Kohinoor Film Company
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Kohinoor Film Company was an Indian film studio established in 1918 by Dwarkadas Sampat (1884-1958).[1][2]
Along with
talkies began in the 1930s.[3]
Kohinoor didn't just produce some of the most successful films of its era. The studio also trained such people as Nandlal Jaswantlal and Mohan Bhavnani, and produced artists such as Goharbai, Zebunissa and Rampiyari.
History
In 1918, the film pioneer Dwarkadas Narendas Sampat (1884-1958) established the Kohinoor Film Company.
Sampat introduced wooden sets, doing away with the painted sceneries of the past.
In 1923, a fire at the studio destroyed negatives of the company's films. However, Eastman Kodak willingly granted further credit for raw film stock.
Filmography
Between 1919 and 1929, Sampat and Kohinoor made 98 films, including
- Vikram Urvashi (1920)
- Anusuya (1921)
- Bhakta Vidur (1921)
- Madras. The District Magistrate of Karachi ordered the ban, saying it is likely to excite disaffection against the government and incite people to non-cooperation.
- Kala Nag (1924)
- Kulin Kanta (1925)
- Mojili Mumbai (1925)
- Handsome Blackguard (1925)
- Telephone Girl (1926)
References
- ISBN 9788120721166.
- ^ "History of Cinema in India".
- ISBN 9780203020210.
Sources
- Crow, Jonathan; Allmovie
- Garga, B.D.; So Many Cinemas, Eminence Designs Private Limited.
- Rajadhyaksh, Ashish & Willeme, Paul; Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema, Oxford University Press.