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A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1930:
| This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations .(October 2018) |
A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1930:
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes Cinematographer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Prince Indeed a.k.a. Veer Bhushan | Keshavlal Joshi | Laxmi, Bachchu, Suleman Master, Drupad Bhatt | Costume | Surya Film Company, Bangalore. DOP: Vishnu Sawant |
| Ace Of Swords a.k.a. Talwar Ka Phani | Harshad Mehta | Mumtaz, Ata Mohammed, Jani Babu, Nizam | Costume | Bombay Mehta-Luhar Productions DOP: Chimanlal Luhar |
| Alik Babu a.k.a. Master Liar | Dhiren Ganguly | Dhiren Ganguly, Radha Rani, D. R. Das, Kalipada Das, Satya Sindhu | Social | British Dominion Films Ltd. Calcutta DOP: Krishna Gopal, P. Sanyal |
| All For The Crown a.k.a. Khooni Taj | Pandurang Talegiri | Wamanrao Kulkarni, Yasho Verma, Gangoobai, Jairam Desai | United Pictures Syndicate, Bombay. DOP: Pandurang Talegiri | |
| Amar Kirti | Prafulla Ghosh | Rampyari, Vishnu, Abdul Pahelwan, Hydershah Abdul Pahelwan | Krishna Film Co DOP: Gordhanbhai Patel | |
| An Ideal Woman a.k.a. Adarsh Ramani | V. K. Pattani | Shankar, Miss Mani | Mahavir Photoplays, Hyderabad | |
| Arunodaya a.k.a. The Rising Sun (Dawn) | Bhagwati Mishra | Master Vithal, Nirasha, Yakub, Boman Irani, Wamanrao, Syed Husen, Manekbai | Costume | Sagar Movietone. DOP: Boman Irani |
| Avarice a.k.a. Aghor Lalsa | Harilal M. Bhatt | Shankar, Miss Mani | Mahavir Photoplays, Hyderabad. DOP: Gatubhai Vaidya | |
| Avenged a.k.a. Ver Vasul | M. Udwadia | Shahzadi, Udwadia, Malka | Costume | Mahesh Film Company, Vivekanand Pictures |
| Bandit Of Baghdad a.k.a. Baghdad Nu Baharvatiyo | Narayan Deware | J. K. Nanda, Elizer, Jamuna, Rajababu, Usha, Ganibabu | Action, Costume | Kohinoor United Artists |
| Beggar Meets Beggar a.k.a. Rajdoot | Haribhai Desai | Zebunisa, Bachchu, Zhunzharrao Pawar, Abbasi, Baburao Gade | Costume | Surya Film Co., Bangalore |
| Behram the Bandit a.k.a. Baharvatiyo Behram | Saqi | Shahzadi, Saqi | Costume | Asiatic Film Company. |
| Beloved Rogue a.k.a. Albelo Sawar | Nagendra Majumdar | E. Billimoria, Putli | Action | Ranjit Film company |
| Benevolent Bravery a.k.a. Shurana Sangram | Mohanlal Shah | Gulab, Haridas, Vishnu, Durga, Gangaram Sardar | Action | Krishna Film Company. DOP: Chaturbhai Patel |
| Bharat Ramani a.k.a. The Enchantress of India | Jyotish Bannerji | Seeta Devi, Patience Cooper, Dadabhai Sarkari, Lalita Devi | Historical | Madan Theatres Ltd. |
| Bhimsen the Mighty | N. D. Sarpotdar | Joraswamy Sandow, Lalita Pawar, Jadhavrao Bhaurao Datar, Durgabai Koregaonkar, Miss Umrao, P. N. Varne | Mythology | Aryan Film Co. Dop: Y. D. Sarpotdar |
| Brand Of Fate a.k.a. Bhola Shikar | Ramakant-Gharekhan | Sultana, Madanrai Vakil, Salvi | Social | Imperial Film Company. Dop: Rustom Irani |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes Cinematographer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Of The Sword | Action | |||
| Chatur Sundari a.k.a. Clever Beauty (Wily Heroine) | N. D. Sarpotdar | Lalita Pawar, Amboo, Das, Baburao Datar, Joraswamy Sandow, Salvi, H. Dhodke, Jadhavrao | Action | Aryan Film Company |
| Cinema Girl | Bhagwati Prasad Mishra | Ermeline, Prithviraj Kapoor, Mazhar Khan, Akbar Nawaz, Baby Devi | Social | Imperial Film Company. DOP : Rustom Irani |
| Daily Mail | Narayan Deware | Khalil, Kumudini, Jamuna, Bhoparkar, Alavali, Thomas | Action Adventure | Kohinoor United Artists |
| Daughter Of Akhtar Nawaz Outlaw | N. G. Deware | Jamuna, Ebrahim, Fatima, Gani Babu, Pawar | ||
| Devdasi | Naval Gandhi | Zubeida, Raja Sandow, Lovji Lavingia, Nilkanth Swami | Social | International Pictures Corpn |
| Devil Of The Cave a.k.a. Math No Sadhu | Kanjibhai J. Rathod | Naresh Niranjan, Tara, Ghanshyam | Kohinoor United Artists. DOP: Chaturbhai Patel | |
| Devotee a.k.a. Prem Diwani | A. P. Kapoor | Balabhai, Promoth Bose, Bijlee, Devi Singh, Salu, Sankatha Prasad | Costume | Suryodaya Film Company. DOP: Naval Bhatt |
| Dhoomketu | Sundar Rao Nadkarni | Bachchu, Laxmi, Baburao Gade | Action | Surya Film Company, Bangalore. DOP: D. B. Chauhan |
| Divine Dowry a.k.a. Dehna Dan (Mrignayani) | Nanubhai Vakil | Inamdar, Putli, Baba Vyas, Bhagwat, Manilal, Thatte | Costume | Ranjit Studios. DOP: G. G. Gogate |
| Divine Sabre a.k.a. Daivi Khadag | G. P. Pawar | Tarabai, Zhunzharro Pawar, Lakshmi, Jamu Patel, Ganpat Bhakre | Historical | Surya Film Company, Bangalore. DOP: D. B. Chauhan |
| Dukhiyari a.k.a. Unhappy Woman | V. M. Vyas | Pawar, Bhupatkar, Usha, Bulbule, Panna | Social | Kohinoor Film Company. DOP: Vishnu Vyas |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes Cinematographer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Of Pride a.k.a. Garva Khandan | M. Udwadia | Zubeida, Udvadia, Talpade | Costume Action | Vivekanand Pictures, Jagtap Pictures. DOP: V. B. Jagtap |
| Fall Of Raigad a.k.a. Raktacha Sood (Lohini Vasulat) | P. S. Talegiri | Gangoobai, Jairam Desai, Sunder Rao Nadkarni, V. S. Bapat, Wamanrao Kulkarni, Baburao Gade, Dattopant Sohoni | Costume Historical | United Pictures Syndicate. DOP: Y. D. Sarpotdar |
| Fatal Arrow a.k.a. Khooni Teer | A. P. Kapoor | Nandram, Zebunisa, Sankatha Prasad, Promoth Bose, Joshi | Fantasy | Naval Kapoor Productions. DOP: Naval Bhatt |
| Father India a.k.a. Hamara Hindustan | R. S. Choudhary | Sulochana (Ruby Myers), Jal Merchant, Mazhar Khan, Mehtab, Madanrai Vakil, Jilloobai, Jamshedji | Social | Imperial Film Company, Patel Brothers. DOP: Adi Irani |
| Fight Up to Death | Nagendra Majumdar | P. Jairaj, Madhuri, Bhaduri, Kale | Costume | Young India Pictures |
| Fighting Chevalier | H. Desai | Jena, Bhakre, Roshan, Patel | Action | Surya Film Company |
| Flames Of Flesh a.k.a. Kamonar Agun | Dhiren Ganguly | Debaki Bose, Dhiren Ganguly, Radharani and Sabita Devi | Historical | British Dominion Films production. |
| Flogged Into Love a.k.a. Chabuk Ne Chamkare | Baburao | Zebunisa, Bachchu, Baburao Gade, Zhunzharrao Pawar | Costume | Surya Film Company, Bangalore. DOP: Mohammed |
| Gambler a.k.a. Jugal Jugari | Fram Sethna | Jamuna, Baburao Apte, Miss Jones, Heera, Raja Babu | Social | Kohinoor United Artists. DOP: Bimal C. Mitra, K. G. Gokhale |
| Ganesh Janma | Jal Ariah | Patience Cooper, Indira Devi | Religious | Madan Theatres Ltd. |
| Glittering Sword a.k.a. Tati Talwar | Kanjibhai Rathod | Gulab, Haidershah, Durga, Pahelwan, Vishnu, Wamanrao | Costume | Krishna Film Company. DOP: Haribhai Patel |
| Glory Of India a.k.a. Noor-E-Watan | Jayant Desai | Inamdar, Sultana, Manilal, Baba Vyas, Shanti, Thatte | Historical | Ranjit Studios. DOP: Jamnadas Subedar |
| Goddess Of War a.k.a. Ranchandi | Homi Master | Khalil, Jamna, Kumar, Panna, Thomas | Costume | Kohinoor United Artists. DOP: K. G. Gokhale |
| Gulnar | D. A. Dandekar | Kohinoor United Artists. DOP: K. G. Gokhale | ||
| Himmat-E-Mard a.k.a. Dare Devil | Prafulla Ghosh | Rampyari, Haidershah, Abdul Pahelwan, Arab Sandow | Action | Krishna Film Co. DOP: Gordhanbhai Patel |
| Hamara Hindustan a.k.a. Father India | R. S. Choudhary | Jal Merchant, Mazhar Khan, Mehtab, Ruby Myers, Madanrai Vakil, Jillobai, Jamshedji | Social | Imperial Film Company. |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes Cinematographer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jai Vijay | N. D. Sarpotdar | Durga Koregaonkar, P. N. Varne, Das, Meera | Aryan Film Company. Dop: Y. D. Sarpotdar | |
| Jawan Mard a.k.a. Dashing Hero | Jayant Desai | Baburao Sansare, Putli, Manilal | Ranjit Movietone. DOP: Jamnadas Subedar | |
| Kal Parinaya a.k.a. Fatal Marriage | P. N. Ganguly | Seeta Devi, Patience Cooper, Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Naresh Mitra, Shanti Gupta, Sudhir Sanyal, Rajhans, Prakash Mani, Kartik Dey, Bhanu Bannerjee | Social | Madan Theatres Ltd. Jatin Das |
| Kamale Shamshir | Gharekhan | W. M. Khan, Mehtab | Costume | New Excelsior Film Co |
| Lanka Dahan a.k.a. The Burning of Lanka | R. Prakasa | Devaki, M. V. Raju, T. S. Mani | Mythology | General Pics Corporation, Madras. DOP: Raghupathy S. Prakasa |
| Khooni Khanjar a.k.a. Fighting Blade | V. Shantaram, Keshavrao Dhaiber | G.R. Mane, Sakribai, Ganpat Shinde, Bhosle, Vasant, Jai, Vijaya | Costume Action | Prabhat Film Company. DOP: S. Fattelal, Vishnu Govind Damle |
| Kindred Of The Dust a.k.a. Soneri Khanjar | Harshadrai Mehta | Navinchandra, Prabhashankar, Dorothy, Kamla, Lobo, Ata Mohammed, Datar, Vasant Mengle, Fazlu | Action | Mehta-Luhar Productions, Suresh Film Co. Ltd. Dop; Chimanlal Luhar |
| Laughing Chevalier | Harshadrai Mehta | Navinchandra, Prabhashankar, Mumtaz | Action Costume | Mehta-Luhar Productions, Suresh Film Co. Ltd. Dop; Chimanlal Luhar |
| Lekh Par Mekh a.k.a. Destiny Defied | Homi Master | Noor Mohammed, Heera, Thomas, Panna, Ganibabu | Kohinoor Film Company. Dop: K. G. Gokhale | |
| Lions Claw a.k.a. Sinh No Panja | Pesi Karani | Zubeida, Nandram, Zebu, Asooji, Balabhai, Pramoth Bose | Action | Sharda Movietone |
| Love Angle | Jayant Desai | Zubeida, Inamdar. | Social | Ranjit Studios |
| Magic Flame a.k.a. Madhbhar Mohini | Nanubhai Vakil | Putli, Baburao Sansare | Fantasy | Ranjit Studios. DOP: Padurang S. Naik |
| My Darling a.k.a. Diwani Dilbar | Chandulal Shah | Dinshaw Bilimoria, Gohar Mamajiwala, Baburao Sansare, Baba Vyas, Thatte | Costume | Ranjit Studios. DOP: Pandurang S. Naik |
| Orphan Daughter a.k.a. Anathai Penn | Raja Sandow | Raja Sandow, Leela, Hiroji | Associated Films Ltd., Madras. DOP: G. G. Gogate | |
| Outlaw Of Sorath a.k.a. Sora Thi Baharvatiyo | Nanubhai Vakil | Inamdar, Putli, Bhagwat, Manilal | Legend | Ranjit Studios |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes Cinematographer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pahadi Kanya a.k.a. Wild Flower | Nandlal Jaswantlal | Dinshaw Bilimoria, Gohar, Kamla, Baba Vyas, Thatte | Ranjit Film Company. DOP: Pandurang S. Nayak | |
| Parchasar | Debaki Bose | Dhirendranath Gangopadhyay, Radharani Nehru, Prem Kumari | Mythology | British Dominion Films Company. |
| Patal Padmini a.k.a. Beauty From Hell | Harshadrai Mehta | Zebunisa, Nandram, Janibabu, Joshi | Fantasy | Sharda Film Company. DOP: Chimanlal Luhar |
| Patan Ni Paniari a.k.a. Damsel of Hell | Homi Master | Bhupatkar, Iqbal, Panna, Ratanshah Sinor | Kohinoor Film Company. DOP: Vishnu Vyas | |
| Patriot a.k.a. Desh Deepak | Nanubhai Vakil | Putli, Inamdar, Manilal, Damyanti, thatte, Bhagwat | Costume | Ranjit Studios. DOP: Jamnadas Subedar |
| Prithviraj Samyukta | N. D. Sarpotdar | Amboo, Balasaheb, Bhagirathi, H. Dhodke | Historical Drama | Aryan Film Company |
| Raj Kumari a.k.a. The Princess | Ramakant-Gharekhan | Mumtaz, Ata Mohammed, Navinchandra, Mangle | Costume | Suresh Film Corporation. DOP: G. K. Mehta |
| Raj Laxmi | Chandulal Shah | Gohar, Raja Sandow, Ghanashyam, Putli, Baba Vyas | Costume | Kohinoor Film Company. DOP: Pandurang S. Naik |
| Raj Mukut a.k.a. Royal Crown | Behram Vasania | Tara, Ratanshah | Costume | New Kohinoor Film Company. |
| Ram Rahim | K. P. Bhave | E. Billimoria, Gohar, W. M. Khan, Mazhar Khan, Jagtap | Social | Imperial Film Company. DOP: Sohrab Irani |
| Ranak Devi | Dhaiber, Nanubhai Vakil | Ishwarlal, Kamla, Baburao Sansare, Bhagwat, Bajar Battoo, Dhaiber, Manilal | Historical | Ranjit Studios. DOP: Jamnadas Subedar |
| Rani Saheba a.k.a. Her Highness/Bazarbattu | Chunilal Parekh, V. Shantaram | V. Shantaram, Keshavrao Dhaiber, Baburao Pendharkar, Anant Apte | Children | Prabhat Film Company |
| Radhe Shyam | Madhusudan Samarth | Laxmi, Bachu, Kamala, K. Rangarao | Mythology | Surya Film Company. DOP: D. B. Chauhan, Telang |
| Revenge a.k.a. Intaqam | K. P. Bhave | E. Billimoria, Sultana, Mazhar Khan, W. M. Khan, Baburao Sansare, Madanrai Vakil | Action | Imperial Film Company. DOP: Rustom Irani |
| Rogue Of Rajasthan a.k.a. Mewad No Mawali | Madanrai Vakil | E. Billimoria, Nirasha, Mehboob Khan | Action Historical | Sagar Movietone. DOP: Adi Irani |
| Romances Of Radha a.k.a. Rasili Radha | Nanubhai Vakil | D. Billimoria, Ishwarlal, Shanta Kumari, Thatte | Social | Ranjit Studios. DOP: G. G. Gogate |
| Rose Of Komalner a.k.a. Komalner Ni Kusum | Dhirubhai Desai | Jani Babu, Prabha Shankar, Lobo | Action | Suresh Film Corporation. DOP: G. K. Mehta |
| Royal Rivals a.k.a. Nai Roshni | Bhagwati Mishra | Ermeline, Jal Merchant, Yakub, Rajkumari | Costume | Sagar Movietone. DOP: Boman Irani |
| Royal Savage a.k.a. Kalika No Kop (1) | Haribhai Desai, Sundarrao Nadkarni | Roshan, Laxmi, Miss Jena, Zhunzharrao Pawar, Baby Gabroo, Ganpat Bakre, Baburao Gade | Costume | Lotus Productions, Surya Film Company, Bangalore. DOP: Vishnu Sawant |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes Cinematographer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparkling Youth a.k.a. Jagmagti Jawani | Nagendra Majumdar | P. Jairaj, Roshanara, Madhav Kale, Dixit | Chandrika Film Company. DOP: V. V. Date | |
| Safdar Jung | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Gulzar Bai, Hiralal, Mumtaz, Baby Ila | Costume | United Players Corporation. DOP: K. V. Machwe |
| Sarfarosh a.k.a. Bravehearts | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Gul Hamid, Nazir, Ghulam Qadir, Miss Gulzar, Rafiq Ghaznavi, Hiralal, Mumtaz | Action | United Players Corporation, Lahore. DOP: K. V. Machwe |
| Secrets of the Night a.k.a. Raat Ki Baat | K. P. Bhave | Sulochana (Ruby Myers), Jal Merchant, Elizer, Salvi | Social | Imperial Film Company. DOP: A. P. Karandikar |
| She Wolf a.k.a. Meetha Zaher | A. P. Kapoor | Nandram, Heera, Pramoth Bose, Miss Salu | Costume | Based on the play Cymbeline. Sharda Film Company. DOP: A. D. Pawar |
| Sheikh Chilli a.k.a. Castles in the Air | Nanubhai Vakil | Ishwarlal, Shanta Kumari, Inamdar | Costume | Ranjit Film Company Dop: G. G. Gogate |
| Shepherd a.k.a. Farebi Shahzada | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Miss Gulzar, M. Ismail, Hiralal | Costume | United Players Corporation, Lahore. DOP: |
| Shrikanta | S. K. Bhaduri | Shanta Kumari | Social | Radha Film Company |
| Sindbad the Sailor | R. G. Torney | Mazhar Khan, Elizer, Jamshedji, Trikamlal, Khansaheb, Sushila, Wagle, Sakhu | Fantasy | Imperial Film Company. DOP: Rustom Irani |
| Son of a Shepherd a.k.a. Bhagyawan Bharwad | Hiralal Doctor | Shakuntala, Jal Merchant, Chhudekar | Kohinoor United Artists. DOP: Chaturbhai Patel | |
| Song of Life | G. P. Pawar | Lalita Pawar, Gubbi Veerana, Amboo | Karnatak Pictures Corp., Bangalore | |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes Cinematographer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Arabian Knight a.k.a. Sher-E-Arab | Bhagwati Mishra | Prithviraj Kapoor, Dewan Sharan, Indira Devi, Jagdish Sethi | Fantasy | Zarina Pictures. DOP: G. K. Karkhanis |
| the Bomb a.k.a. Vasant Bengali/Bengali Bomb | Pesi Karani | Ermeline, Jal Merchant, Jilloobai, Zaverbhai | Action | Imperial Film Company. DOP: Rustom Irani |
| The Comet a.k.a. Dhumketu | Sunderrao Nadkarni | Sultana, Bachu, Laxmi, Gade | Action | Surya Film Company, Bangalore. DOP: D. B. Chauhan |
| The Conqueror a.k.a. Veer Na Ver | Moti B. Gidwani | Master Vithal Gohar | Action | Sagar Film Company |
| The Curse a.k.a. Garib ni Hai | Asooji | Asooji, Joshi, Miss Salu, Sarla | Costume | Sharda Movietone. DOP: D. K. Patel |
| The Tigress a.k.a. Vifreli Waghan | Nanubhai Vakil | Ishwarlal, Putli, Bhagwat, Manila | Costume | Ranjit Studios. DOP: Jamnadas Subedar |
| The Tyrant | Harshadbhai Desai | Laxmi, Bachchu, Ganpat Bakre, Sharda | Costume | Surya Film Company, Bangalore |
| The Valiant a.k.a. Mard Ka Bachcha | Prafulla Ghosh | Haidar Shah, Rampyari, Abdul Pahelwan | Social | Krishna Film Company. DOP: Gordhanbhai Patel |
| The Web a.k.a. Dev Pech | Moti B. Gidwani | Master Vithal, Gohar Yakub, Godrej | Sagar Movietone DOP: Boman Irani | |
| Triumph of Love a.k.a. Rasili Rani | Nagendra Majumdar | Madhuri, P. Jairaj, Mohan | Costume | Young India Pictures. DOP: V. V. date |
| Udaykal a.k.a. Thunder of the Hills | V. Shantaram, Keshavrao Dhaiber | V. Shantaram, Kamala Devi, Baburao Pendharkar, Bazar Battoo, G. R. Mane, Ebrahim, Keshavrao Dhaiber | Historical | Prabhat Film Company. DOP: Vishnupant Govind Damle, S. Fattelal |
| Valiant Princess | Kanjibhai J. Rathod | Gulab, Baburao Apte, Noor Mohammed Charlie, Pawar, Ghanshyam, | Costume | Kohinoor United Artists DOP: Chaturbhai Patel |
| Valli Kalyanam a.k.a. Subramanium | G. V. Sane | Sundarrao Nadkarni, Wamanrao Kulkarni, Gangu | United Pictures Syndicate. Dop: R. A. Kamble | |
| Veer Rajput | Naval Gandhi | Zubeida, Jal Khambata, Lovji Lavangia, Rupmati | Costume | Orient Pictures Corporation. DOP: Keki B. Homji |
| Vijay Kumar | H. M. Reddy | Prithviraj Kapoor, Ermeline, Mazhar Khan, Jamshedji, Khansaheb, Jilloobai | Historical | Imperial Film Company DOP: Rustom Irani |
| Vijeta a.k.a. Victor | Gunjal | Boman Shroff, Jayshree Janki, Sayani Atish, Dwarki | Costume | Shri Satyesh Pictures. DOP: Ambadas Kasture |
| Wages Of Virtue a.k.a. Satto Na Mad | Harshadrai Mehta | Jani Babu, Navinchandra, Prabha Shankar, Lobo, Ata Mohammed | Social | Mehta-Luhar Productions, Suresh Film Co. Ltd. DOP: Chimanlal Luhar |
| Whose Fault a.k.a. Kono Vank | Kanjibhai J. Rathod | Keshav Narayan Kale, Gulab, Bapurao Apte | Krishna Film Company Dop: Gordhanbhai Patel | |
| Wronged Wife a.k.a. Rajput Ramani | Pesi Karani | Nandram, Zebu, Asooji, Joshi, Rajkumari, Kashar Butt | Sharda Film Company DOP: Naval Bhat | |
| Yasmina | Prafulla Ghosh | Rampyari, Abdel Pahelwan, Hydershah, Arab Sandow | Costume | Krishna Film Co DOP: Gordhanbhai Patel |
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