harish, Bibbo, Kanhaiyalal, Pande, Putlibai | Social | Sagar Movietone. Music: Anupam Ghatak Lyrics: Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi |
| Sadhu Ya Shaitan | M. D. Shah | Madhavrao, Lekhraj, Kumari Mukta, Satyapal, Yaseem, Shamsudin | Action Suspense | D. C. Ent. Music: Abdul Karim Lyrics: |
| Sansar Naiya | H. Mehta, Nanubhai Vakil | Sarojini, Navinchandra, Noor Jehan, S. L. Puri, Sardar Mansur, Sheela, Kanta Kumari, Dhulia, Mirajkar | Social | Paramount. Music: Damodar Sharma Lyrics: Pandit Anuj |
| Sansar Sagar | Bapurao Apte | Noor Jehan, Manohar, Madhav Kale, Indira Wadkar | Social | National Pics. Music: B. S. Hoogan Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap |
| Sant Tulsidas | Jayant Desai | Vishnupant Pagnis, Leela Chitnis, Vasanti, Keshavrao Date, Dixit, Ram Marathe, Sushila | Biopic Devotional | Ranjit Movietone Music: Gyan Dutt Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi |
| Sapera | Debaki Bose | Kanan Devi, Pahari Sanyal, Prithviraj Kapoor, Nawab, Shyam Laha, K. C. Dey, Satya Mukhopadhyay, Bikram Kapoor | Costume | New Theatres Music: R. C. Boral Lyrics: Kidar Sharma |
| Service Ltd. | C. M. Luhar | Surendra, Bibbo, Yakub, Maya Banerjee, Kayam Ali, Harish, Zia Sarhadi, Bhudo Advani, Sankatha Prasad, Kalyani Das | Social Comedy Suspense | Sagar Movietone. Music: Anupam Ghatak Lyrics: Zia Sarhadi and Pt.Indra |
| Sitara | Ezra Mir | Nazir, Rattan Bai, Khursheed, K. N. Singh, Mubarak, Jamshedji, Sunalini Devi, Ashiq Hussain, Violet Cooper, Mirza Musharraf, Nazir Bedi, Bibijan | Social | Everest Pictures Music: Rafiqe Ghaznavi Lyrics: Munshi Dil |
| Son Of Alladin | Nanubhai Vakil | Sarojini, Shankar Vazare, Ranibala, Sardar Mansur, Ganpat Rao | Action Fantasy | Paramount. Music: Damodar Sharma Lyrics: |
| Sunheri Toli | Kikubhai Desai | Navinchandra, Moti, Sardar Mansur, Shahzadi, Bose, Miss Pokhraj, Bansi Karnataki, Mirajkar, Dhulia | Action | Paramount. Music: Damodar Sharma Lyrics: |
| Swastik | Mohan Sinha | Sushil Kimar, Veena, Jeevan, Indurani, Nazir Bedi, Dhulia, Madhu Bala, Fakir Mohammed, Mehdi Raza | Social | Mohan Pics. Music: Lyrics: |
| Taqdeer Ki Tope | V. Panchotia | Husn Banu, Wasti, V. Panchotia, Jyotsna Gupte, Waheedan Bai, Dixit, Ram Marathe, Suresh, K. Singh, Master Nissar, Fakir Mohammed, Narmada Shankar | Action | Bharat Laxmi Pictures. Music: Brijlal Varma Lyrics: Pandit Bhushan |
| Thokar | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Kumar, Madhuri, Ishwarlal, Noor Mohammed Charlie, Yakub, Waheedan Bai, Wasti, K. N. Singh | Social | Ranjit Movietone. Music: Gyan Dutt Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi |
| Thunder | A. H. Essa | E. Billimoria, Mehar Sultana, Ramola, W. M. Khan, Ghory, Dixit, Jal Merchant, Bibijan | Action | Rex Pics. Music: Vasant Kumar Naidu Lyrics: Munshi Shefta |
| Tumhari Jeet a.k.a. The Rise | Ranjit Sen | Chhaya Devi, Ramola, Kamran, Nand Kishore, Rajinder Singh, Devbala, Ram Dulari, Muzammil, Amarnath | Social | Music: B. Chatterjee Lyrics: Kidar Sharma |
| Uski Tamanna a.k.a. Her Last Desire | Yakub | Maya, Yakub, Surish, Jyoti, Ishwarlal, Wasti, Charlie, Madhuri, Kumar, Waheedan, Dixit, Ram Marathe, K. Singh, Putlibai | Social | Sagar Movietone. Music: Anupam Ghatak Lyrics: Pandit Indra |
| Watan Ke Liye | M. Udwadia | Navinchandra, Mohini, Gope, Hari Shivdasani, Kamala, Mirza Musharraf | Social | Vanraj Pics. Music: Lyrics: Munshi Dil |
| Zambo Ka Beta | M. Bhavnani | Navin Yagnik, Bimla Kumari, Sunita Devi, Vatsala Kumtekar, David, A. S. Gyani, Gulzar, Nayampalli, Fatty Prasad, Gulab | Action Adventure | Bhavnani Productions. Music: Badri Prasad Lyrics: Pandit Shiv Kumar |
Shaheed is a 1948 Bollywood Indian romance film, written and directed by Ramesh Saigal. The film depicts India's struggle for independence. It starred Dilip Kumar, Kamini Kaushal, Chandra Mohan, and Leela Chitnis. It had music by Ghulam Haider. Shaheed was the second highest grossing Indian movie of 1948.
Chandra Mohan was an Indian actor, known for his work in Hindi cinema in the 1930s and 1940s. He became known for his villainous roles in a number of critical and commercial successes.
Prithvi Vallabh is a historical drama Bollywood film directed by Sohrab Modi. Made under the Minerva Movietone banner it was released in 1943. It had music by Rafiq Ghaznavi and Saraswati Devi with lyrics by Pandit Sudershan who also wrote the screenplay and dialogues. The film starred Sohrab Modi, Durga Khote, Sankatha Prasad, Kajjan, Meena Shorey, Sadiq Ali, K. N. Singh and Al Nasir.
Dharti Mata is a 1938 Hindi social film directed by Nitin Bose. The film was also made and in Bengali as Desher Mati in the same year by New Theatres. It starred K.L. Saigal, Uma Shashi, Jagdish Sethi, Kamlesh Kumari, and K. C. Dey. The music was by Pankaj Mullick and lyricist and dialogue writer was Pandit Sudarshan. The story, screenplay and cinematography was by Nitin Bose. The story is about two friends Ashok and Ajay, one interested in agriculture and the other in technology. Ashok goes to the village to help the farmers while Ajay goes to UK for higher studies in engineering. The film highlights the need of technology and new concepts for effective farming.
Naseem Banu was an Indian actress. She was referred to as Naseem. Starting her acting career in the mid-1930s she continued to act till mid-1950s. Her first film was Khoon Ka Khoon (Hamlet) (1935) with Sohrab Modi under whose Minerva Movietone banner she acted for several years. Her high-point came with Modi's Pukar (1939) in which she played the role of Empress Nur Jahan. According to composer Naushad she got the sobriquet Pari-Chehra Naseem through the publicity advertisements of her films. She was the mother of actress Saira Banu and mother-in-law to the actor Dilip Kumar.
Nausherwan-E-Adil also called Farz Aur Mohabbat, is a 1957 Indian costume action drama Hindi/Urdu film directed by Sohrab Modi. Produced by Minerva Movietone, it had music composed by C. Ramchandra with lyrics by Parwaiz Shamshi. The story, screenplay and dialogue writer was Shams Lucknowi. The cinematographer was Lateef Bhandare. The cast included Sohrab Modi, Raaj Kumar, Mala Sinha, Naseem Banu, Bipin Gupta and Shammi.
Jailor is a 1938 Hindustani psychosocial melodrama film produced and directed by Sohrab Modi. Produced by Minerva Movietone, the story and lyrics were written by Kamal Amrohi and Ameer Haider with screenplay by J. K. Nanda. The film had music direction by Mir Sahib, while the cinematographer was Y. D. Sarpotdar. The film starred Sohrab Modi, Leela Chitnis, Sadiq Ali, Eruch Tarapore, Abu Bakar, Baby Kamala and Kusum Deshpande.
Manoos, also called Life's for Living, is a 1939 Indian Marathi social melodrama film directed by V. Shantaram. The movie was simultaneously made in Hindi as Aadmi. The film was based on a short story called "The Police Constable". The story was by A. Bhaskarrao, with screenplay and dialogue by Anant Kanekar. The cinematographer was V. Avadhoot and the music was composed by Master Krishna Rao, with lyrics by Kanekar. The cast included Shahu Modak, Shanta Hublikar, Sundara Bai, Ram Marathe, Narmada, Ganpatrao and Raja Paranjpe.
Sardar Akhtar (1915–1986) was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi and Urdu films. She started her acting career on the Urdu stage. Her early films were with Saroj Movietone, where she did a majority of stunt (action) roles. She came into prominence as the washer-woman in the role of Rami Dhoban in Sohrab Modi's Pukar (1939). As a woman seeking justice for the death of her husband, it was a breakthrough role for her. A popular song she sang in the film was "Kaheko Mohe Chhede". Her career defining role was as a "peasant woman" deserted by her husband, in Mehboob Khan's Aurat (1940), a role later made famous by Nargis in Mehboob's remake Mother India.
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.