Bombay Talkies

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Bombay Talkies was a movie studio founded in 1934. During its period of operation, Bombay Talkies produced 40 movies in Malad, a suburb of the Indian city of Bombay.

The studio was established in 1934 by

Despite Devika Rani's success as the Bombay Talkies' head producer, in 1943 a rift arose between her and her managers Sashadhar Mukherjee and Ashok Kumar. Although reasons for the rift have never been made public and largely remain unclear to film industry observers, Sashadhar Mukheerjee and Ashok Kumar allegedly attempted to begin their own production house under the guise of Bombay Talkies. Despite Devika Rani, Sashadhar Mukherjee, and Ashok Kumar attempting to create a working relationship which involved alternating production of major films between the two rival production camps, the relationship proved untenable and was fraught with allegations of sabotage, dramatic ego clashes, in-fighting, and the relentless circulation of malicious rumors.^{[citation needed]}

Negotiations between Devika Rani on the one hand and Sashadhar Mukherjee and Ashok Kumar on the other failed to unite the company. Shashdhar Mukherjee, Ashok Kumar and a few others left the company in 1943 to found Filmistan. In 1945, Devika Rani married the Russian painter Svetoslav Roerich, sold her Bombay Talkies shares and left the industry. After several attempts to reunite the studio, it was sold to Tolaram Jalan, a businessman, who decided to cease its operations in 1953.

Timeline

• 1934: The Bombay Talkies film company is conceived and established.
• 1935: Jawani Ki Hawa, a thriller starring Devika Rani is released.
• 1936:
  Achhut Kanya
  are released to wide acclaim.
• 1940: Himanshu Rai, a key founder of the Bombay Talkies dies.
• 1942: Madhubala makes her debut as a child artist named Baby Mumtaz in the movie Basant.
• 1943: Kismet, a successful thriller, is released. It becomes the highest-grossing film of all time, also the first movie to collect 1 crore.
• 1944: Dilip Kumar's first movie Jwar Bhata is released.
• 1948: Ziddi, featuring Dev Anand is released, transforming the previously unknown actor into a well known celebrity.
• 1949: Mahal, becomes a blockbuster, making its leading lady Madhubala an overnight sensation.
• 1954: The Bombay Talkies company is closed down.
• 1969: Madhubala, who had worked in several Bombay Talkies productions passes away on 23 February 1969, at the age of 36.
• 1994:
  Bangalore
  on 9 March 1994.
• 2001: Ashok Kumar, who appeared in a number of Bombay Talkies productions dies on 10 December 2001.
• 2021: Dilip Kumar,a highly respected actor referred to as 'Tragedy king' passes away on 7 July 2021, at the age of 98.

Filmography

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