Down The Years

1937

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Frame to Frame

¤ J B H Wadia's Naujawan released, it did not have any songs as it was a fast paced thriller.

¤ Imperial Film Company releases colour film Kisan Kanya using Cinecolour process.

¤ Dada Sahab Phalke's last film 'Gangavatran' released.

¤ Prabhat's revolutionary film 'Duniya Na Mane' created waves across the country.

¤ Indian Motion Picture Producers Association (IMPPA) founded in Bombay.

¤ The Amateur Cine Society of India formed in Bombay by P.V. Pathy, Stanley Jepson and Rudi Van Leyden.

Popular Films

President: Nitin Bose
K L Saigal, Kamlesh Kumari, Lila Desai

Vidyapati: Devki Bose
Prithviraj, Pahadi Sanyal, Kanan Devi

Muqti: P C Barua
Prathmesh Barua, Kanan Devi

Savitri: Frenz Austin
Ashok Kumar, Devika Rani

Izzat: Frenz Austin
Ashok Kumar, Devika Rani

Kisan Kanya: Moti Gidwani
Padma Devi, Nisar

Popular Songs

Ek Bangla Bane Nyara : President
K L Saigal

Ek Raje Ka Beta Lekar : President
K L Saigal

Prem Ka Hai Is Jag Me : President
K L Saigal, Pahadi Sanyal

Kaun Des Jana Hai Babu : Mukti
Pankaj Mullick

Panghat Pe Kahaiya Aata Hai : Vidyapati
K C Dey

More Angana Aaye Aali : Vidyapati
Kanan Devi

Films Released

Total Films Released : 176

Hindi : 102 Bengali : 16 Tamil : 27
Telugu : 10 Marathi : 11 Others: 10

Shanta Apte
Apte, along with Kanan Devi, is cited as one of the "great singing stars" from before the playback singing era. Apte began her career in films playing the role of a young Radha in the Marathi film Shyamsunder (1932). She joined Prabhat Films acting in her first Hindi language film Amrit Manthan in (1934).