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ALAM ARA (The
first Talkie of India) |
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Date-wise Events |
- March 14, 1931: It was
released on this day at the Majestic cinema in Mumbai,
Maharashtra, India.
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Description |
- Alam Ara was the first ever sound film or talkie of
India.
- Alam Ara literally means "The Ornament of the World".
- It was directed by Ardeshir Irani.
- This talkie was so popular that police aid had to be
summoned to control the crowds.
- In 2003, there was fire incident at National Film
Archive of India, Pune, in which the last surviving prints
of several classics including Raja Harishchandra and Achhut
Kanya were destroyed. This film is therefore is no longer
available in its original format.
- It is a love story of a prince and a gypsy girl, based
on a Parsi play.
- The cast of the film included Master Vithal, Zubeida and
Prithviraj Kapoor.
- The song "De de khuda ke naam per", was a hit and
also was the first song of the Indian cinema.
- It was sung by actor Wazir Mohammed Khan who played
a fakir in the film and was recorded live with musical
accompaniment of a harmonium and a tabla.
- In fact, this was a talking and singing film with
more singing and less talking.
- It is gathered that Google celebrated 80th anniversary
of the film's release by means of Google Doodle on 14 March
2011.
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