List of Bollywood films of 1939

Bollywood Cinema
All-time
1920s
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930s
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940s
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1939:^[1][2][3][4]

1939

Some of the noteworthy films of 1939:

• Pukar was a historical drama directed by Sohrab Modi for his own banner Minerva Movietone based on Jehangir’s fair sense of justice.^[5] It was the most successful film of 1939.^[6] The film was one of the first to use spectacular sets and it was also Kamal Amrohi’s first film as a scriptwriter.^[7] The film starred Chandra Mohan as Jehangir, with Naseem Banu and Sohrab Modi.^[8]
• Aadmi was a remake of the Marathi film Manoos (1939) and is regarded as a classic from Prabhat Film Company.^[9] The film starring Shahu Modak and Shanta Hublikar was a “reformist social melodrama” directed by V. Shantaram.^[10]
• Dushman starring K. L. Saigal, Leela Desai and Prithviraj Kapoor was directed by Nitin Bose for New Theatres^[11] based on an idea suggested by Lady Lithgow to spread awareness of tuberculosis.^[12] The social aspect used with a romantic triangle and Saigal’s songs made it a notable film.

A-B

C-F

G-J

K-M

N-R

S-Z

References

External links

• Bollywood films of 1939 at the Internet Movie Database