A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1937:
1937 Some of the notable films of 1937:
Vidyapati was a biopic directed by Nitin Bose for New Theatres. It starred Pahari Sanyal as the Maithili poet and Vaishnava saint Vidyapati. The bold songs of the film ensured crowds at the theatres making it a big success of 1937.
Duniya Na Mane (Marathi:Kunku) was a social film from Prabhat Film Company directed by V. Shantaram. It dealt with the issue of arranged marriage. The film did well in the theatres and according to Baburao Patel of Filmindia it "recorded better returns... than any other picture before".
President was produced by New Theatres and directed by Nitin Bose. A love triangle with a social content it highlighted the plight of mill workers. The music was popular with a classic from Saigal, Ik Bangla Bane Nyaara.
Kisan Kanya made by Ardeshir Irani of Alam Ara (1931) fame was the first colour film to be processed in India. The film however did not do well at the box office due to "a weak story".
Jeevan Prabhat was a successful social film from Bombay Talkies directed by Franz Osten. It starred Kishore Sahu in his debut film with Devika Rani and Mumtaz Ali.
A-B Title Director Cast Genre NotesAdarsh Mahila Bashir, Leela Desai, Noorjahan, Tara, Khalil, Aftab, Quiser, Mirza Social Ideal Films. Music: Lyrics:AflatoonPesi Karani Rose, Khalil Action Tollywood Studio. Music: Brijlal VarmaLyrics:Anath AshramHemchander Chunder Umasashi, Najmul Hussain, Prithviraj Kapoor, Trilok Kapoor, Jagdish Sethi, Nawab, Nemo, Manorama Sr., Devbala, Kalyani Das Social Family Drama New Theatres Music: R. C. BoralLyrics: Kidar SharmaAsiai SitaraHaribhai Desai Master Vithal, Jenabai Pawar, Vasantrao Pehalwan, Dhulia, Krishnaswamy, Veena Devi, Minoo the Mystic, Ibrahim Action Music: Master MohammedLyrics: Pandit AnujAtma TarangF. R. Irani Sohrab Modi, Prabha Devi, E. Tarapore, Firoz Dastur, Vasant Pahelwan, Gulzar, S. L. Puri Social Sunrise Pictures Music: Habib Khan.Lyrics:Aurat Ki ZindagiF. R. Irani Jal Merchant, Zubeida, Rashid, Agha Jani, Mustafa Social Sunrise Pictures. Music: S. P. Rame, C. SolankiLyrics: Munshi SalimBadhe ChaloMohan Sinha Radharani, Sarla, Jeevan, Fakir Chand, Badri Prasad, O. K. Dar, Ratanlal Khanjar Social Manmohan Pictures. Music: Badri PrasadLyrics:Banke SipahiR. N. Vaidya Bulbule, Manchi Tuthi, Shahjahan, Samson, Baburao, Kesari Costume Action Vaidya Productions. Music: Ghulam MohammedLyrics: Munshi RabilBegunahGajanan Jagirdar Shahu Modak, Sitara Devi, Baburao Pendharkar, Rajani, Altekar, Panna Social Hans Pictures. Music: B. S. HooganLyrics: Pandit IndraBharat Ka JiwanM. D. Shah Ghulam Hussain, Miss Pokhraj, Nurjahan, S. Alam, Putlibai, Patehsingh Action Vishwapati. Music: Chimanlal ShahLyrics:Bismil Ki ArzooB. S. Hijle Sardar Akhtar, Ramola, Rafi Ahmed, Mirza, Tarabai Action U. P. Cinetone. Music: Lyrics:Bulldog Dwarka Khosla Yusuf Effendi, Indubala, Gope, Ashalata, Ramlal, Devaskar, Kashmiri Action Daryani Production. Music: Anil BiswasLyrics: G. S. Akhtar
C-D Title Director Cast Genre NotesCalcutta After Midnight A. R. Kabuli Ramola, Brijrani, Shiraz, Sitara Devi, Ghulam Qadir, Sher Ali, Zohra Sehgal, A. R. Kabuli Suspense Drama Prince Movies. Music: A. R. KabuliLyrics:Capt. Kirti Kumar C. M. Luhar Motilal, Bibbo, Yakub, Krishna Kumari, V. H. Desai, Bhudo Advani Ram Marathe, Sankatha Prasad, Pesi Patel Action Sagar Pictures. Music: Bhaskar RaoLyrics:Chabuk SawarM. Udwadia Gohar Karnataki, Amritlal Nagar, Brijmala, Vijay Kumar, Bhim, Nurjahan, Sheelprabha, P. R. Joshi Action Jay Bharat. Music: Gohar KarnatakiLyrics: Gauri Shankarlal AkhtarChallengeBalwant Bhatt Lalita Pawar, Jayant, Rajkumari, Shirin, Lallubhai, Gulab, Jahangir, M. Zahur, Ismail Action Prakash Pictures. Music: Lallubhai NayakLyrics: Pandit AnujChevrolet 1936 G. P. Pawar Lalita Pawar, Madhav Kale, Bhagwan, Varne, B. Sohni, V. Mehta Action Purnima Pictures. Music: K. YagnikLyrics:Danger SignalK. Amarnath Kumar, Nazir, Lalita, Masiah, Takle Action Mohan Pictures. Music: Annasaheb MainkarLyrics:DaulatS. M. Yusuf Harishchandra, Chandrarao Kadam, Mehar Sultana, Shah Nawaz, Usha Rani, Khatoon, Agha, Brijmala, S. M. Sadiq, Usha Rani Social Harishchandra Art Production. Music: Mukherji Lyrics: Wahid QureshiDhanwanPremankur Atorthy Rattanbai, W. M. Khan, Jamshedji, Hafizji Social Imperial Pictures. Music: H. C. BaliLyrics:DharamaveerMaster Vinayak Indira Wadkar, Master Vinayak, Ratnaprabha, Baburao Pendharkar, Javdekar, Datar Social Huns Pictures. Based loosely on Henrik Ibsen play: Samfundets Stotter. Music: Annasaheb MainkarLyrics:Dil FaroshiD. N. Madhok Ishwarlal, Khatoon, Charlie, Malti, Ram Apte, Dilip Action Ranjit Studios. Music: Banne KhanLyrics: D. N. MadhokDo Auratein a.k.a. Two Women Moti Gidwani Padma Devi, Rose, Rafique Ghaznavi, Ghulam Mohammed, Baba Vyas, Sayed Ahmed, Laxmi Social Music: H. C. BaliLyrics:DukhiyariManibhai Vyas Kokila, Madhukar Gupte, Firoza Begum, Devaskar, Amirbai Karnataki, S. Nazir Social Daryani Productions. Music: Anil Biswas, Master Madhavlal DamodarLyrics: G. S. AkhtarDuniya Na ManeV. Shantaram Shanta Apte, Raja Nene, Vasanti, Shakuntala Paranjpye, Keshavrao Date, Vimla Vashishta, Master Chhotu, Karmarkar, Gauri Social Drama Prabhat Film Company Music: Keshavrao BholeLyrics: Munshi Aziz
F-I Title Director Cast Genre NotesFakhr-E-IslamNanubhai Vakil, Safdar Mirza Khatoon, Gulam Sabir, Patience Cooper, Rashida, Indu, Nurjahan Costume Indira Movies. Music: Lyrics:GangavataranDada Phalke Shanta Hublikar, Barchi Bahadur, Chitnis, Deshpande, Suresh, Bhagwat, Shankarrao Bhosle, Kusum Despande, Dongre, Ahmed Khan, Anusuya, Ibrahim Devotional Kolhapur Cinetone. Music: Phalke, Vishwanathbua JadhavLyrics:Gentleman DakuRam Daryani Leela Chitnis, Yusuf Effendi, Gope, Kokila, Ramlal, Amirbai Karnataki, Majid, Manek, Omkar Action Daryani Productions. Music: Anil BiswasLyrics: M. R. KapoorGulbadanK. Rathod Mehar Sultana, Ashiq Hussain, Bulbule, Himmatlal, Ansuya, Gulab, Kantilal, Fazlu, Samson, Miss Pokhraj Legend Vishnu Cine. Music: K. PanchigarLyrics: Kabil AmritsariGuru GhantalKikubhai Desai Costume Action Music: Lyrics:His HighnessBalwant Bhatt Sardar Akhtar, Jayant, Shirin, Umakant, M. ahur, Lallubhai, Jahangir, Gulab, Ismail Action Prakash Pictures. Music: Shankar Rao, LallubhaiLyrics:Hurricane Hansa R. N. Vaidya Fearless Nadia, John Cawas, Sardar Mansur, Master Mohammed, Boman Shroff, Dalpat, Sayani Atish, Husn Banu, Master Chotu, Minoo Cooper Action Wadia Movietone. Music: Master MohammedLyrics:Iman FaroshB. S. Rajhans Khursheed, Zebunissa, Prabhashankar, Bibijan, Balabhai, Shakir Action Music: Mir SahibLyrics: Zia SarhadiInsaaf J. P. Advani Yusuf Effendi, Leela Chitnis, Ashalata, Gope, Indurani, Kashmiri, Omkar Devaskar, Prem Kumari, Amirbai Karnataki, Ramlal Social Daryani Production. Music: Anil BiswasLyrics: G. S. AkhtarIzzatFranz Osten Ashok Kumar, Devika Rani, Mumtaz Ali, Vimla Kumari, Kamta Prasad, Manohar Ghatwal, P. F. Pithawala, M. Nazir, Amir Ali Costume Drama Bombay Talkies Music: Saraswati DeviLyrics: J. S. Kashyap
J-K Title Director Cast Genre NotesJagat KesariHomi Master Dinshaw Billimoria, Sulochana, Ruby Myers, Ghulam Mohammed, Ghulam Rasool, Lakshmi, Jilloobai, Jumuna Sr, Jamshedji, Sayed Ahmed Costume Imperial Film Company. Music: Jamshedji, Khan SahibLyrics:JagirdarMehboob Khan Motilal, Surendra, Bibbo, Yakub, Maya Devi, Ram Marathe, Bhudo Advani, Pesi Patel, Zia Sarhadi, Sankatha Prasad Social Sagar Pictures. Music: Anil BiswasLyrics: Zia SarhadiJawahir-e-HindChunilal Parekh K. G. Rao, Rama Sashi, Sultan Alam, Nurjahan, Tarabai Social N. I. Movietone. Music: Shanti KumarLyrics: Munshi AsifJeevan PrabhatFranz Osten Devika Rani, Renuka Devi, Maya Devi, Kishore Sahu, Mumtaz Ali, Vimla Devi, Chandraprabha, Tarabai, Saroj Borkar, Kamta Prasad, P. F. Pithawala Social Family Drama Bombay Talkies Music: Saraswati DeviLyrics: J. S. KashyapJeevan JyotiM. R. Kapoor Urmila Devi, R. L. Monge, Shakuntala Devi, Ghulam Qadir, Sunalini Devi, Gulzar, Firoza Begum, Gobind Ram Social Mohini Films. Music: Gobind RamLyrics: Wali SahebJeevan SwapnaJaddanbai Mehtab, Sitara Devi, A. Hussain, Marutirao, Shanta Devi, Anees Khatoon Social Sangeet Film Company. Music: JaddanbaiLyrics: Pyare Lal SantoshiKal Ki Baat R. S. Choudhry Rose, Surendra, Zebunissa, Durga Khote Jani Babu, Shakir, Mubarak, Bibijan Costume Music: Mir SahibLyrics: Zia Sarhadi, N. P. BetaabKala BhootA. M. Khan Navinchandra, Rajkumari, Gohar Karnataki, Bose, Bashir, Sofia, Razak, Ali Costume Suspense Indian Liberty. Music: Damodar SharmaLyrics: A. M. KhanKhan BahadurSohrab Modi Sohrab Modi, Naseem Banu, Prem Adib, E. Tarapore, Sharifa, Sadiq Ali, Sheela, Social Minerva Movietone. Music: B. S. HooganLyrics:Khudai KhidmatgarVithaldas Panchotia Mazhar Khan, Rampyari, Khalil, V. Panchotia, Radharani, Shyam Sunder, Sarla Devi, A. R. Pehalwan, Fida Hussain, Jaishankar Pehalwan, Action Bharat Laxmi Pictures. Music: Nagardas NayakLyrics: Tanveer NaqviKhwab Ki DuniyaVijay Bhatt Sardar Akhtar, Jayant, Shirin Banu, Madhav Marathe, Umakant, Zahur, Ismail, Lallubhai Fantasy Prakash Pictures. Music: Lallubhai NaikLyrics: Pandit AnujKisan KanyaM. Gidwani Padma Devi, Ghulam Mohammed, Sayed Ahmed, Jilloobai, Nissar, Gani Social Imperial Pictures. First colour film processed in India (Sairandhari (1933) was processed in Germany) Music: Lyrics:Kiski Pyari a.k.a. Whose Love?Akhtar Nawaz Jal Merchant, Zubeida, Premlata, Khalil, Ghulam Hussain, Noor Jehan, Akhtar Nawaz, Anees Khatoon, Aghajan, Bittanbai Social Sunrise Pictures. Music: Lyrics:KokilaSarvottam Badami Motilal, Shobhana Samarth, Sitara Devi, Sabita Devi, Maya Bannerji, Kayam Ali, Sankatha Prasad, Siddiqi Social Sagar Movietone. Music: Anil BiswasLyrics: SiddiqiKuldeepakA. M. Khan Shiraz, Gohar Karnataki, F. M. Khan, Garib Shah, Rafique Ghaznavi, Anwaribai, Almas, Bibijan Social Family Drama Mohan Pictures. Music: Lyrics:KulvadhuSarvottam Badami Motilal, Sabita Devi, Gulzar, Pesi Patel, Pande, Jamu Patel Social Sagar Pictures. Music: Pransukh M. NayakLyrics: Siddiqui
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