Firsts In Films

First Indigenous Film

Dadaseheb Phalke's Raja Harishchandra was released on 3rd May 1913. The film was 3700 film long in four reels taking up 50 minutes.

First Film Certified

Orphans Of The Storm (1920), starring the Gish sisters, underwent censor cuts due to Indian Censorship Act 1918.

First Talkie Film

Ardeshir Irani's Alam Aara was released on 4th February 1931. It had seven songs and was 10,500 ft. long and ran for seven weeks.

First Film Banned

Kohinoor's Bhakta Vidur was banned in Sind & Chennai in 1921 due to censorship controversy.

First Women On Screen

Durgabai and her daughter Kamlabai Ghokhle acted in Phalke's second film Mohini Bhasmasur (1913). Kamlabai was the first female acted onscreen.

First Talkie Actress

Rani Zubeida, who acted in 36 silent films before appearing in Ardeshir Irani's Alam Aara, released in 1931. Alam Ara was the first talkie film of India.

First Cinemascope Film

Guru Dutt made Kagaz Ke Phool in 1959 in Black and White cinemascope.
Mahesh Kaul made Pyar Ki Pyaas in cinemascope color in 1961.

First Color Film

Ardeshir Irani's Kisan Kanya (1937) was the first color film followed by Mother India (1938). Sohrab Modi's Jhansi Ki Rani (1953) was the first Technicolor film shot.

FIRSTS in FILMS