Bombay Talkies
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For the 2013 film, see Bombay Talkies (film).
Bombay Talkies was a movie studio founded in 1934. During its period of operation, Bombay Talkies produced 40 movies in Malad, a suburb of the Indian city of Bombay.
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Industry | Entertainment |
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Founded | 22 June 1934 (22 June 1934) |
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Defunct | 13 October 1953 (13 October 1953) |
Headquarters | Malad, Maharashtra, India |
Area served | British India |
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The studio was established in 1934 by Himanshu Rai and Devika Rani. After Rai's death in 1940, Rani took over the studio. Besides the founders, Ashok Kumar was the leading actor of the studio until 1943, when he founded another studio, Filmistan, with Shashadhar Mukherjee. After Rani's retirement, Kumar and Mukherjee took over Bombay Talkies. The company went out of business in 1953. A last film produced by the studio was released in June 1954.[1][2]