<![CDATA[Sound Cultures in Indian Cinema]]> https://sounds.medialabju.org/items/browse/tag/talkies?output=rss2 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:59:07 +0000 ritwickpal@gmail.com (Sound Cultures in Indian Cinema) © & ® by Media lab, Jadavpur University, 2011 Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[ Elphinstone Cinema/Rangila Rajput]]> https://sounds.medialabju.org/items/show/18

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Elphinstone Cinema/Rangila Rajput

Subject

Advertisement of Talkies

Description

The advertisement for film Ajanta Cinetone’s Rangila Rajput (Mohan Bhavnani, 1933) highlighted a “lot of riding, fighting & swimming,” echoing and revising the “100 percent talking, singing, dancing” of the early talkies.

Creator

Anonymous

Source

National Film Archive of India

Publisher

The Cinema, November 1933, Vol.8, No.1, p.6

Date

1933-11

Contributor

The Media Lab

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Language

Eng

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]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:14:52 +0000 <![CDATA[Famous Pictures]]> https://sounds.medialabju.org/items/show/17

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Famous Pictures

Subject

Advertisement of Talkies, Talkie Distributors

Description

These advertisements pointed to the essence of cinema as an art of images rather than sound, and speculated about the early demise of the talkies and a return to silent films.

Creator

Anonymous

Source

National Film Archive of India

Publisher

The Cinema, May 1931, Vol.4, No.10, p.40

Date

1932-05

Contributor

The Media Lab

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jpeg

Language

Eng

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Paper
]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:11:57 +0000 <![CDATA[Sagar’s Super Talkies]]> https://sounds.medialabju.org/items/show/16

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Title

Sagar’s Super Talkies

Subject

Advertisement of Talkies, Talkie studios

Description

Advertisement of Sagar Movietone’s “super talkies” in the Cinema. The advert highlights “clear recording, able direction, scientific singing” etc., as the hallmarks of Sagar’s super talkies. Prominently, the advert foregrounds Mirabai besides other talkies ready for exhibition and others under production, like Zarina, Subhadra Haran, Krishna Bhagwan, Krishna Sudama, Narasinh Mehta etc. the agents of Sagar’s talkies are listed at the end.

Creator

Anonymous

Source

National Film Archive of India

Publisher

The Cinema, April 1932, Vol.5, No.8, p.8

Date

1932-04

Contributor

The Media Lab

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jpeg

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Eng

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Paper
]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:08:50 +0000 <![CDATA[Why Punjab Productions Failed]]> https://sounds.medialabju.org/items/show/14

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Title

Why Punjab Productions Failed

Subject

Talkies, Talkie studios in Punjab

Description

A article on talkies produced in Punjab, “Why the Punjab Productions Failed,” assessed the failure of Pakdaman Raqasa.

Creator

B.R Oberai

Source

National Film Archive of India

Publisher

The Cinema, July 1933, Vol.6. No.8, pp.28&29

Date

1933-07

Contributor

The Media Lab

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Language

Eng

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]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:16:23 +0000 <![CDATA[Pakdaman Raqasa]]> https://sounds.medialabju.org/items/show/13

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Title

Pakdaman Raqasa

Subject

Advertisement of Talkies

Description

Fezi Sound System was used for Elephanta Movietone’s 1932 talkie Pakdaman Raqasa or Innocent Dancing Girl directed by Shah G. Agha. Nazir Mohammad himself recorded the sound, and the film was advertised for distributors and exhibitors as one with “perfect and clear recording.

Creator

Anonymous

Source

National Film Archive of India

Publisher

The Cinema, June 1932, p.6

Date

1932-06

Contributor

The Media Lab

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jpeg

Language

Eng

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Paper
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