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This list may not reflect recent changes. List of silent Bengali films; List of silent films from South India; A. Andhare Alo (1922 film) B. Balidan; Bhakta Vidur;
Surya Films 1931 Dhoomakethu: Sundarrao Natkarni 1931 Discarded Love: Suryaprakash Film Company 1931 Martyr: Sundarrao Natkarni 1931 Gamble of Life: Baburao 1931 Hero of the wilds: T Prakash 1931 Jaw Breaker: 1931 Kidnapped Bride: V.K. Patil 1931 Thief of Iraq: K.P. Bhave 1932 Rajadhi Raja: 1932 Chota Chor: Surya Films 1932 Hari Maya: Mysore ...
Suchet Singh, a silent film director and comparable to Dadasaheb Phalke and S. N. Patankar in the pre-studio era, died in a car crash in 1920. He established the Oriental Film Company in 1919 and directed four films in 1920, Mrichhakatik based on King Shutraka's play of the same name, Rama Or Maya, Doctor Pagal and Narsinh Mehta. [9]
List of lost films; List of lost silent films (1910–1914) List of lost silent films (1915–1919) List of lost silent films (1920–1924) List of lost silent films (1925–1929) List of incomplete or partially lost films; List of lost or unfinished animated films; List of rediscovered films; List of rediscovered film footage
Most silent films are poorly preserved, ... In India, the film Pushpak (1988), [40] starring Kamal Haasan, was a black comedy entirely devoid of dialog.
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1917: Satyawadi Raja Harishchandra [1]: Rustomji Dhotiwala: Ms. Savaria, Mr. Hurmusjee Tantra, Ms. Gaharjan, Behramshaw Drama films: First Silent Bengali film,Released on 24 March 1917 at New Tent Maidan, Calcutta
Seventy per cent of the silent films produced in Indian cinema till 1923 were either mythological or devotional. The Gods were represented in the mythological films, while God-men featured in the devotional. The rest thirty percent films were associated with the historical and social drama genres. [5]
The film, being silent, had English, Marathi, and Hindi-language intertitles. Phalke decided to make a feature film after watching The Life of Christ (1906) at a theatre in Bombay in April 1911. In February 1912, he went to London for two weeks to learn filmmaking techniques and upon return founded Phalke Films Company.