History of 100 Years of Indian Films & Music in a nut-shell
¤ Government restricted lengths of films to 11,000 feet to conserve stock for war propaganda films.
¤ Censor board tightened its grip on the movies, use of - Gandhi, Nehru, Freedom and other such words were banned in the films.
¤ Homi Wadia made 'Ekta', first film of Sindhi language.
¤ Bombay talkies' partner Subodh Mukherjee started Filmistaan alongwith Ashok Kumar.
¤ A R Kardar started his Kardar Studios in Bombay.
Basant: Amiya Chakraborty
Mumtaz Shanti, Ulhaas, Suresh
Bhakt Soordas: C Doshi
K L Saigal, Khursheed
Jawaab: P C Barua
Kanan Devi, P C Barua, Jamuna
Roti: Mehboob
Chandramohan, Akhtari Bai, Sitara
Khandaan: Shaukat H Rizvi
Noor Jahan, Ghulam Mohammad
Apna Ghar: Devki Bose
Shanta Apte, David, Chandramohan
Ye Duniya Toofan Mail : Jawab
Kanan Devi
Aei Chand Chhup Na Jana : Jawab
Kanan Devi
Too Kaun Si Badli Me Hai : Khandaan
Noor Jahan
Panchhi Jaa : Sharda
Baby Suraiyya
Duniya Me Garibon Ki Aaram : Zamindar
Shamshad Begum
Shokh Sitaron Se Hilmil : Khandan
Noor Jahan
Total Films Released : 173
Hindi : 98 Bengali : 18 Tamil : 23
Telugu : 12 Marathi : 13 Others: 9
G M Durrani
He was a radio artist and singer. He was spotted by Sohrab Modi and he gave him chance to sing in Said-e-Havas. His songs of '42s Sharda were very popular. He went to create his own identity as a playback singer. He also composed music for a few films in '40s. Who can forget his ' Neend hamari khaab tumhare..'.. Mohd. Rafi was said be heavily inspired by Durrani's singing style.
