Rajkamal Kalamandir was a noted film production company and studio in Mumbai. It was established by V. Shantaram in 1942, after he left

Prabhat Films Prabhat Film Company (popularly known as Prabhat Films) was an Indian film production company and studio facility founded in 1929 in Kolhapur. It was established by filmmaker V. Shantaram, along with Vishnupant Govind Damle, Keshav Rao Dhaibar, ...

. The studio produced films both in Hindi and Marathi, and it was best known for (1946), ''

Amar Bhoopali ''Amar Bhoopali'' (English: ''The Immortal Song'', French: ''Le Chant Immortel'') is a 1951 Indian Marathi language film, produced and directed by V. Shantaram and written by Vishram Bedekar. It is a true story about a simple cow herder who ha ...

'' (1951), (1955), ''

Do Aankhen Barah Haath ''Do Aankhen Barah Haath'' () is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by V. Shantaram, who also starred. It is considered to be one of the classics of Hindi cinema and is based on humanistic psychology. It won a Silver Bear at the 8 ...

'' (1957), ''

Navrang Navrang is a 1959 Indian Hindi-language film co-written and directed by V. Shantaram. The film is noted for its dance sequences with lead actress Sandhya and music by C. Ramchandra, while playback singer Mahendra Kapoor made his singing debut ...

'' (1959) and '' Pinjra'' (1972). In its heyday, Rajkamal was one of the most sophisticated studios of the country. As of 2019, the studio had spawned over 2,000 films.

History

Prabhat Films was founded in Kolhapur, in 1929, towards the end of the silent films' era, by the V. Shantaram and V.G. Damle. The studio later shifted to Pune; here Shantaram directed notable films ''

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'' (1934) and ''

Kunku ''Kunku'' (Marathi title) is a 1937 Indian Marathi-language classic social drama film directed by V. Shantaram, and based on the novel, ''Na Patnari Goshta'' by Narayan Hari Apte, who also wrote film's screenplay. The film was simultaneousl ...

'' (''

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'', Hindi) in 1937. However, he parted ways in 1942, when bought the premises of

Wadia Movietone Wadia Movietone was a noted Indian film production company and studio based in Mumbai, established in 1933 by Wadia brothers J. B. H. Wadia and Homi Wadia. It was most known for stunt, fantasy and mythological films, including '' Hunterwali'' ...

in Mumbai. Wadia Movietone was established in 1933 by the Wadia brothers

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and

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, who were most known for ''

Hunterwali ''Hunterwali'' () is a 1935 Indian Hindi-language action film by the Wadia Movietone company of Bombay (now Mumbai), featuring Fearless Nadia as the heroine. A story of a princess who fights injustice as the masked crusader Hunterwali (lit. " ...

'' (1935). The studio released its debut feature film, ''

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'' in 1943, which was followed by films such as (1946), (1955), ''

'' (1957) and ''

'' (1959), as well as ''

'' (1951) and '' Pinjra'' (1972) in Marathi.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1943) * '' Parbat Pe Apna Dera'' (1944) * (1946) * '' Lokshahir Ram Joshi'' (1947) * ''

Apna Desh ''Apna Desh'' () is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language action drama film, produced by A.V. Subramaniam and T.M.Kittu and directed by Jambu. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Mumtaz, Om Prakash, Jagdeep, Mukkamala, Madan Puri and the credited Roja Ram ...

'' (1949) * ''

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'' (1950) * ''

'' (1951) * ''

Parchhain ''Parchhain'' (Shadow) is a 1952 Hindi romantic melodrama film directed by V. Shantaram. The production company was Rajkamal Kalamandir. The story and dialogue were by Shams Lakhnavi, with cinematography by G. Balakrishna. Music direction was b ...

'' (1952) * ''

Teen Batti Char Raasta ''Teen Batti Char Raasta'' () is a 1953 Hindi-language comedy drama film on national integration directed by V. Shantaram. The film was made under the Rajkamal Kalamandir banner and produced by Shantaram. The story and dialogue were by Diwan Sh ...

'' (1953) * ''

Surang ''Surang'' () is a 1953 film directed by V. Shantaram for his Rajkamal Kalamandir banner. The story and dialogue were by Vinod Kumar with music by Shivram Krishna and lyrics by Shewan Rizwi. The actor Chandrashekhar came into prominence with hi ...

'' (1953) * ''

Subah Ka Tara ''Subah Ka Tara'' (The Morning Star) is a 1954 Hindi social romantic film directed by V. Shantaram. The film was produced by Rajkamal Kalamandir and had story and dialogues by Shams Lucknavi. The director of photography was G. Balkrishna. It had ...

'' (1954) * (1955) * ''

Toofan Aur Deeya ''Toofan Aur Deeya (Storm and Lamp)'' is a 1956 Bollywood film directed by Prabhat Kumar and starring Satish Vyas, Nanda, Rajendra Kumar, Vatsala Deshmukh, Shanta Kumari, Krishna Kumar, Keshavrao Date, and Ulhas. Plot The film depicts a per ...

'' (1956) * ''

Do Ankhen Barah Haath ''Do Aankhen Barah Haath'' () is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by V. Shantaram, who also starred. It is considered to be one of the classics of Hindi cinema and is based on humanistic psychology. It won a Silver Bear at the ...

'' (1958) * ''

'' (1959) * '' Stree'' (1961) * '' Sehra'' (1963) * ''

Geet Gaya Patharon Ne ''Geet Gaya Patharon Ne'' () is a 1964 Hindi-language drama film, produced and directed by V. Shantaram on V. Shantaram Productions banner. Starring Jeetendra, Rajshree which were first marked debut to both of them and music is composed by R ...

'' (1964) * ''

Ladki Sahyadri Ki ''Ladki Sahyadri Ki'' (Girl From Sahyadri) is a 1966 Hindi social drama film directed by V. Shantaram. Also called ''Iye Marathichiye Nagari'' (The Land of Maharashtra) in Marathi language, Marathi, it was a bilingual for V. Shantaram productions ...

'' (1966) * ''

Boond Jo Ban Gayee Moti ''Boond Jo Ban Gayee Moti'' () is a 1967 Hindi-language drama film, produced & directed by V. Shantaram under Rajkamal Kalamandir banner. The film starred Jeetendra, Mumtaz, Akashdeep, Vaishali in lead roles and music composed by Satish Bhatia ...

'' (1967) * ''

Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli '' Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli'' () is a 1971 Bollywood romance film directed by V. Shantaram, with Sandhya and Abhijeet as leads, along with Vatsala Deshmukh and Dina Pathak. This was the first Indian film for which all songs were recor ...

'' (1971) * '' Pinjra'' (1972) * ''

Jhanjhaar ''Jhanjhaar'' (Fire) is a 1987 Hindi social drama film directed by V. Shantaram. Made under Rajkamal Kalamandir banner it was a V. Shantaram Productions film. It had music by Kalyanji Anandji. The film starred Sushant Ray (Shantaram's grandson ...

'' (1987)

References

Bibliography

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