List of Hindi films of 1920

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A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1920:[1][2][3][4][5]

## 1920 in Indian cinema[edit]

* Manilal Joshi, an eminent Gujarati director, quit his job as a teacher in 1920 and joined Kohinoor Film Company, learning cinematography from Vishnu B. Joshi.[6]
* Majority of the silent films made in Indian cinema all over India including the South India states with the exception of Kerala, were mythological in context.[7] The tales were frequently taken from the epic Mahabharata.[8]
* Suchet Singh, a silent film director and comparable to Dadasaheb Phalke and S. N. Patankar in the pre-studio era, died in a car crash in 1920. He established the Oriental Film Company in 1919 and directed four films in 1920, Mrichhakatik based on King Shutraka's play of the same name, Rama Or Maya, Doctor Pagal and Narsinh Mehta.[9]
* Ardeshir Irani started his first studio, Star Film Company.[10]

## Films[edit]

Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes
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Balika Badhu a.k.a. Baby Bride | P. T. Shaida (Tulsidutt Shaida) | Miss Ali, Tarak Bagcha, Pandit Tulsidutt Shaida | Social | Asiatic Film Corp., Calcutta
Daksha Yagna a.k.a. Sati Parvati | Vishnupant Divekar | Khalil, Prabha, Vaidya | Mythology | Kohinoor Film Company
DOP: A. P. Karandikar
Jalandhar Vrinda a.k.a. Sati Tulsi Vrinda | G. V. Sane |  | Mythology | Hindustan Cinema Film Co., Nasik
Kansa Vadha a.k.a. End Of The Tyrant King | G. V. Sane |  | Mythology | Hindustan Cinema Film Co., Nasik.[11]
Katorabhar Khoon a.k.a.The Stinger Stung a.k.a. Zaheri Saanp | S. N. Patankar | Trymbakrao Pradhan, Tara Koregaonkar, Baba Vyas, K. G. Gokhale | Social | Patankar Friends And Co.
DOP: S. N. Patankar
Krishna Sudama a.k.a. Shri Krishna Sudama | Vishnupant Divekar | Khalil, Vaidya, Prabha, Kesarbai, Moti, Sakina, Ali Miya | Mythology | Kohinoor Film Company
DOP: A. P. Karandikar
Lava Kusha | R. Nataraja Mudaliar |  | Mythology | Indian Film Company[7]
Mahabharata | Rustomji Dhotiwala |  |  | Madan Theatres Ltd.
Mrichhakatik | Suchet Singh | Kanjibhai Rathod |  | Story by Shudraka. Oriental Film Manufacturing Co.
DOP: Gajanan Devare
Narasinha Avtar | Shree Nath Patankar |  | Mythology |
Narsinh Mehta | Suchet Singh, Shukle | Kanjibhai Rathod | Devotional | Oriental Film Mfg. Co.
DOP: Gajanan Devare
Ram Janma | G. V. Sane |  | Mythology | Hindustan Cinema Film Co., Nasik
Rama Or Maya | Suchet Singh, Shukle | Dorothy Kingdon, Goharjaan, Kanjbhai Rathod, Samson | Mythology | Oriental Film Manufacturing Co.
DOP: Gajanan Devare
Sairandhri | Baburao Painter | Balasabeb Yadav, Zunzharrao Pawar, Kamaladevi, Balasabeb Yadav, Keshavrao Dhaiber, Baburao Pendharkar, Ganpatrao Bakre, Ansuyabai, Gulabbai, Ravi Bhaskar | Mythology | Maharashtra Film Company
DOP: S. Fattelal
Shakuntala | Suchet Singh | Dorothy Kingdon, Goharjaan, Mrs. Sutria, Samson | Mythology | Oriental Film Manufacturing Co.
DOP: Baron Von Rayvon
Shakuntala | Shree Nath Patankar |  | Mythology drama | DOP: Shree Nath Patankar
Shri Krishna Leela | G. V. Sane |  | Mythology | Hindustan Cinema Film Co., Nasik
Shri Rama Janma | G. V. Sane |  | Mythology | Hindustan Cinema Film Co., Nasik
Sita Swayamwar a.k.a. Sita's Marriage | Shree Nath Patankar | Limaye | Mythology | Patankar and Friends Co.
DOP: S. N. Patankar
The Enchanted Pills a.k.a. Vichitra Gutika | S. N. Patankar | Trymbakrao Pradhan, Marathe, Sitarampant Joshi, K. G. Gokhale, Damuanna Joshi, Dighe | Social | Patankar and Friends Co.
DOP: S. N. Patankar
Vikram Urvashi | Kanjibhai Rathod | R. N. Vaidya, Lina Valentine | Mythology | Kohinoor Film Company
DOP: Vishnu B. Joshi

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Year-1920". indiancine.ma. Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
2. ^ "Database". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
3. ^ "SilentFilms 1920". gomolo.com. Gomolo. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
4. ^ "Cinema History 1913-1920". businessofcinema.com. Businessofcinema.com. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
5. ^ "Hindi Movies of Year 1920". 10ka20.com. 10ka20.com. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
6. ^ Gokulsing, K. Moti; Dissanayake, Wimal (17 April 2013). "Gujarati Cinema by Amrit Gangar". Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. pp. 90–. ISBN 978-1-136-77284-9. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
7. ^ a b Keval J. Kumar (2000). Mass Communication in India (4th ed.). Jaico Publishing House. pp. 158–. ISBN 978-81-7224-373-9. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
8. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). "Mythologicals". Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. pp. 244–. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
9. ^ Rajadhyaksha, ch. Suchet Singh
10. ^ Rajadhyaksha, ch. Chronicle
11. ^ R. K. Verma (2000). Filmography: silent cinema, 1913-1934. M. Verma. ISBN 9788175252240. Retrieved 16 July 2015.

## External links[edit]

* Bollywood films of 1920 at IMDb

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* Before 2014
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* 1920
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* 2015
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* 2018
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* 2022
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Punjabi|

* 1970
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1981
* 2000
* 2001
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* 2010
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* 2014
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