Rajkamal Kalamandir
Rajkamal Kalamandir is a noted film production company and studio in Mumbai. It was established by V. Shantaram in 1942, after he left Prabhat Films. The studio produced films both in Hindi and Marathi, and it is best known for Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani (1946), Amar Bhoopali (1951), Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955), Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957), Navrang (1959) and Pinjra (1972). In its heyday, Rajkamal was one of the most sophisticated studios of the country.[1][2]
History
Prabhat Films was founded in Kolhapur, in 1929, towards the end of silent films' era, by the V. Shantaram and V.G. Damle. The studio later shifted to Pune, here Shantaram directed notable films Amrit Manthan (1934), Kunku (Duniya Na Mane, Hindi) in 1937. However, he parted ways in 1942, when bought the premises of Wadia Movietone in Mumbai. Wadia Movietone was established in 1933 by Wadia brothers J. B. H. Wadia and Homi Wadia, was most known for Hunterwali (1935). The studio released its debut feature film, Shakuntala in 1943, which was followed by films like Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani (1946), Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955), Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957), and Navrang (1959), besides Amar Bhoopali (1951) and Pinjra (1972) in Marathi. [3][4][5]
Filmography
- Shakuntala (1943)
- Parbat Pe Apna Dera (1944)
- Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani (1946)
- Lokshahir Ram Joshi (1947)
- Apna Desh (1949)
- Dahej (1950)
- Amar Bhoopali (1951)
- Parchhain (1952)
- Teen Batti Char Raasta (1953)
- Surang (1953)
- Subah Ka Tara (1954)
- Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955)
- Toofan Aur Deeya (1956)
- Do Ankhen Barah Haath (1958)
- Navrang (1959)
- Stree (1961)
- Sehra (1963)
- Geet Gaya Patharon Ne (1964)
- Ladki Sahyadri Ki (1966)
- Boond Jo Ban Gayee Moti (1967)
- Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli (1971)
- Pinjra (1972)
- Jhanjhaar (1987)
References
- ^ Well ahead of his times The Hindu, 30 November 2001. Archived February 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ambarish Mishra (28 Sep 2006). "50 years of a Shantaram classic". The Times of India. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
- ^ Dissanayake 2013, p. 79.
- ^ Chatterjee 2003, p. 327.
- ^ Dwyer 2005, p. 65.
Bibliography
- Gular; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Dwyer, Rachel (2005). 100 Bollywood Films. Roli Books. ISBN 978-81-7436-990-1.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Gokulsing, K. Moti; Dissanayake, Wimal (2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-77284-9.
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