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A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1925:

1925 in Indian cinema

• The number of films rose from 11 in 1919, to 88 in 1925.
• Chandulal Shah started his directing career in films with Vimla for Laxmi Films. He directed two more films before moving to Kohinoor Film Company. He went on to form his own studios Ranjit Film Company (Ranjit Studios) in 1929.
• V. Shantaram, who started his career assisting Baburao Painter, made his acting debut as the main lead as the young village peasant in Savkari Pash.
• D. Billimoria (Dinshaw Billimoria) made his debut in a lead role in N. D. Sarpotdar's Chhatrapati Sambhaji.

Films

• Savkari Pash directed by Baburao Painter for Maharashtra Film Company, Kolhapur, was the acting debut of V. Shantaram. The film was the "earliest example" of parallel cinema in its realistic depiction of social issues.
• The Light of Asia was directed by Franz Osten with assistance from Himanshu Rai; it starred Rai in the role of Siddhartha (Buddha). The film was adapted from Edwin Arnold's epic poem The Light of Asia (1861).
• Kulin Kanta directed by Homi Master for Kohinoor Film Company was based on a real-life murder involving the Maharaja Tukoji Rao Holkar III of Indore and a dancing girl.
• Mojili Mumbai a.k.a. Slaves Of Luxury directed by Manilal Joshi was cited to be based on a real-life story of a cabaret dancer Roshanara, the film "sparked" a debate on "morality and cinematic realism".
• Mumbai Ni Mohini, also called Social Pirates, directed by Nanubhai Desai, was a real-life crime drama.

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References

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5. Gulazāra; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). "Historical Record". Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 34. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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8. Ashok Raj (1 November 2009). "The Billimoria Brothers". Hero Vol.1. Hay House, Inc. pp. 41–. ISBN 978-93-81398-02-9. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
9. Kaur, Jaspreet. "Parallel cinema – How art cinema is trying to sustain in modern era". Dimension Today. Dimension Today. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
10. Dwyer, Rachel (25 July 2013). "10 Classics of Indian Cinema". 10 Classics of Indian Cinema-centenary. Guardian News and Media Limited. The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
11. ^ Phil Hardy (1997). "Indian Crime Films". The BFI Companion to Crime. A&C Black. pp. 180–. ISBN 978-0-304-33215-1. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
12. K. Moti Gokulsing; Adjunct Fellow East-West Center Hawaii Scholar in Residence Wimal Dissanayake; Wimal Dissanayake (13 January 2009). Popular Culture in a Globalised India. Routledge. pp. 145–. ISBN 978-1-134-02307-3. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
13. Sangita Gopal; Sujata Moorti (2008). Global Bollywood: Travels of Hindi Song and Dance. U of Minnesota Press. pp. 25–. ISBN 978-0-8166-4578-7. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

External links

• Bollywood films of 1925 at IMDb

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