20-689: Bombay Talkies was a movie studio founded in 1934. During its period of operation, Bombay Talkies produced 40 movies in Malad , a suburb of the Indian city of Bombay . The studio was established in 1934 by Himanshu Rai and Devika Rani . After Rai's death in 1940, Rani took over the studio. Besides the founders, Ashok Kumar was the leading actor of the studio until 1943, when he founded another studio, Filmistan , with Shashadhar Mukherjee . After Rani's retirement, Kumar and Mukherjee took over Bombay Talkies. The company went out of business in 1953. A last film produced by
40-527: A century old constructed by Purav Family of Malvani Village in early 19th Century located in Purav lane, near Purav House. Malvani village is known for its grand Hanuman jayanti festival and for various Lord Hanuman temples. Harbadevi Temple which is a 12th Century temple is located in Madh Island, as per historical evidence and writings in the temple it was also attacked during World War II. Ahead of Aksa Beach ,
60-405: A famous director. Following the outbreak of World War II in 1939, the company faced a number of problems. The most significant change for the studio involved Himanshu Rai, the studio's founder, suffering a nervous breakdown which ultimately resulted in his demise. Following the shock caused by his demise, control of the film company passed on to Devika Rani who was appointed as the key producer of
80-705: A local record for the longest continual showing of the same film. The movie continued to run for more than three and half years at the Roxy movie theater in Calcutta , India. Despite Devika Rani's success as the Bombay Talkies' head producer, in 1943 a rift arose between her and her managers Sashadhar Mukherjee and Ashok Kumar . Although reasons for the rift have never been made public and largely remain unclear to film industry observers, Sashadhar Mukheerjee and Ashok Kumar allegedly attempted to begin their own production house under
100-797: A young age under his father's tutelage. He studied architecture in England in 1919 and entered Columbia University's school of architecture in 1920. He won the Grand Prix of the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1926. He lived for many years in India where Jawaharlal Nehru awarded him the International Award and the Padma Bhushan . His paintings of Nehru and Indira Gandhi , adorn
120-706: Is a suburb located in North Mumbai . Malad has a railway station on the Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway) of the Mumbai Suburban Railway , lying between Kandivali station to the north and Goregaon station to the south. The railway tracks of the Western Line divide Malad into Malad (West) and Malad (East). It has a large Marathi population. Also located in Malad is a prominent office commercial space extending from
140-697: Is the hidden and relatively lesser known vital landmark, which is the Malad Fort a.k.a. Madh Fort . The fort overlooks the Arabian Sea and was captured by the Maratha Empire , from the Portuguese in 1739. INS Hamla, a logistics and training establishment of the Indian navy is situated in Malad. The approximate population is approximately 946,000 with an additional day-time floating population of 100,000. Malad which in its entirety (East & West region) comes under
160-472: The Bombay Talkies studios. Despite, or perhaps because of, her prior experience as an actress, Devika Rani was highly successful in sustaining the production values of the company, and the studio subsequently retained its dominance over the rapidly expanding Indian film industry. The most successful Bombay Talkies films produced during this period included Kangan and Bandhan , both of which featured Leela Chitnis and Ashok Kumar . In 1943, Kismet created
180-481: The P-North ward which is the most populated ward in the city, according to the census 2011. The suburb has a large Rich and Upper Middle class Marathi population. Svetoslav Roerich Svetoslav or Svyatoslav Nikolayevich Roerich ( Russian : Святослав Николаевич Рерих ; 23 October 1904 – 30 January 1993) was a Russian-Indian painter based in India. He was the son of Helena and Nicholas Roerich and studied from
200-619: The Supreme Court of India passed the verdict in favour of them. Roerich family's residence in Manali , India, is now home for a gallery of paintings. It is managed by the International Roerich Trust and has been named Roerich Heritage Museum. The gallery was founded by Svetoslav Roerich in 1962. Roerich mainly painted landscapes and portraits. His paintings were first exhibited in India in 1936–1937 His portrait of Indira Gandhi
220-723: The age of 88 and is buried in Bangalore , India. He was named an Honorary Academician of the Art Academy of the USSR , and was an honorary member of the Bulgarian Academy of Art. He had a large plantation on the outskirts of Bangalore, called Tataguni, on Kanakpura road. He and Devika Rani lived here; after their respective deaths in August 2011, the Government of Karnataka acquired the estate after
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#1732858288802240-463: The back of the two prominent shopping malls Inorbit Mall & Infiniti Mall . Marve Beach and Aksa Beach are Located in Malad. In the 16th century, Malad consisted of a number of villages including Orlem (also known as Valnai), Kharodi, Rathodi, Malwani, Marve, Aksa, Madh and Chincholi. The other old settlements in Malad were villages occupied by the local SKP community , East Indian Community, Bhandaris and Kolis - who are recognized as
260-439: The company. The studio was similarly recognized as having launched the careers of several prominent Indian film actors including Devika Rani , Ashok Kumar , Leela Chitnis , Mehmood Ali , Madhubala and Dilip Kumar . Madhubala and Dilip Kumar, who co-starred in four Bombay Talkies films, engaged in a long term, highly covert love affair. Raj Kapoor worked as an assistant to Amiya Chakravarty of Bombay Talkies, before becoming
280-428: The guise of Bombay Talkies. Despite Devika Rani, Sashadhar Mukherjee, and Ashok Kumar attempting to create a working relationship which involved alternating production of major films between the two rival production camps, the relationship proved untenable and was fraught with allegations of sabotage, dramatic ego clashes, in-fighting, and the relentless circulation of malicious rumors. Negotiations between Devika Rani on
300-654: The historic Central Parliament Hall in New Delhi. He was married in 1945 to an Indian movie star Devika Rani , who was once married to producer Himanshu Rai and known as "The First Lady of the Indian Screen". Roerich was born a citizen of the Russian Empire, but became stateless after the Bolshevik Revolution. Resident in India since the 1930s, Roerich became an Indian citizen on 21 March 1960. Roerich died in 1993 at
320-426: The most prominent of whom was Franz Osten. Bombay Talkies set a high technical standard for film making in India and was credited with introducing a level of professionalism to the medium of movie making and acting, reputedly higher than standards set by rival Indian film production companies. Bombay Talkies acquired a reputation for changing the aesthetics and technology traditionally associated with Indian films. It
340-706: The one hand and Sashadhar Mukherjee and Ashok Kumar on the other failed to unite the company. Shashdhar Mukherjee, Ashok Kumar and a few others left the company in 1943 to found Filmistan. In 1945, Devika Rani married the Russian painter Svetoslav Roerich , sold her Bombay Talkies shares and left the industry. After several attempts to reunite the studio, it was sold to Tolaram Jalan, a businessman, who decided to cease its operations in 1953. 19°10′45″N 72°50′35″E / 19.17903°N 72.84292°E / 19.17903; 72.84292 ( Bombay Talkies Compound ) Malad Malad (Pronunciation: [maːlaːɖ] )
360-656: The original native inhabitants of Mumbai, these communities are still living in Malad. The Purav's and Pathare's from the SKP community are still living in Chincholi bunder and Malvani village area of Malad. The East Indian community along with Koli community is living in the Coastal areas. One of the Oldest temple in Malad is Lord Hanuman temple situated in Malvani Village which is more than
380-483: The studio was released in June 1954. For the period in cinematic history it represented, Bombay Talkies was considered to be an innovative and highly resourced movie studio. In line with international standards, the studios' facilities included sound and echo-proof stages , laboratories, editing rooms and a preview theater . The reputation of Bombay Talkies was further enhanced by employing experienced European technicians,
400-490: Was also renowned for producing films on (then) controversial topics such as those dealing with love between an untouchable lower caste girl and a high caste Hindu Brahmin boy e.g. ( Achhut Kanya ). Devika Rani , who became one of Bombay Talkies' most successful actresses, and India's first film diva , appeared in Jawani ki Hawa (1935) and Jeevan Naiya (1936), as well as a number of other highly successful productions by
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