[PART-1http://oldphotosbombay.blogspot.com/2011/09/1a-bombaymumbai-taxi-1850-to-2001-also_3982.html
[PART-2]http://oldphotosbombay.blogspot.com/2011/04/glimpses-of-old-bombay-and-western.html
[PART-3]http://oldphotosbombay.blogspot.com/2011/04/glimpses-of-old-bombay-and-western_02.html
[PART-4]http://oldphotosbombay.blogspot.com/2011/04/4glimpses-of-old-bombay-and-western.html
[PART-5]http://oldphotosbombay.blogspot.com/2011/04/dedicated-to-first-city-mumbai-bombay.html
[PART-6]http://oldphotosbombay.blogspot.com/2011/04/6.html
[PART-7]http://oldphotosbombay.blogspot.com/2011/04/6-glimpses-of-old-bombay-and-western.html
[PART-8]http://oldphotosbombay.blogspot.com/2011/04/7.html
[PART12] MAPS OF BOMBAY 1843 TO 1954http://oldphotosbombay.blogspot.com/2011/06/maps-of-mumbai-bombay.html
AMERICAN NATIONAL ANTHEM MADE ON BOMBAY MADE SHIP 1814.common history of Usa and India:-http://pazhayathu.blogspot.com/2009/12/american-national-anthem-made-on-bombay.html
BOMBAY AND BOMBAY TALKIES
(STORY OF BOMBAY TALKIES AND BOMBAY CINEMA --1896
unveiling six silent short films at the Watson's Hotel in Bombay,1896
Lumière camera of 1896 |
Rear view Lumière camera |
THESE WERE THE FIRST FILMS SHOWN IN INDIA
namely Entry of Cinematographe,
Arrival of a Train,
A Demolition,
THE CARD GAME
WORKERS LEAVING FACTORY
In the same year, the Madras Photographic Store advertised "animated photographs"
Daily screenings of films commenced in Bombay in 1897 by Clifton and Co.'s Meadows Street Photography Studio.
A Demolition,
THE CARD GAME
WORKERS LEAVING FACTORY
In the same year, the Madras Photographic Store advertised "animated photographs"
Daily screenings of films commenced in Bombay in 1897 by Clifton and Co.'s Meadows Street Photography Studio.
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silent movies of india:-click and read:-http://www.culturopedia.com/Cinema/silentera.html
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Indian women were hesitant to expose themselves to the camera.
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Indian women were hesitant to expose themselves to the camera.
Popular
films include ‘Hunterwali’6 (1935), which showcased Mary Evans, an
Australian actress of Greek-Welsh origin. Hunterwali was the story of a
woman who fights oppression and helps the poor.Indian popular cinema has
perpetuated this ideal of a wife’s selfless devotion.
In
famous films of the yesteryears like ‘Sati Parvati’ (1920), ‘Sati
Seeta’ (1924), and ‘Sati Savitri’ (1932), women are depicted as
formulaic and banal, with no ambitions or desires for themselves, only
for their husbands, sons or fathers. It is no wonder these women are so
dutiful to their men, as Sati means ‘extreme devotion to her husband’.
Early courtesan films idealized the beauty and artistic skills of the historical mujarewali and portrayed prostitutes restored to social respectability through
marriage.Early courtesan films idealized the beauty and artistic skills of the historical mujarewali and portrayed prostitutes restored to social respectability through
Actresses
in these early films often came from the brothel culture – they were
already trained in singing and dancing, and because they were public
women, matters such as family honour. or in-laws were unimportant
As
one film hero (Devdas) explains it to one tawaif (Chandramukhi, in the
2002 version of Devdas), “a woman is a mother, a sister, a wife, or a
friend; and when she is nothing, she is a tawaif.”
google map of bombay talkies:-http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=19.181381&lon=72.843207&z=19&m=b&permpoly=24720832
google map of bombay talkies:-http://wikimapia.org/#lat=19.1808107&lon=72.8436605&z=16&l=0&m=b&v=8
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अछूत कन्या / THE UNTOUCHABLE GIRL हिन्दी /१९३६-1936 /B&W/१४२ मिनिट Production Co:निर्माता Bombay Talkies :दिग्दर्शक : हिमांशु राय-HIMANSHU RAI : Franz Osten: कहानीकार |
The Bombay Talkies Limited (commonly known as Bombay Talkies) was a movie studio produced 102 movies, founded in 1934 in Malad, Bombay (now Mumbai), Himanshu Rai, Rajnarayan Dube and Devika Rani along with businessmen like F. E. Dinhsaw, Sir Firoze Sethna and others Franz Osten and Niranjan Pal as its first full-time filmmakers
Himanshu Rai
Himanshu Rai (1896 – 1940)
Himansu RAI BIOGRAPHY:-http://www.upperstall.com/people/himansu-rai The westward-leaning Rai became one of the first Indians to collaborate with European filmmakers. While studying Law in London he grew interested in acting and vowed to improve the general standards of Indian films with foreign inputs. With great dexterity this pushy youngster convinced Germany’s Emelka Studio to co-produce the silent film Light of Asia (’27), with The Great Eastern Film Corporation, Delhi. Starring Himanshu Rai in the role of Gautam Buddha, Light Of Asia was a success in Germany. Rai now decided to become a producer himself. He collaborated with various filmmakers including the famous German studio, UFA and made Shiraz and A Throw Of Dice.After his marriage to the beauteous and well-connected Devika Rani, Rai joined forces with IBP of England and made India’s first English-Hindi bilingual film — Karma (’33). Premiered at London’s Marble Arch Pavillion, Karma won rave reviews but the general public’s reaction was decidedly cool. Rai was said to have turned the thin story of two royal heirs seeking to modernize their kingdoms into a west-oriented spectacle, exploiting India’s poverty to picturesque advantage.
After Karma, Himanshu Rai decided to concentrate on the Indian audience. He realized his long cherished dream in 1935, when he started his own studio — Bombay Talkies. India’s first public limited film company, it was launched with an authorized capital of Rs 25 lakhs and with prominent citizens on its board of directors.
Thereafter, Rai gave up acting and concentrated on supervising the shooting of quality films like Acchut Kanya (’36) and Bhabhi (’38), which his studio came to be associated with. Bombay Talkies’ films popularized the concept of actors speaking film dialogue in simple Hindustani instead of high flown Urdu. Rai, a Bengali, stipulated that any line that he could not understand would not be allowed in the script.
Rai
patterned Bombay Talkies on Hollywood studios like MGM. Everything
from a sound stage to a laboratory, to a studio for designing, to an
extensive library, was contained within the Bombay Talkies portals.
Tragedy
struck in 1939, when World War II was announced. Rai’s old associate
and director of all Bombay Talkies films till then, the German Franz Osten, was forcefully interned by the British Government.
Overwork and mental strain took their toll. Leela Chitnis, then under
contract with Bombay Talkies, describes in her autobiography the
violent showdown between Rai and some staff members that precipitated
Rai’s nervous breakdown. Himanshu Rai never really recovered and in 1940, Bombay Talkies was left rudderless by his death.Within 15 years, the studio that Rai built in Malad, Bombay, no longer dealt with the art of celluloid myth making. Fate had decreed that it be turned into an industrial estate instead.
Prem Sanyas Cine-concert «
The Light of Asia »FILM 1925 -
SILENT Film-of Bombay Talkies
Emelka, 'Light of Asia Tour', Few members of the cast and crew between shots at Jaipur palace 1926
devika rani & himanshu rai first
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Bombay Talkies, 'Jeevan Naiya', Open air night time party scene, 1936
1944 - Dilip Kumar makes his film debut in "Jwar Bhata"
Dilip Kumar1943 -
Parul Ghosh...Bhool Jana Chati Hoon. Jwar Bhata 1944.
Jwar Bhata.1944 (first movie of Dilip Kumar)
Parul Ghosh...Bhool Jana Chati Hoon. Jwar Bhata 1944.
Asha Bhonsle sings for her first film "Majha Bal".
Leela Chitnis in the early 1940s. movie with Ashok kumar
1940, Devika Rani
Prapancha Pash (A Throw of Dice)1929 | |
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Charu Roy and Seeta Devi in the 1929 film Prapancha Pasha(A Throw of Dice) | |
Directed by | Franz Osten |
Produced by | Nadine Luque Tim Pearce Himansu Rai Bruce Wolfe |
Written by | W.A Burton Max Jungk Niranjan Pal (story) |
Starring | Seeta Devi Himansu Rai Charu Roy Modhu Bose |
Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner Nitin Sawhney (2006) |
Cinematography | Emil Schünemann |
Distributed by | (International) Fandango (U.K) BFI (British Film Institute) |
Release date(s) | 16 August 1929 31 August 2007 (Re-release) [1] |
Running time | 74 min |
Country | Germany British India United Kingdom |
A Throw of Dice-silent film-Bombay talkies -[MALAD]-1929-SILENT FILM
Alam Ara[ | |
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the first Indian sound film Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Ardeshir Irani |
Produced by | Imperial Movietone |
Written by | Joseph David Munshi Zaheer (Urdu) |
Starring | Master Vithal Zubeida Jilloo Sushila Prithviraj Kapoor |
Sound along with music arrived in Indian Cinema in 1931 with the grand release of hindi cinema “Alam Ara” on March 14th, 1931 at Majestic Theatre in Bombay. The movie was advertised as ” all talking, all singing, all dancing film”. The film was produced by Ardesir Irani. The movie featured seven songs that built the path for future movies with more music, songs and dance sequences in Indian Cinema. The use of songs became so popular that it reached it’s maximum of 70 in the 1932 film “Indra Sabha”. Indian movie goers started favoring Hindi cinemas more than the Hollywood productions. Within 10 years from the advent of sound in Indian films, the screening of Hollywood Films had dropped by more than 10 percent while the film industries in Bombay, Calcutta, Lahore, Madras, Pune grew rapidly.
The “talent search” used to begin at the theaters. Another source of talent was from courtesans (Baiji’s).
MADHUBALA AS A CHILD ARTIST 1942-BOMBAY TALKIES
MADHUBALA 1942-BOMBAY TALKIES-FILM BASANT
Achhoot Kanya | |
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Screenshot | |
Directed by | Franz Osten |
Produced by | Himanshu Rai |
Written by | Niranjan Pal |
Starring | Ashok Kumar Devika Rani |
Music by | Saraswati Devi J.S. Cashyap (lyrics) |
Cinematography | Josef Wirsching |
Release date(s) | 1936 |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Bombay Talkies, 'Jawani-ki-hawa', Devika Rani with ladies in waiting, 1935
Mein Ban Ki Chidiya (Ashok Kumar and Devika Rani)-1936
BOMBAY TALKIES
Bombay Talkies, 'Savitri', Production still of a heavenly sequence, 1937
Kismet | |
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Directed by | Gyan Mukherjee |
Produced by | Bombay Talkies |
Written by | Gyan Mukherjee |
Starring | Ashok Kumar Mumtaz Shanti Shah Nawaz |
Music by | Anil Biswas Kavi Pradeep (lyrics) |
Cinematography | R.D.Pareenja |
Release date(s) | 1943 |
Running time | 143 min. |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
[1]Gher Gher Mein Dewali... (Kismet)-1943-BOMBAY TALKIES
[2]kismat..1943..ab tere siva-BOMBAY TALKIES:-
click to hear:-http://youtu.be/bfT9h2HAZ0M
[3]Kismat (43) - Dheere Dheere Aa Re Badal - duet-BOMBAY TALKIES
Amirbai Karnataki & Chorus sings 'Door hato ae duniyawalon hindusthan hamara hai' - Kismat (1942)
Jwar Bhata.1944 (first movie of Dilip Kumar)-BOMBAY TALKIES
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Rajnarayan Dube
(10 Oct 1910 – 9 Dec 1990) was the founder of 'DUBE INDUSTRIES' ,
established in 1929, Its Head Office was in Marine lines in 'DUBE
HOUSE'.He was a great financer and had a big construction company. He
had played a very much important role to save the Bombay Talkies to
run it successfully. Whenever any problems arose in Bombay Talkies,
Rajnarayan Dube tried to solve those problems related to Bombay Talkies
with all resources and supports. But in the last after 1950, the
managers of Bombay Talkies created some major problems among them. After
this, again he tried a lot to convince them for solve those difficult
problems, but it was not possible to make the situation
favourable.Devika Rani was alone in this disputes and asked help from
Rajnarayan Dube. He helped her in all respects in that difficult
situation. Devika Rani was a great personality.Devika Rani was awarded Padma Shri
in 1958 for her great contribution in Indian Cinema, and She was the
first to receive 'Dadasaheb Phalke Award' in 1969. She was the first
person who became the Member of Parliament.
Bombay
Talkies introduced 'Dilip Kumar', His first film Jwar Bhata was
released in 1944. Devika Rani helped Khan's entry into the Bollywood
film industry. Hindi Author Bhagwati Charan Varma gave him the screen
name Dilip Kumar and gave him the leading role in his film Jwar Bhata (1944). Devika Rani and Rajnarayan dube spotted Khan in one of Pune's Aundh military canteens.
In 1944, Prithviraj Kapoor requested Devika Rani and Rajnarayan Dube for his son Raj kapoor (Ranbir Raj kapoor) to give a chance to work in Bombay Talkies.
Raj Kapoor's carrier was carved in Bombay Talkies. After failing in
his matriculation examination, Raj Kapoor first joined Bombay Talkies
and began to work as an attendant on the sets ofBombay Talkies.
Later, Raj Kapoor assisted another movies of bombay Talkies under
famous director Kedar Sharma as a clapper boy.
Neel Kamal (1947)Director:Kidar Nath Sharma |
Neel Kamal | |
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Directed by | Kidar Sharma |
Produced by | Kidar Sharma |
Written by | Kidar Sharma |
Starring | Raj Kapoor Madhubala Begum Para |
Music by | B. Vasudev |
Cinematography | Gordhanbhai Patel |
Editing by | S. G. Chavande |
Distributed by | Bombay Talkies |
Release date(s) | 24 March 1947 |
Running time | 116 min. |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Neel Kamal (1947) - Jawaani Agar Hai -
Neel Kamal (1947) - Jawaani Agar Hai -
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Ziddi (1948 film)
The film helped establish its stars. Dev Anand and Pran in Hindi films.The soundtrack featured the first film song sung by playback singer Kishore Kumar, "Marne ki duayen kyon mangu".
Ziddi | |
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Directed by | Shaheed Latif |
Produced by | Bombay Talkies |
Starring | Dev Anand Kamini Kaushal |
Music by | Khemchand Prakash |
Release date(s) | 1948 |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Marne Ki Duayen Kyon Mangu-ZIDDI-BOMBAY TALKIES-1948
CHANDA RE,JA RE JA RE,PIYA SE SANDESA"BY LATA MANGESHKAR-ZIDDI-BOMBAY TALKIES-1948
Soon a rift arose between Devika Rani and her managers, Sashadhar Mukherjee and Ashok Kumar were part of the rival camp. They tried alternating production between the two camps. In that crucial condition, Rajnarayan Dube and Devika Rani finally decided with their mutual understanding to close down the film company 'Bombay Talkies' in 1954
Mahal (1949 filmBOMBAY TALKIES -1949
Mahal | |
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Film poster | |
Directed by | Kamal Amrohi |
Produced by | Ashok Kumar Savak Vacha |
Written by | Kamal Amrohi |
Starring | Ashok Kumar Madhubala Kumar Vijayalaxmi |
Music by | Khemchand Prakash |
Cinematography | Joseph Wirsching |
Editing by | Bimal Roy M. Shanker R. M. Tipnis |
Release date(s) | 1949 |
Running time | 165 min. |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi / Urdu |
Aayega Aane waala-MAHAL
Raj Kumari & Zohara Bai - Ye Raat Phir Na Aayegi - Mahal [1949]
Sashadhar was Ashok Kumar an d Kishore Kumar's brother-in-law, being married to their only sister, Sati Rani. He was also instrumental in getting Ashok Kumar into films. His children are Rono Mukherjee, Joy Mukherjee, Deb Mukherjee, Shomu Mukherjee, Shibani Maulik/nee Mukherjee, and Subir Mukherjee. Shomu married actress Tanuja and together they had two children: Kajol and Tanisha. Sashadhar's great niece is actress Rani Mukerji]
Sashadhar Mukherjee |
n the 1950s Sashadhar formed his own production house called Filmalaya in Andheri, near Amboli. He also ran an acting school and was instrumental in giving actresses like Asha Parekh and Sadhana a break in films. Nasir Hussain was a director involved with his productions as was R. K. Nayyar and Gyan Mukherjee , music director O. P. Nayyar
Kidar Nath Sharma also Kedar Sharma (April 12, 1910 – April 29, 1999),
was a Indian film director, producer, Screenwriter, and Lyricist of
Hindi films. While he had great success as a director of such movies as
Neel Kamal (1947)
Timelines
- 1934: The Bombay Talkies conceived and established.
- 1935: Jawani ki Hawa, a thriller, starring Devika Rani.
- 1936: Jeevan Naiya, Ashok Kumar’s debut movie; another famous movie Achhut Kanya produced.
- 1940: Death of Himanshu Rai, the founder of the Bombay Talkies.
- 1942: Madhubala’s debut as a child artist named Baby Mumtaz in the movie Basant.
- 1943: Kismet , a successful thriller.
- 1944: Dilip Kumar's First Movie Jwar Bhata released.
- 1948:Ziddi Dev Anands first hit.
- 1949: Mahal, a successful hit.
- 1954: The Bombay Talkies was closed down.
- 1990: Death of Rajnarayan Dube, (The pillar of Indian cinema and financer of all 102 films of Bombay Talkies).
- 1994: Death of Devika Rani, she died in Banglore on 9 March 1994.
- 2001: Death of Ashok Kumar,He Died on 10 Dec,2001.