History of 100 Years of Indian Films & Music in a nut-shell
¤ Himanshu Roy of Bombay Talkies died on 16th May. Devika Rani took over production control of Bombay Talkies.
¤ P.K. Atre, Master Vinayak and others start Navyug Chitrapat with public finance.
¤ Film Advisory Board set up in Bombay to mobilize public support through war propaganda films.
¤ New Theatres Calcutta faced heavy losses due to fire mishap.
¤ Ranjit's Achhut was released which was inspired from Mahatma Gandhi.
Achhut: D R Daas
Gohar, Motilal, Sitara
Aurat: Mehboob Khan
Surendra, Kanhaiyalal, Yakub
Bandhan: N R Acharya
Ashok Kumar, Lila Chitnis
Punarmilan: Nazm Naqvi
Kishore Sahu, Sneh Prabha, Anjali
Zindagi: P C Barua
K L Saigal, Jamuna, Pahadi Sanyal
Nartaki: Devki Bose
Punkaj Mullick, Vasti, Lila Desai, Najma
Kaahe Karta Der Baraati : Aurat
Anil Biswaas
Chal Chal Re Naujawan : Bandhan
Ashok Kumar, Leela Chitnis
Chane Jor Garam : Bandhan
Arun Kumar
Ye Kaun Aaj Aaya Savere Savere : Nartaki
Pankaj Mullick
Mad Bhari Rut Jawan Hai : Nartaki
Pankaj Mullick
So ja Rajkumari So Ja : Zindagi
K L Saigal
Total Films Released : 170
Hindi : 85 Bengali : 16 Tamil : 36
Telugu : 14 Marathi : 10 Others: 9
