Main ban ki chirriya ban ke ban ban bolun re…. , Chali re chali re meri naav chali re chali re… Main to Dilli se dulhan laya re he babuji…. Chane Zor Garam Babu Main Laya Mazedar…. Today’s generation may have not heard these song songs but music buffs that have a penchant for Golden Era Music will surely go…
Zubeida Begum –The First Heroine Of Indian Talkie Cinema
Zubeida Begum was one of the leading stars of the silent era in the ’20s. She had worked with popular actors like Prithviraj Kapoor and Master Vithal. Being the daughter of Nawab of Sachin and Fatma Begum, India’s first woman film director, Zubeida Begum had imbibed gorgeous looks and a regal personality. She was a stunningly glamorous and competent actress.…
Devika Rani – The First Lady Of Indian Cinema
Indian Cinema witnessed the arrival of ladies in films with Durgabai and Kamlabai Kamat working in lead roles in Dadasaheb Phalke‘s second film, Mohini Bhasmasur (1913). Later many ladies made names in Indian cinema like Sulochana who was termed as the First Lady Super Star of the Silent Era or Fatma Begum the First Female Filmmaker of Indian Cinema. Other…
D. D. Dabke – The First Hero of Indian Cinema
The First Hero of India’s First Silent Film Raja Harishchandra (1913) was Dattatraya Damodar Dabke better known as D. D. Dabke. He played the title role of Raja Harishchandra in Dadasaheb Phalke‘s historic film and wrote history. However, unlike Anna Salunke, the other actor who played the heroine’s role in Raja Harishchandra, D. D. Dabke did not earn much success…
Ashok Kumar Is The First Star Of Indian Cinema
In the ’30s when Indian Cinema was in its cradle Bombay Talkies brought a revolution in Hindi cinema changing its content, style, and grammar of filmmaking. The huge success of Bombay Talkies‘ second film Achhut Kanya (1936) established it lead actor Ashok Kumar as the loveable heartthrob of cine-buffs. Soon Ashok Kumar delivered a series of super hit films like…
Bombay Talkies – India’s First Corporate Film Studio
Just as today India has Corporate Film Studio Companies like Yash Raj Films Pvt Ltd, Dharma Productions Pvt Ltd, Viacom18 Media Pvt Ltd, Eros International Media Ltd etc likewise Bombay Talkies was India’s First Corporate Film Studio that ruled the 30’s and 40’s and launched top stars like Devika Rani, Ashok Kumar, Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Raj Kapoor and others.…
Baburao Painter was the First Designer Of Film Posters In India
The promotion of a film without a Poster is beyond belief! Even today a film poster attracts cine buffs to a film. However readers would be surprised to know that before the release of the country’s first feature film, Raja Harishchandra (1913) and India’s first sound film, Alam Ara (Ardeshir Irani, 1931) the concept of film ‘Posters’ was absent. So…
Sulochana –The First Lady Super Star Of The Silent Era!
Ruby Myers popularly known as Sulochana was the First Lady Super Star of the Silent Era. Since Indian women resisted from acting in films hence there was a huge demand for the Jewish Community-women who had a fair complexion and were bold and beautiful. Ruby was spotted by Mohan Bhavnani of Kohinoor Film Company to work in films. Earlier she…
Anna Salunke – A Male Actor Was The ‘First Heroine’ Of Indian Cinema’!
Yes! You have read it right! The First Heroine of Indian cinema in India’s first full-length feature film Raja Harishchandra (1913) was a ‘Male’ actor and not a Female actress!! The name of the actor is Anna Hari Salunke, who was popularly known as A. Salunke or revered as Annasaheb Saluke. Raja Harishchandra was the debut film of Anna Salunke…
Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘Sholay’ Was The First Film To Popularize 70 MM
Though India’s First 70mm film Around The World (1967) flopped and snipped the dreams of many top filmmakers to abandon their ambitious 70MM films, 7 years later, a young and dynamic filmmaker experimented again with 70MM technique!! He was none other than Ramesh Sippy, son of famous film producer G.P. Sippy, who after his two consecutive hit films Andaz (1971) and…