Firsts in Films III

First Music Directors

Pirojshah Mistry and B Irani composed music for seven songs of first talkie film Alam Aara (1931).

First Film Song

"De De Khuda Ke Naam Par Pyare" was sung by W M Khan for Alam Ara (1931).

First Double Roles

A. Salunke played both Rama & Sita in D G Phalke's Lanka Dahan ('17). Sahu Modak played both prince & pauper in Vitthal's Awara Shehzada ('33).

First One-Actor One-Set Film

Sunil Dutt made Yaadein (1964) with just himself emoting only on one set. The film made its way into the Guinness Book of World Records.

First Film Insured

Producer director Subhash Ghai's banner Mukta Arts took a Rs.11 crore policy for Taal ('99) with United India Insurance against possible shooting schedule disturbances or accidents on sets during shooting.

First Songless Film

J B H Wadia's Naujawan (1937) did not have any songs as it was a fast paced thriller.

First Film Poster

Baburao Painter made a publicity poster for his film Maya Baazar, also known as Vatsala Haran, in 1923.

First Advertisement

The first advertisement appeared in The Times of India, on July 1, 1896 for the Lumiere brothers' films screened the same day.

FIRSTS in FILMS