List of Bollywood films of 1939
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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 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. The film starred Chandra Mohan as Jehangir, with Naseem Banu and Sohrab Modi.[7]
- Aadmi was a remake of the Marathi film Manoos (1939) and is regarded as a classic from Prabhat Film Company.[8] The film starring Shahu Modak and Shanta Hublikar was a "reformist social melodrama" directed by V. Shantaram.[9]
- Dushman starring K. L. Saigal, Leela Desai and Prithviraj Kapoor was directed by Nitin Bose for New Theatres[10] based on an idea suggested by Lady Lithgow to spread awareness of tuberculosis.[11] The social aspect used with a romantic triangle and Saigal's songs made it a notable film.
A-B[]
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Aadmi | V. Shantaram | Shanta Hublikar, Shahu Modak, Ram Marathe, Baba Saheb, Ganpat Rao, Gauri | Social | Music: Master Krishnarao |
Aap Ki Marzi | Sarvottam Badami | Motilal, Khursheed, Sabita Devi, Mazhar Khan, Vasanti, K. N. Singh, Sunalini Devi | Social | Music: Gyan Dutt Lyrics: , S. P. Kalla |
G. R. Sethi | Usha Rani, Ashiq Hussain, Padma Devi, , , Abdul, Mukhtar | Social | Music: Ram Gopal Pande | |
Adhuri Kahani | Chaturbhuj Doshi | Rose, Prithviraj Kapoor, Durga Khote, Keshavrao Date, Ishwarlal, Mira, Mirza Musharraf, Lala Yaqub | Social | Music: Gyan Dutt Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap |
Nanubhai Vakil | Sarojini, Ganpat, Shankar, Bose, Ali, Razaq, Mirajkar | Action Adventure Fantasy | Music: Damodar Sharma | |
Amar Mullick | Molina, Pahari Sanyal, Bikram Kapoor, Nawab, Renuka Devi, Menaka Devi, Kidar Sharma, G. K. Rampuri, Bela, Jagdish Sethi, Zainab, Gulab | Social | Music: Pankaj Mullick Lyrics: Kidar Sharma | |
Dhirubhai Desai | Mehtab, Shamim, Anil Kumar, Ashraf Khan, Samson, Amirbai Karnataki, Anwaribai, Shiraj | Costume | Vishnu Cine. Music: Shanti Kumar Desai Lyrics: G. S. Akhtar | |
K. Amarnath | Yasmin, Nazir, Rajkumari, Jeevan, Sadiq Nawab, S. Nazir, Devaskar, Ghulam Rasool, Haroon | Action | Mohan Pictures. Music: B. R. Batish Lyrics: Ehsan Rizvi | |
Chunilal Parekh | Urmila, Yashwant Dave, Indurani, Mishra, Vasantrao Pehalwan, Sadiq Nawab, Ghulam Qadir | Action | Mohan Pics. Music: B. R. Btish Lyrics: B. P. Mathur | |
Zia Sarhadi | Prem Adib, Maya, Arun Kumar, Bibbo, Jyoti, Kayam Ali, Bhudo Advani, Kanhaiyalal, Putlibai | Social | Music: Anupam Ghatak Lyrics:Zia Sarhadi, Kanhaiyalal | |
Balwant Bhatt | P. Jairaj, Pramila, Shyam Sunder, Munshi Khanjar, Athavale | Action | Prakash Prod. Music: Shankar Rao Vyas, Lallubhai Nayak Lyrics: Pandit Anuj | |
Master Vinayak | Meenakshi, Master Vinayak, Damuanna Malvankar, Salvi, V. Jog, Javdekar | Social | Music: Chandekar Lyrics: Pandit Indra Chandra |
C-F[]
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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K. Amarnath | Ashiq Hussain, Indurani, S. Nazir, Indira, Lobo, Varne, Azar Ansari, Sadiq, S. Nazir, Anwaribai | Action | Mohan Pics. Music: B. R. Batish Lyrics: Safdar Aah Sitapuri | |
B. S. Rajhans | Leela Chitnis, P. Jairaj, Rajhans, Ram Punjwani, Gulshan Sufi | Social | Ray Pictures. Music: Ram T. Heera Lyrics: | |
Nandlal Jaswantal | Surendra, Harish, Jyoti, Maya | Social | ||
Bhagwan | Bhagwan, Hansa Wadkar, Vasantrao Pehalwan, Masood, Chandrarao, Sunetra | Action | Chandra Art. Music: A. Hussain Lyrics: | |
V. M. Vyas | Khursheed, Ashiq Hussain, Radha Devi, Vimla Devi, Abdul, Mukhtar, Jahangir | Social | Super Pictures. Music: Ram Gopal Pande Lyrics: Munshi Aziz | |
O. P. Khanna | , Lillian, Kamran, Nasreen | Action | Marvel Production. Music: Sardul Kwatra Lyrics: Farook Qaiser | |
Kidar Sharma | , , Prem Kumari, Gyani, S K Ojha, Gyani, Nand Kishore, Rajinder Singh, Ram Dulari | Social | Film Corporation of India. Music: B. Chatterjee Lyrics: Kidar Sharma | |
Franz Osten | Devika Rani, Hansa Wadkar, Balwant Singh, Rama Shukul, P. F. Pithawala, Mumtaz Ali, Saroj Borkar, , Nana Palsikar, Haroon | Bombay Talkies. Music: Saraswati Devi Lyrics: Narottam Vyas, Narendranath Tuli, | ||
Dushman | Nitin Bose | K. L. Saigal, Leela Desai, Najamul Hassan, Prithviraj Kapoor, Manorama Sr., Devbala, Jagdish Sethi, Dhumi Khan, Shiraz Faruk, Bikram Kapoor | Social Romance Drama | New Theatres. Music: Pankaj Mullick Lyrics: |
Aspi Irani | Khursheed, Yashwant Dave, Husn Banu, Anant Marathe, Urmila, Muktar, Munshi Khanjar | Action | Wadia Movietone. Music: Ram Gopal Pande Lyrics: |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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V. M. Vyas | Kokila, Navinchandra, Ghulam Mohammed, Mirza Musharraf, Kamla Kumari, F. M. Butt | Action | Jaibharat. Music: Sagar Asif Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari, Rafi Kashmiri | |
L. A. Hafizji | Mazhar Khan, Rattan Bai, Lalita Devi, Yakub, Ishwarlal, , Kalyani, Gulam Mohammed, Mohammed Ishaq, Mirza Mushrraf | Historical Drama | Supreme Pictures. Music: Khemchand Prakash Lyrics: | |
Balwant Bhatt | Umakant, Shirin, Jayant, Anant Marathe, Munshi Khanjar, Athavale, Shyam Sunder, M. Zahur, Gulab | Action | Prakash Pictures. Music: Lallubhai Nayak Lyrics: Pandit Amuj | |
Shanti Dave | Umakant Pramila, Shyam Sunder, Anant Marathe Lallubhai, M. Zahur, Gulab | Action | Prakash Pictures. Music: Shankar Rao Vyas Lyrics: Lallubhai Nayak, Pandit Anuj | |
G. R. Sethi | Anil Kumar, Shamim Akhtar, Noor Jehan, Zubeida, Shahzadi, Fazlu, Mukhtar, Pir Mohammed, Anwaribai | Action | Vishnu. Music: Shanti Kumar Desai Lyrics: G. R. Sethi | |
Safdar Mirza | Shahjehan, Gulzar, Sunder, Gulab | Action | India Movies. Music: Prem Kumar, S. P. Rane Lyrics: Safdar Mirza | |
a.k.a. Africa Mein Hind | Hiren Bose | Urmila, Nandrekar, S. N. Bannerjee, Vidya Devi, Mitra, Tripathi | Action | Adarsha Chitra. Music: Sudhir Bose, Sudhir Ghosh Dastidar Lyrics: G. P. Shakal |
Hemchandra Chunder | Kanan Devi, Najmul Hussain, Jagdish Sethi, Chhabirani, Nemo Bipin Gupta, Kalavati, Nand Kishore, Bikram Kapoor, A. H. Shore | Social | New Theatres. Music: R. C. Boral Lyrics: Arzu Lucknavi | |
Daud | Nazir, Pushparani, Bipin Gupta, Kalavati, Nand Kishore Sunder, Baburao | Action | Indira Movies. Music: Lyrics: | |
G. K. Mehta | P. Jairaj, Nirmala Devi, Chand Kumari, Shanta Dutt, Gulshan Sufi, R. T. Hira, B. R. Sharma | Social | Ray Pics. Music: R. T. Hira Lyrics: Ehsan Rizvi, Darpan | |
John Cawas, Pramila, Dilawar, Dalpat, Agha, Shah Nawaz, Nazira, Bismillah | Action | Wadia Movietone. Music: Master Madhavlal Damodar Lyrics: Munshi Shyam |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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S.M.Yusuf | Benjamin, Radharani, Harishchandra, Urmila, , Ila Devi, Sayani Atish, Agha, Dalpat, Nazira | Action | Wadia Movietone. Music: Master Madhavlal Damodar Lyrics: Waheed Qureshi | |
A. M. Khan | Akbar Nawaz, Daya Devi, Chandrakant,Miss Iqbal, Zohra, Gulab, Lily, Rajpal, S. Nazir | Action | Mohan Pictures. Music: Bashir Lyrics: Munshi Nayab | |
Franz Osten | Ashok Kumar, Leela Chitnis, , Balwant Singh, Ranibala, Saroj Borkar, Jagdish Sethi, Kamlesh Kumari, Najam, Sarla Kumari | Social | Bombay Talkies. Music: Saraswati Devi Lyrics: Kabir, Kavi Pradeep | |
Nitin Bose, Phani Majumdar | Sailen Choudhury, Leela Desai, Najmul Hussain, Pankaj Mullick, Kamlesh Kumari, Manorama | Social Romantic Drama | New Theatres. Based on Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay novel Kapalkundala. Mullick song:"Piya Milan Ko Jaana".[12] Music: Pankaj Mullick Lyrics: Arzu Lucknavi, A. R. Shore | |
C. Luhar | Shobhana Samarth, Khursheed, Padma Devi, Nazir, , Gope, K. N. Singh, Maruti Rao, Bibijan | Social | Hindustan. Rafiqe Ghaznavi. Music: Lyrics: Munshi Dil | |
M. Esmail, Hiralal, Usharani, Majnu, Charlie, Kanwal, Kanti | Action Costume | Kamla Movies. Music: Lyrics: Roop K. Shorey | ||
Ladies Only | Sarvottam Badami | Surendra, Sabita Devi, Bibbo, Harish, Kaushalya, Bhudo Advani, Prabha Devi, Sunalini Devi, Pande | Social | Sagar Movietone. Music: Anupam Ghatak Lyrics: Zia Sarhadi, Pandit Indra |
Leatherface a.k.a. Farzande Watan | Vijay Bhatt | P. Jairaj, Mehtab, Putlibai, Shirin, Jal Writer, M. Zahoor, Lallubhai Nayak, Shyam Sunder, Munshi Khanjar, Baby Meena Kumari | Action | Praksh. Music: Shankar Rao Vyas Lyrics: Lallubhai Nayak, Pandit Anuj |
K. Desai | Shankar Vazre, Sarojini, Vatsala Kumtekar, Bose, Mirajkar, Mehrunnisa, Ganpat, Pukhraj, Mansur | Action | Paramount. Music: Damodar Sharma Lyrics: | |
a.k.a. Murad | Saqi | P. Jairaj, Khursheed, Moti, Shamrao, Hari Shivdasani, Mehdi Raja | Action | Sarla Cinetone. Music: Lyrics: |
P. Y. Altekar | Minakshi, Vimla Sardesai, Damuanna Malvankar, Baburao Pendharkar, Usha Mantri, D. S. Salvi, Vishnupant Jog | Social | Huns Pics. Music: K. Dutta Lyrics: Pandit Anand Kumar | |
Inamdar | Nirmala Devi, Ayesha Banu, Inamdar, Chanchal Kumari, Maruti, Azurie | Actiom | Challenge Pics. Music: Chapekar, Hindlekar Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari | |
Dwarka Khosla | Trilok Kapoor, Khursheed, Sitara Devi, Mazhar Khan, Ishwarlal, Suresh, Bhagwandas, Kesari | Social | Supreme. Music: Khemchand Prakash Lyrics: | |
K. Amarnath | Yasmin, Nazir, Shiraz, Indurani, Chandrakant, S. Nazir, Gulab, P. Varne, Ghulam Mohammed, Ghulam Qadir | Action | Mohan Pics. Music: B. R. Batish Lyrics: Safdar Faizpuri |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Manibhai Vyas | , Sitara Devi, Charlie, Ghory, Sunita, Indubala, Ram Marathe, Bhagwandas, Ibrahim | Social | Ranjit Studios. Music: : Gyan Dutt Lyrics: , D. N. Madhok | |
Franz Osten | Hansa Wadkar, Rama Shukul, V.H. Desai, Mumtaz Ali, P. F. Pithawala, Saroj Borkar, M. Nazir, Lalita Devulkar, Pratima | Social | Bombay Talkies. Music: Sarswati Devi Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap | |
Gunjal | Shobhana Samarth, Yakub, Sitara Devi, Mirza Musharraf, Shama, Joshi, Ameena, Balabhai, K. N. Singh, | Social Family Drama | General Films. Music: H. C. Bali, Mushtaq Hussain Lyrics: | |
Dhirubhai Desai | Ashiq Hussain, Anil Kumar, Ansuya, Noor Jehan, Samson, Anwaribai, Ashraf Khan, Fazlu, P. R. Joshi, Gulshan Sufi | Action | Vishnu. Music: Zhande Khan, Shyam Babu Pathak Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari | |
Gunjal | , Sulochana, Jal Merchant, Jamshedji, Maruti Rao, Jamuna, Adjania, Lakshmi | Social | Ruby Pics. Music: Lyrics: | |
Prem Sagar | Narottam Vyas | Paresh Banerji, Kokila, Indubala, Pahelwan, Hasanaddin, Rampyari, Leelabai | Social | Mahalaxmi Cinetone. Music: Ramchandra Pal Lyrics: Narottam Vyas |
a.k.a. Secret Five | A. H. Essa | Jal Merchant, Vatsala Kumtekar, Maruti Rao, Gangoo, Bhim, Jamshedji | Action | Rex Pics. Music: Vasant Kumar Naidu Lyrics: Ratan Piya |
Pukar | Sohrab Modi | Chandra Mohan, Naseem Banu, Sohrab Modi, Sardar Akhtar, Sheela, Ghulam Hussain, Sadiq, , Shakir, Ram Apte | Historical Drama | . Music: Mir Sahib Lyrics: Kamal Amrohi |
Punjab Mail | Homi Wadia | Fearless Nadia, John Cawas, Boman Shroff, Sardar Mansur, Master Mohammed, Shahzadi, Sayani Atish, Sarita Devi, Nazira, Mithu Miyan | Action | Wadia Movietone Music: Master Madhavlal Damodar Lyrics: Pandit Gyan Chandra |
A. M. Khan | Chandrakant, Kanta Kumari, Ameena, Nawaz, Shahzadi, Sadiq, Haroon, Anwaribai | Action | Mohan Pictures. Music: Fazal, Bashir Lyrics: A. M. Khan | |
A. M. Khan | Ramola, Chandrakant Desai, Shahzadi, Ameena, Mehdi Raja, Haroon, Kanta Kumari, Anwaribai | Action | Mohan Pictures. Music: Bashir, Fazal Lyrics: | |
Bhola Addi | Pratima Das Gupta, Nimbalkar, Ansari, Panna, Nand Kishore, Devbala, Muzammil, Jahar | Devotional | Deb Dutta Films. Music: Fazal Lyrics: |
S-Z[]
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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S. A. Choudhary | Motilal, Rose, Shakir, Usharani, Ramakrishna Choubhe, Chandani, Baba Vyas, Danve | Social | Saraswati Cinetone. Music: Sureshbabu Mane Lyrics: Niranjan Sharma | |
Virendra Desai and Mahendra Thakore | Prem Adib, Shobhana Samarth, Kaushalya, Harish, Bibbo, Kanhaiyalal, Pande, Putlibai | Social | Sagar Movietone. Music: Anupam Ghatak Lyrics: Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi | |
M. D. Shah | Madhavrao, Lekhraj, Kumari Mukta, Satyapal, Yaseem, Shamsudin | Action Suspense | D. C. Ent. Music: Abdul Karim Lyrics: | |
H. Mehta, Nanubhai Vakil | Sarojini, Navinchandra, Noor Jehan, S. L. Puri, Sardar Mansur, Sheela, Kanta Kumari, Dhulia, Mirajkar | Social | Paramount. Music: Damodar Sharma Lyrics: Pandit Anuj | |
Bapurao Apte | Noor Jehan, Manohar, Madhav Kale, Indira Wadkar | Social | National Pics. Music: B. S. Hoogan Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap | |
Jayant Desai | Vishnupant Pagnis, Leela Chitnis, Vasanti, Keshavrao Date, , Ram Marathe, Sushila | Biopic Devotional | Ranjit Movietone Music: Gyan Dutt Lyrics: | |
Debaki Bose | Kanan Devi, Pahari Sanyal, Prithviraj Kapoor, Nawab, Shyam Laha, K. C. Dey, Satya Mukhopadhyay, Bikram Kapoor | Costume | New Theatres Music: R. C. Boral Lyrics: Kidar Sharma | |
C. M. Luhar | Surendra, Bibbo, Yakub, Maya Banerjee, Kayam Ali, Harish, Zia Sarhadi, Bhudo Advani, Sankatha Prasad, Kalyani Das | Social Comedy Suspense | Sagar Movietone. Music: Anupam Ghatak Lyrics: Zia Sarhadi and Pt.Indra | |
Ezra Mir | Nazir, Rattan Bai, Khursheed, K. N. Singh, , Jamshedji, Sunalini Devi, Ashiq Hussain, Violet Cooper, Mirza Musharraf, Nazir Bedi, Bibijan | Social | Everest Pictures Music: Lyrics: Munshi Dil | |
Nanubhai Vakil | Sarojini, Shankar Vazare, Ranibala, Sardar Mansur, Ganpat Rao | Action Fantasy | Paramount. Music: Damodar Sharma Lyrics: | |
Kikubhai Desai | Navinchandra, Moti, Sardar Mansur, Shahzadi, Bose, Miss Pokhraj, Bansi Karnataki, Mirajkar, Dhulia | Action | Paramount. Music: Damodar Sharma Lyrics: | |
Mohan Sinha | Sushil Kimar, Veena, Jeevan, Indurani, Nazir Bedi, Dhulia, Madhu Bala, Fakir Mohammed, Mehdi Raza | Social | Mohan Pics. Music: Lyrics: | |
V. Panchotia | Husn Banu, , V. Panchotia, Jyotsna Gupte, , , Ram Marathe, Suresh, K. Singh, Master Nissar, Fakir Mohammed, Narmada Shankar | Action | Bharat Laxmi Pictures. Music: Brijlal Varma Lyrics: Pandit Bhushan | |
Thokar | Abdul Rashid Kardar | , Madhuri, Ishwarlal, Noor Mohammed Charlie, Yakub, , , K. N. Singh | Social | Ranjit Movietone. Music: Gyan Dutt Lyrics: |
A. H. Essa | , Mehar Sultana, , , Ghory, , Jal Merchant, Bibijan | Action | Rex Pics. Music: Vasant Kumar Naidu Lyrics: Munshi Shefta | |
a.k.a. The Rise | Ranjit Sen | Chhaya Devi, , Kamran, Nand Kishore, Rajinder Singh, Devbala, Ram Dulari, Muzammil, Amarnath | Social | Music: B. Chatterjee Lyrics: Kidar Sharma |
a.k.a. Her Last Desire | Yakub | Maya, Yakub, Surish, Jyoti, Ishwarlal, , Charlie, Madhuri, Kumar, Waheedan, Dixit, Ram Marathe, K. Singh, Putlibai | Social | Sagar Movietone. Music: Anupam Ghatak Lyrics: Pandit Indra |
M. Udwadia | Navinchandra, Mohini, Gope, Hari Shivdasani, Kamala, Mirza Musharraf | Social | Vanraj Pics. Music: Lyrics: Munshi Dil | |
M. Bhavnani | Navin Yagnik, Bimla Kumari, Sunita Devi, Vatsala Kumtekar, David, A. S. Gyani, Gulzar, Nayampalli, Fatty Prasad, Gulab | Action Adventure | Bhavnani Productions. Music: Lyrics: Pandit Shiv Kumar |
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External links[]
- Bollywood films of 1939 at the Internet Movie Database
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