History of 100 Years of Indian Films & Music in a nut-shell
¤ Sohrab Modi's 'Sikandar' was banned in Cantonment areas.
¤ 'Chitralekha', directed by Kidar Sharma, based on Bhagwati Charan Verma's novel, hit the theatres. There was a huge contoversy on the bath scene of the heroine Mehtab.
¤ V Shantarm left Prabhat Film Co. after completing his last film Padosi.
¤ Pancholi's Khazanchi was a huge hit across the nation. Its music was composed by Ghulam Haider, which played the main part in the film's success.
Charnon Ki Dasi: Jagirdar
Durga Khote, Vanmala, Jagirdar
Khazanchi: Moti Gidwani
Ramola, Ismail, Narang
Jhoola: Gyan Mukherjee
Ashok Kumar, Lila Chitnis
Lagan: Nitin Bose
K L Saigal, Kanan Devi, Jagdish Sethi
Doctor: Subodh Mittar
Pankaj Mullick, Panna
Chitralekha: Kidar Sharma
Mehtab, Bharat Bhushan, Nanderkar
Chale Pawan Ki Chaal : Doctor
Pankaj Mullick
Na Jane Kidhar Aaje Meri : Jhoola
Ashok Kumar
Main To Dilli Se Dulhan : Jhoola
Arun Kumar
Pehle Jo Mohabbat Se : Pardesi
Khursheed
Kaahe Ko Raar Machai : Lagan
K L Saigal
Saawan Ke Nazaare Hain : Khazanchi
Shamshad Begum
Total Films Released : 166
Hindi : 73 Bengali : 19 Tamil : 32
Telugu : 15 Marathi : 13 Others: 14
V Shantaram
Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, known as V Shantaram left Prabhat Films to establish his own Rajkamal Kalamandir in Bombay. In time, "Rajkamal" became one of the most sophisticated studios of the country. Shantaram introduced his daughter Rajshree and Jeetendra in the 1964 film Geet Gaya Patharon Ne. That was the debut film for both of them.
