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
Early years
For the period in cinematic history it represented, Bombay Talkies was considered to be an innovative and highly resourced movie studio. In line with international standards, the studios' facilities included
Bombay Talkies set a high technical standard for
Success
Following the outbreak of
Decline
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 Kanyaare 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: Bangaloreon 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
Year | Film | Director | Music Director | Cast |
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1935 | Jawani Ki Hawa | Franz Osten | Saraswati Devi | Najamul Hussain, Devika Rani |
1936 | Achhut Kanya
|
Franz Osten | Saraswati Devi | Ashok Kumar, Devika Rani |
1936 | Janmabhoomi | Franz Osten | Saraswati Devi | Ashok Kumar, Devika Rani |
1936 | Jeevan Naiya | Franz Osten | Saraswati Devi | Ashok Kumar, Devika Rani |
1936 | Mamta and Miya Biwi | Franz Osten | Saraswati Devi | Devika Rani, Najmul Hussain, J. S. Casshyap |
1937 | Izzat | Franz Osten | Saraswati Devi | Ashok Kumar, Devika Rani |
1937 | Jeevan Prabhat | Franz Osten | Saraswati Devi | Kishore Sahu, Devika Rani |
1937 | Prem Kahani | Franz Osten | Saraswati Devi | Ashok Kumar, Maya Devi |
1937 | Savitri | Franz Osten | Saraswati Devi | Ashok Kumar, Devika Rani |
1938 | Bhabhi | Franz Osten | Saraswati Devi | Renuka Devi, P Jairaj |
1938 | Nirmala | Franz Osten | Saraswati Devi | Ashok Kumar, Devika Rani |
1938 | Vachan | Franz Osten | Saraswati Devi | Ashok Kumar, Devika Rani |
1939 | Durga | Franz Osten | Saraswati Devi | Devika Rani, Rama Shukul |
1939 | Kangan | Franz Osten | Saraswati Devi + Ramchandra Paal | Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar |
1939 | Navjeevan' | Franz Osten | Saraswati Devi | Hansa Wadkar, Rama Shukul |
1940 | Azad | N R Acharya | Saraswati Devi + Ramchandra Paal | Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar |
1940 | Bandhan | N. R. Acharya | Saraswati Devi + Ramchandra Paal | Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar |
1940 | Punar Milan | Najam Naqvi | Ramchandra Paal | Snehprabha, Kishore Sahu |
1941 | Anjaan | Amiya Chakrabarty | Pannalal Ghosh | Devika Rani, Ashok Kumar |
1941 | Jhoola | Gyan Mukherjee | Saraswati Devi | Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar |
1941 | Naya Sansar
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N. R. Acharya | Saraswati Devi + Ramchandra Paal | Renuka Devi, Ashok Kumar |
1942 | Basant | Amiya Chakrabarty | Pannalal Ghosh | Mumtaz Shanti, Ullhas, Madhubala (debut) |
1943 | Hamari Baat | M.I. Dharamsey | Anil Biswas | Devika Rani, Jairaj |
1943 | Kismat (or Kismet or Qismat) | Gyan Mukherjee | Anil Biswas | Ashok Kumar, Mumtaz Shanti |
1944 | Char Ankhen | Sushil Majumdar | Anil Biswas | Jairaj, Leela Chitnis |
1944 | Jwar Bhata | Amiya Chakravarty | Anil Biswas | Dilip Kumar (debut), Mrudula, Shamim |
1945 | Pratima
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Jairaj | Arun Kumar Mukherjee | Dilip Kumar, Swarnalata, Jyoti, Mukri |
1946 | Milan | Nitin Bose | Anil Biswas | Dilip Kumar, Meera Mishra, Ranjana, Moni Chatterjee |
1947 | Nateeja | Najam Naqvi | Rasheed Atre | Yaqub, Shamim, Majid Khan |
1947 | Noukadubi | Nitin Bose | Anil Biswas | Abhi Bhattacharya, Meera Mishra |
1948 | Majboor | Nazir Ajmeri | Ghulam Haider | Munnawar Sultana, Shyam, Sohan |
1948 | Ziddi | Shaheed Latif | Khemchand Prakash | Kamini Kaushal, Dev Anand, Veera |
1949 | Mahal | Kamal Amrohi | Khemchand Prakash | Ashok Kumar, Madhubala, Kumar |
1950 | Samar | Nitin Bose | S. D. Burman | Sumitra Devi, Ashok Kumar |
1950 | Sangram | Gyan Mukherjee | C. Ramchandra | Nalini Jaywant, Ashok Kumar, Nawab |
1950 | Mashaal | Nitin Bose | S. D. Burman | Ashok Kumar, Sumitra Devi, Ruma Devi |
1952 | Maa | Bimal Roy | S. K. Pal | Bharat Bhushan, Leela Chitnis, Kusum Deshpande, Arun Kumar |
1952 | Tamasha | Phani Majumdar | Manna Dey, S. K. Pal, Khemchand Prakash | Dev Anand, Meena Kumari, Ashok Kumar |
1954 | Baadbaan | Phani Majudar | Timir Baran, S. K. Pal | Dev Anand, Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari |
References
- ISBN 9780415583848.
- ISBN 9781571134295.
- ^ "The legend of Madhubala | Magazines | DAWN.COM". Archived from the original on 8 June 2011.
- ISBN 9788184758139.
Further reading
- Franz Osten and the Bombay Talkies: Journey from Munich to Malad by Amrita Ganger (Max Mueller Bhavan, Bombay, 2001)