The Bombay Talkies Limited (commonly known as Bombay Talkies), founded in 1934 in Malad, Bombay (now Mumbai), India by Himanshu Rai and Devika Rani, was a high-tech movie studio of its time, with sound and echo-proof stages, laboratories and editing rooms, and preview theatre. It was the first movie company of India, which was a public limited company and was registered as a company under the Indian Companies Act. Bombay Talkies emerged as a well organized, self-sufficient, and profitable company. It made public issues, declared dividends and bonus, and at its heyday commanded a good standing on the Bombay Stock Exchange. 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Malad is the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway railway line. ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ... Mumbai (IPA: ), formerly known as Bombay (IPA: ), is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and is the most populous Indian city. ... Devika Rani Chaudhuri Roerich (Waltair, March 30, 1908 – Bangalore, March 9, 1994) was an early Indian movie star. ... A movie studio is a company which develops, equips and maintains a controlled environment for the making of a film. ... The initials plc after a UK or Irish company name indicate that it is a public limited company, a type of limited company whose shares may be offered for sale to the public. ... The Bombay Stock Exchange is located in Dalal Street, Mumbai. ...

On account of its association with European technicians, particularly Germans, the Bombay Talkies set a high technical standard for film making in India. Bombay Talkies also imparted a higher level of dignity to the medium of movie making and acting. This film company gave some of very illustrious mega-stars to the Indian film industry, which included Devika Rani, Ashok Kumar and Raj Kapoor. Bombay Talkies also gave a new dimension to themes of the films, and produced films on controversial topics like the story of love (Achhut Kanya) between an untouchable girl and a high caste Hindu Brahmin boy. Other notable movies produced by the Bombay Talkies included famous movies of the period like Jawani ki Hawa (1935), starring Devika Rani, Jeevan Naiya (1936), a romantic movie, starring Devika Rani and Ashok kumar. This article is about the continent. ... Filmmaking is the act of making a movie using a film recording medium. ... Devika Rani Chaudhuri Roerich (Waltair, March 30, 1908 – Bangalore, March 9, 1994) was an early Indian movie star. ... Ashok Kumar could be Ashok Kumar, an actor Ashok Kumar, a United Kingdom politician Ashok Kumar, Director - Operations for Prakash Electric Co. ... Raj Kapoor Raj Kapoor (December 14, 1924 - June 3, 1988) was a legendary actor, director, and producer of Bollywood(Indian) movies. ... Untouchable may refer to any of the following: Formerly or derogatively, to the large Dalit (outcaste) populations of India and Nepal. ... This article is about the Hindu religion; for other meanings of the word, see Hindu (disambiguation). ... A Brahmin (less often Brahman) is a member of the Hindu priestly caste. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After the outbreak of the World War II in 1939, Bombay Talkies faced a number of problems, resulting into nervous breakdown and then demise of Himanshu Rai, the founder and the key figure of the studio. The control of the film company passed on to his wife, Devika Rani, who was also made the controller of production of the Bombay Studios. Devika Rani continued the high tradition of Bombay Talkies. Some of the famous movies of the period included Kangan and Bandhan, and the famous artists with debut in films produced by Bombay Talkies were Madhubala and Dilip Kumar. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Madhubala (February 14, 1933 - February 23, 1969) is considered one of most beautiful actresses to have graced the screens of Bollywood. ... Dilip Kumar (born December 1, 1922) is an Indian film actor and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha). ...

Soon rift arose between Devika Rani and her business partners, and a decline set into and Bombay Talkies passed into oblivion. Currently, the premises of the Bombay Talkies are in a dilapidated state, and have lost the pristine glory which it once commanded.

Timelines

• 1934: The Bombay Talkies conceived and established
• 1935: Jawani ki Hawa, a thriller, starring Devika Rani
• 1936: Jeevan Naiya, Ashok Kumar’s debut movie; another famous movie Achhut Kanya produced
• 1940: Death of Himanshu Rai, the founder of the Bombay Talkies
• 1942: Madhubala’s debut as a child artist named Baby Mumtaz in the movie Basant.
• 1943: Kishmet, a successful thriller
• 1954: The Bombay Talkies was closed down

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Trivia

• The Bombay Talkies arranged a special screening of their controversial film Achhut Kanya (1936) for Jawaharlal Nehru, who became the first Prime Minister of India in 1947.
• Kismat , a movie produced by the Bombay Talkies in 1947 created a record for run of a movie – the movie continued to run for more than three and half years in Roxy, a movie theatre of Calcutta.

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Further reading

• Franz Osten and the Bombay Talkies: Journey from Munich to Malad by Amrita Ganger (Max Mueller Bhavan, Bombay, 2001)