List of Bollywood films of 1925
A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1925:[1][2][3][4]
1925 in Indian cinema
- The number of films rose from 11 in 1919, to 88 in 1925.[5]
- 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.[6]
- 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.[7]
- D. Billimoria (Dinshaw Billimoria) made his debut in a lead role in N. D. Sarpotdar's Chhatrapati Sambhaji.[8]
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.[9]
- 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).[10]
- 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.[11][12]
- 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".[13]
- Mumbai Ni Mohini also called Social Pirates directed by Nanubhai Desai was a real life crime drama.[11]
A-F
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes Cinematographer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | ||||||
| Amarsinh Daggar a.k.a. Marwad's Moti | Bhagwati Prasad Mishra | Madanrai Vakil | Historical | Royal Art Studio | ||
| Anant Vrat | G. V. Sane | Bhaurao Datar, Krishna Chauhan | Mythology | Hindustan Cinema Film Co., Nasik DOP: Anna Salunke | ||
| Baap Kamai a.k.a. Fortunes And Fools | Kanjibhai Rathod | Gulab, Gohar, Gangaram, Putlibai, Ermeline, Nandram | Social | Krishna Film Company DOP: Chimanlal Luhar | ||
| Bajirao Mastani | Bhalji Pendharkar, Nanubhai B. Desai | Master Vithal, Yakub, Miss Jones, Nanasaheb Phatak, Sayani | Historical | Sharda Film Company DOP: Bhogilal K. M. Dave | ||
| Bhadra Bhamini a.k.a. Test Of Chastity | Nanubhai B. Desai | Gulab, Nandram, P. R. Joshi, Prabhudas | Costume | Krishna Film Company DOP: Chaturbhai Patel | ||
| Black Thief a.k.a. Kala Chor | Manilal Joshi | Raja Sandow, Zubeida, Janibabu, Putlibai | Costume | Laxmi Pictures DOP: D. D. Dabke | ||
| Chalu Zamana a.k.a. Chalti Duniya | Krishna Film Company, Majestic Film Company | |||||
| Chandrakant a.k.a. Filial Duty | Harshadrai Sakerlal Mehta | Ermeline, Nandram, Gulab, Haider Shah, Malika, Gangaram | Costume | Krishna Film Company DOP: Chaturbhai Patel | ||
| Chandrarao More | N. D. Sarpotdar | Dwarki, P. Y. Altekar, Elizer, Baburao Pendharkar, D. N. Potdar | Historical | United Pictures Syndicate DOP: Pandurang Talegiri | ||
| Charkha a.k.a. The Spinning Wheel a.k.a. Anath Abala | Kanjibhai Rathod | Ermeline, Madanrai Vakil | Social | Saurashtra Film Company, Rajkot DOP: Chimanlal Luhar | ||
| Chhatrapati Sambhaji | N. D. Sarpotdar | D. Billimoria, P. Y. Altekar, Elizer, Jilloobai, Vedi | Historical | United Pictures Syndicate DOP: Pandurang Talegiri | ||
| Child Widow a.k.a. Bal Vidhva | Behram Vasania | Harihar Diwana, Heera | Social | Kohinoor Film Company DOP: Vishnu B. Joshi | ||
| Cinema Queen a.k.a. Cinema Ki Rani | Rajendra Raj Gaur | Mehtab, Master Bachoo, Mumtaz, Shivrani, Madhukar Gupte, Alaknanda, Nurjehan, Sadique, Shuklaji | Social | Vasant Films | ||
| Devadasi a.k.a. The Bride Of God | Manilal Joshi | Begum Fatma, Zubeida, Raja Sandow, Shahzadi, K. B. Athavale, Dabir, Prabhakar | Costume | Laxmi Pictures DOP: D. D. Dabke | ||
| Devi Ahilyabai | Bhagwati Mishra | Historical Devotional | ||||
| Dream Of Life a.k.a. Sansar Swapna | Homi Master | Bachubhai, Khalil, Moti, Miss Marie | Social | Kohinoor Film Company DOP: Gajanan S. Devare, K. G. Gokhale | ||
| Five Divine Wands a.k.a. Panchdanda | Chandulal Shah | Raja Sandow, Yakbal, Putli, Isdan, Ghory | Fantasy | Laxmi Pictures DOP: D. D. Dabke | ||
| For Mother's Sake a.k.a. Matri Prem | M. D. Bhavnani | Moti, Raja Sandow | Social | Kohinoor Film Company | ||
G-K
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes Cinematographer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | ||||||
| Ghar Jamai a.k.a. Hen-pecked Husband | Homi Master | Gohar, Putlibai, Sidimiya | Social | Kohinoor Film Company DOP: D. D. Dabke | ||
| Gaud Bangal a.k.a Magicians Of Bengal a.k.a. Kamroo Deshni Kamini | K. P. Bhave | Fatma Begum, Elizer, Jilloobai, Madanrai Vakil | Royal Art Studio DOP: Rustom Irani | |||
| Gul-E-Anar a.k.a. 1001 Nights | Fantasy | |||||
| Handsome Blackguard a.k.a. Fankdo Fituri | Homi Master | Homi Master, K.B. Athavale, Moti, Boman Behram, Fram Sethna, Miss Yakbal, Thelma Wallace, Yvonne Wallace | Costume | Kohinoor Film Company DOP: D. D. Dabke | ||
| Hirji Kamdar | Homi Master | Khalil, Janibabu, Rajababu | Social | Kohinoor Film Company | ||
| Hothal Padmini | Harshadrai Mehta | Ermeline, Nandram, Gulab, Haider Shah, Malika, Gangaram | Costume | Krishna Film Company DOP: Chaturbhai Patel | ||
| Indra Sabha a.k.a. The Royal Court Of Indra | Manilal Joshi | Zubeida, Raja Sandow, Sultana, K. B. Athavale, Khalil, Siddimiya | Fantasy | Kohinoor Film Company DOP: D. D. Dabke | ||
| Jal Kumari a.k.a. Hoor-Al-Bahar | Harshadrai Mehta | Gulab, Vishnu, Gangaram | Fantasy | Krishna Film Company DOP: Shree Nath Patankar | ||
| Jaler Meye a.k.a. The Girl In Prison a.k.a. Fisher Girl | Jyotish Bannerji | Durgadas Bannerjee, Kalidasi, A. K. Chakraborty, Kalidas Mukherjee | Social | Madan Theatres Ltd | ||
| Justice | Vedi | P. Y. Altekar | Social | Premier Photo Plays Co. DOP: Pandurang Talegiri | ||
| Kala Chor a.k.a. The Black Thief | Manilal Joshi | Raja Sandow, Zubeida, Janibabu, Putlibai | Costume | Laxmi Pictures DOP: D. D. Dabke | ||
| Kali Nagin | Bhagwati Mishra | Jilloobai | Fantasy | Indian Pictures Corporation | ||
| Kamallata | Kanjibhai Rathod | Ermeline | Fantasy | Krishna Film Company DOP: Chimanlal Luhar | ||
| Kangal Qaidi a.k.a. Doomed Soul | K. P. Bhave | Parshwanath Yeshwant Altekar, Miss Jainoo, Mohanlala, Dorabji Mevawala, Bhagwati Mishra | Social | Krishna Film Company, Majestic Film Company | ||
| Kashmiri Sundari | Patience Cooper, Mohammed Hussain, J. P. Howells | Social | Madan Theatres Ltd | |||
| Krishna Kumar a.k.a. Sacho Haqdar | Harshadrai Mehta | Gulab, Vishnu, Gangaram | Costume | Krishna Film Company DOP: Chaturbhai Patel | ||
| Kulin Kanta | Homi Master | Miss Moti, Jamuna, Khalil, Boman Behram, Miss Yakbal, Janibabu, Behram Vasania | Social | Kohinoor Film Company DOP: K. G. Gokhale | ||
| Kunj Vihari | Homi Master | Jamuna | Mythology | Kohinoor Film Company DOP: Gajanan S. Devare | ||
L-R
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes Cinematographer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | ||||||
| Lalan Vanjari | Maneklal Patel | Ermeline, Gulab, Gangaram, Pranjivan | Legend | Krishna Film Company DOP: Chaturbhai Patel | ||
| Lanka Ni Laadi a.k.a. Fairy Of Ceylon | Homi Master | Raja Sandow, Gohar, Jamuna, Khalil | Fantasy | Kohinoor Film Company DOP: Gajanan S. Devare | ||
| Looking For Love a.k.a. Sanam Ni Shodma | M. M. Vaidya | Miss Mani, Gatubhai Vaidya, Dorothy, Maganlal Dave, Bhimbhai, Monghibai | Social | Saurashtra Film Co., Rajkot DOP: Chimanlal Luhar | ||
| Mahatma Kabirdas | Raghupathy S. Prakasa | Devotional | Indian Art Craft Co., Madras DOP: T. V. Rungiah Naidu | |||
| Maya Bazaar a.k.a. Vatsala Haran | Baburao Painter | V. Shantaram, Balasaheb Yadav, Kamladevi, Zunzharrao Pawar, Ganpat Bakre | Mythology | Maharashtra Film Co., Kolhapur S. Fattelal | ||
| Mewadpati Bappa Rawal | Historical | Eastern Film Company, Baroda | ||||
| Mojili Mumbai a.k.a. Slaves Of Luxury | Manilal Joshi | Miss Yakbal, Raja Sandow, Jamuna, Janibabu, Moti, Noor Mohammed Charlie, Saraswati Devi | Crime Thriller | Kohinoor Film Company DOP: D. D. Dabke | ||
| Mulraj Solanki | K. P. Bhave | Parshwanath Yeshwant Altekar, Jilloobai, Elizer, Madanrai Vakil | Historical | Patel Brothers, Royal Art Studio DOP: Rustom Irani | ||
| My Wife a.k.a. Mari Dhaniyani | Homi Master | Miss Moti, Jamuna, Khalil, Siddimiya | Social | Kohinoor Film Company DOP: K. G. Gokhale | ||
| Naval Sha Hirjee | Legend | Krishna Film Company | ||||
| Noor-E-Deccan a.k.a. Light Of The Deccan | Bhagwati Mishra | Khalil, Gohar, Jillobai | Historical | Indian Pictures Corporation | ||
| Pampered Youth a.k.a. Adooray Chheley | J.J. Madan | Patience Cooper, Surajram, Sharifa | Social | Madan Theatres Ltd. | ||
| Prabhavati | N. D. Sarpotdar | P. Y. Altekar | Historical | Deccan Pictures Corporation DOP: Pandurang Talegiri | ||
| Premanjali a.k.a. An Offering Of Love | Jyotish Bannerji | Durgadas Bannerjee, Ahindra Choudhary, A. K. Chakraborty, Kalidas Mukherjee | Social | Madan Theatres Ltd | ||
| Ra Navghan a.k.a. Raj Bhakti a.k.a. Vir Pasali | Nagendra Majumdar | Zubeida, Jilloobai, Madanrai Vakil, Elizer | Historical | Royal Art Studio | ||
| Raja Yogi a.k.a. The Prince Ascetic | Manilal Joshi | Raja Sandow, Jamuna, Miss Moti, Noor Mohammed Charlie, Miss Yakbal | Historical | Kohinoor Film Company DOP: D. D. Dabke | ||
| Rambha Of Rajnagar a.k.a. Amdawad Ni Sethani | Homi Master | Zubeida, Khalil, Noor Mohammed Charlie, Miss Yakbal | Social | Kohinoor Film Company | ||
| Rana Hamir a.k.a. Samrat Hamir | Baburao Painter | V. Shantaram, Balasaheb Yadav, Kamladevi, Zunzharrao Pawar, Ansuyabai, Sushiladevi | Historical | Maharashtra Film Co., Kolhapur DOP: S. Fattelal | ||
| Rana Pratap | Bhagwati Mishra | Historical | Patel Bros, Royal Art Studio | |||
S
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes Cinematographer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | ||||||
| Syamantaka Mani a.k.a. Krishna Under Charge Of Theft | Dadasaheb Phalke | Bhaurao Datar, Krishna Chauhan | Mythology | Hindustan Cinema Film Co. Anna Salunke | ||
| Sansar Chakra a.k.a. Pehla Pyar | Patience Cooper, Sharifa, Surajram, Dadibhai Sarkari | Social | Madan Theatres Ltd. | |||
| Sant Janabai | G.V. Sane | Vasant Shinde, Madhav Khaire, Bhaurao Datar | Devotional | Hindustan Cinema Film Company, Nasik | ||
| Sati Laxmi a.k.a. Pious Laxmi | Jyotish Bannerjee | Patience Cooper, Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Manmotha Paul, Kunjalal Chakraborty, Kartik Dey, Shishubala, Shashimukhi, Manorama | Devotional | Madan Theatres Ltd DOP: Jatin Das | ||
| Sati Sreemantini | Mythology | Lakshmi Chitram | ||||
| Sati Tara a.k.a. War Between Vali And Sugriva a.k.a. Vali Sugriva Yudh | Shinde | Bhaurao Datar, Tatyaba Shelar, Krishna Chauhan | Mythology | Hindustan Cinema Film Company, Nasik DOP: Telang | ||
| Savkari Pash a.k.a. Indian Shylock | Baburao Painter | V. Shantaram, Balasaheb Yadav, Kamladevi, Zunzharrao Pawar, Bakre, Keshavrao Dhaiber, Shankarrao Bhute | Social | Maharashtra Film Co., Kolhapur DOP S. Fattelal | ||
| Search For Pandavs a.k.a. Pandav Shodh | G. V. Sane | Mythology | Hindustan Cinema Film Co., Nasik DOP: Anna Salunke | |||
| Seth Sagalsha a.k.a. Wealth And The World | Mohan Dayaram Bhavnani | Jamuna | Legend | Kohinoor Film Company | ||
| Shahala Shah a.k.a. Check To The King | Baburao Painter | V. Shantaram, Balasaheb Yadav, Kamladevi, Zunzharrao Pawar, Ganpat Bakre, | Social | Maharashtra Film Company, Kolhapur S. Fattelal | ||
| Shanker Lila | Religious | Hindustan Cinema Film Company, Nasik | ||||
| Shanta | Social | Madan Theatres Ltd. | ||||
| Shri Vatsa Chinta | Bhagwati Mishra | Mythology | Indian Pictures Corporation | |||
| Social Pirates a.k.a. Mumbai Ni Mohini a.k.a. Night Side Of Bombay | Nanubhai Desai | Fatma Begum, Mohanlala, Elizer, Dorabji Mevawala | crime Drama | Saraswati Film DOP: Bhogilal K. M. Dave | ||
| Sultaness Of Love | Costume | Patel Brothers | ||||
| Suvarna | Manilal Joshi | Raja Sandow, Putli | Laxmi Pictures DOP: D. D. Dabke | |||
T-Z
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes Cinematographer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | ||||||
| The Divine Punishment a.k.a. Deshna Dushman a.k.a. Rangilo Rajvi | Manilal Joshi | Zubeida, Raja Sandow, Miss Yakbal, Miss Moti, K. Athavale, Noor Mohammed Charlie, Bachu, R. N. Vaidya, | Costume | Imperial Film Company, Kohinoor Film Company. DOP: D. D. Dabke | ||
| The Exiled Prince a.k.a. Ujaint Kumar | Bhagwati Mishra | Jilloobai | Indian Pictures Corpn. | |||
| The Noble Scamp a.k.a. Khandani Khavis | Manilal Joshi | Raja Sandow, Zubeida, Baba Vyas, R. A. D. Chowdhary | Costume | Laxmi Pictures,br>DOP: D. D. Dabke | ||
| Turki Hoor a.k.a. Beauty Of A Turkey Girl | J. J. Madan | Patience Cooper, Master Mohan, Surajram, Sarifa, Manilal | Social | Madan Theatres Ltd. | ||
| Two Untouchables a.k.a. Dherni Chokri | N. D. Sarpotdar | Parshwanathy Yeshwant Altekar, Joshi, Miss Jones, Dattoba Rajwade | Social | United Pictures Syndicate DOP: Pandurang Talegiri | ||
| Veer Bala a.k.a. Brave Girl | M. D. Bhavnani | Sulochana, Khalil, Noor Mohammed Charlie | Costume | Kohinoor Film Co. DOP: Vishnu B. Joshi | ||
| Verni Vasulat a.k.a. Sweet Revenge | Harshadrai Mehta | Damania, Durga, Haridas, Pranjivan | Social | Krishna Film Company | ||
| Vimla a.k.a. Mother India | Chandulal Shah, D. D. Dabke | Raja Sandow, Putli | Social | Laxmi Pictures DOP: D. D. Dabke | ||
| Yashodevi a.k.a. Sacrifice | Nagendra Majumdar | Zubeida, Madanrai Vakil | Historical | Royal Art Studio DOP: Rustom Irani | ||
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