Ardeshir Irani - Revision history

HansaThapliyal at 13:14, 17 July 2006

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HansaThapliyal at 10:30, 29 June 2006

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SaikatMallick at 11:51, 14 May 2006

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 Ardeshir Irani
 	[[Image:Adershir_irani_1.jpg]]
-recording Alam Ara , 1931
+recording [[Alam Ara]] , 1931
 The man who made the first Indian talkie and the first Indian colour film!!
 Irani began as an exhibitor, moving on to co-own Alexandra Theatre with Abdulally Esoofally in 1914. He was also the Bombay agent for Universal Pictures. His theatre ran both foreign and Indian films - and the success of Phalke's Kaliya Mardan and Krishna Janam convinced him to make his own.

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 Ardeshir Irani
 recording Alam Ara , 1931
 The man who made the first Indian talkie and the first Indian colour film!!

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 Ardeshir Irani (1886-1969)
+[http://www.3to6.com/final_retro/feature%20imperial%20theatre.htm] from b.d.garga's website
 Ardeshir Irani

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−	~~Adershir~~ Irani recording Alam Ara, 1931	+
		+	Ardeshir Irani
		+	recording Alam Ara , 1931
		+	The man who made the first Indian talkie and the first Indian colour film!!
		+	Irani began as an exhibitor, moving on to co-own Alexandra Theatre with Abdulally Esoofally in 1914. He was also the Bombay agent for Universal Pictures. His theatre ran both foreign and Indian films - and the success of Phalke's Kaliya Mardan and Krishna Janam convinced him to make his own.
		+	In a partnership with Bhogilal K. M. Dave, Irani set up Star Films Limited.
		+	In 1922 -
		+	-. Veer Abhimanyu
		+	The film starred Fatima Begum, who later became India's first woman producer-director.
		+
		+	- Ratnavali.
		+	In 1923 -
		+	- Krishna Arjuna Yuddha.
		+	- Champaraj Hoda.
		+	The film's 'beautiful bathing scenes' were advertised!
		+	- Chandragupta.
		+	Irani and Dave parted ways - the former forming Majestic Films and the latter, Sharda Film Company.
		+	Majestic Films continued the journey. Some films:
		+	In 1924 -
		+	-Veer Durgadar.
		+	A film on the Rajput warrior who challenged and defeated Aurangzeb, the despotic Mughal emperor.
		+	- Bombay Ki Sethani or Call of Satan.
		+	The film was based on the true-life incident, and court-case, of a rich lady exchanging her child with another's, while travelling by train.
		+	Majestic Films wound up, replaced by Royal Art Studio. Romances set in fantasy land were the preferred themes. For example:
		+	In 1925 - Naharsingh Dakoo.
		+	A film set in a fictitious kingdom, dealing with a good-hearted bandit who 'exposes the Minister and his wife...their treacherous doings' (as the advertisement ran).
		+
		+	Sulochana , Jamshedji in
		+	Wild Cat of Bombay
		+	In 1927 -
		+	- Wild Cat of Bombay.
		+	This film was extremely successful, and starred Sulochana as the golden-hearted girl who robbed the rich to feed the poor.
		+	- Alauddin and his Wonderful Lamp.
		+	- Alibaba.
		+	In 1928 -
		+	- Anarkali.
		+	- Madhuri.
		+	In 1929 -
		+	- Heer Ranjha.
		+	- Magic Flute.
		+	Royal Art Studio had already closed down.
		+	In 1929 - Imperial Film Company was set up in partnership with Abdulally Esoofally.
		+	In 1931 -
		+	- Alam Ara.
		+	This was the first full-length feature film with sound, i.e. the first Indian talkie.
		+	- Wrath (re-released as Khuda Ki Shaan).
		+	The film dwelt on the bigoted society and the caste system. The tale tells of a woman from the 'untouchable' caste: her rape by a Hindu, induction into prostitution by a Muslim, and the subsequent pariah status accorded to her by all. She is finally rescued and cared for by Baba Garibdas, who holds that caste and religion are man-made divisions invented by the unscruplous. The actor who portayed Garibdas bore an uncanny resemblance to Mahatma Gandhi. The censors subjected the film to harsh censoring.
		+	In 1937 - Kisan Kanya.
		+	The first Indian film in colour.
		+	Ardeshir Irani firmly believed in sending Indians abroad to learn the craft of film-making rather than employing foreign experts

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		+	Adershir Irani recording Alam Ara, 1931