List of Hindi films of 1937

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A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1937:

## 1937

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Some of the notable films of 1937:

Vidyapati was a biopic directed by Nitin Bose for New Theatres. It starred Pahari Sanyal as the Maithili poet and Vaishnava saint Vidyapati.[1] The bold songs of the film ensured crowds at the theatres making it a big success of 1937.[2]

Duniya Na Mane (Marathi:Kunku) was a social film from Prabhat Film Company directed by V. Shantaram. It dealt with the issue of arranged marriage. The film did well in the theatres and according to Baburao Patel of Filmindia it "recorded better returns... than any other picture before".[3]

President was produced by New Theatres and directed by Nitin Bose. A love triangle with a social content it highlighted the plight of mill workers. The music was popular with a classic from Saigal, Ik Bangla Bane Nyaara.[4]

Kisan Kanya made by Ardeshir Irani of Alam Ara (1931) fame was the first colour film to be processed in India. The film however did not do well at the box office due to "a weak story".[5]

Jeevan Prabhat was a successful social film from Bombay Talkies directed by Franz Osten.[6] It starred Kishore Sahu in his debut film with Devika Rani and Mumtaz Ali.

## A-B

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Adarsh Mahila |  | Bashir, Leela Desai, Noorjahan, Tara, Khalil, Aftab, Quiser, Mirza | Social | Ideal Films. Music:
Lyrics:
Aflatoon | Pesi Karani | Rose, Khalil | Action | Tollywood Studio. Music: Brijlal Varma
Lyrics:
Anath Ashram | Hemchandar Chunder | Uma Sashi, Najmul Hussain, Prithviraj Kapoor, Trilok Kapoor, Jagdish Sethi, Nawab, Nemo, Manorama Sr., Devbala, Kalyani Das | Social Family Drama | New Theatres Music: R. C. Boral
Lyrics: Kidar Sharma
Asiai Sitara | Haribhai Desai | Master Vithal, Jenabai Pawar, Vasantrao Pehalwan, Dhulia, Krishnaswamy, Veena Devi, Minoo the Mystic, Ibrahim | Action | Music: Master Mohammed
Lyrics: Pandit Anuj
Atma Tarang | F. R. Irani | Sohrab Modi, Prabha Devi, E. Tarapore, Firoz Dastur, Vasant Pahelwan, Gulzar, S. L. Puri | Social | Sunrise Pictures Music: Habib Khan
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Aurat Ki Zindagi | F. R. Irani | Jal Merchant, Zubeida, Rashid, Agha Jani, Mustafa | Social | Sunrise Pictures. Music: S. P. Rame, C. Solanki
Lyrics: Munshi Salim
Badhe Chalo | Mohan Sinha | Radharani, Sarla, Jeevan, Fakir Chand, Badri Prasad, O. K. Dar, Ratanlal Khanjar | Social | Manmohan Pictures. Music: Badri Prasad
Lyrics:
Banke Sipahi | R. N. Vaidya | Bulbule, Manchi Tuthi, Shahjahan, Samson, Baburao, Kesari | Costume Action | Vaidya Productions. Music: Ghulam Mohammed
Lyrics: Munshi Rabil
Begunah | Gajanan Jagirdar | Shahu Modak, Sitara Devi, Baburao Pendharkar, Rajani, Altekar, Panna | Social | Hans Pictures. Music: B. S. Hoogan
Lyrics: Pandit Indra
Bharat Ka Jiwan | M. D. Shah | Ghulam Hussain, Miss Pokhraj, Nurjahan, S. Alam, Putlibai, Patehsingh | Action | Vishwapati. Music: Chimanlal Shah
Lyrics:
Bismil Ki Arzoo | B. S. Hijle | Sardar Akhtar, Ramola, Rafi Ahmed, Mirza, Tarabai | Action | U. P. Cinetone. Music:
Lyrics:
Bulldog | Dwarka Khosla | Yusuf Effendi, Indubala, Gope, Ashalata, Ramlal, Devaskar, Kashmiri | Action | Daryani Production. Music: Anil Biswas
Lyrics: G. S. Akhtar

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Calcutta After Midnight | A. R. Kabuli | Ramola, Brijrani, Shiraz, Sitara Devi, Ghulam Qadir, Sher Ali, Zohra Sehgal, A. R. Kabuli | Suspense Drama | Prince Movies. Music: A. R. Kabuli
Lyrics:
Capt. Kirti Kumar | C. M. Luhar | Motilal, Bibbo, Yakub, Krishna Kumari, V. H. Desai, Bhudo Advani Ram Marathe, Sankatha Prasad, Pesi Patel | Action | Sagar Pictures. Music: Bhaskar Rao
Lyrics:
Chabuk Sawar | M. Udwadia | Gohar Karnataki, Amritlal Nagar, Brijmala, Vijay Kumar, Bhim, Nurjahan, Sheelprabha, P. R. Joshi | Action | Jay Bharat. Music: Gohar Karnataki
Lyrics: Gauri Shankarlal Akhtar
Challenge | Balwant Bhatt | Lalita Pawar, Jayant, Rajkumari, Shirin, Lallubhai, Gulab, Jahangir, M. Zahur, Ismail | Action | Prakash Pictures. Music: Lallubhai Nayak
Lyrics: Pandit Anuj
Chevrolet 1936 | G. P. Pawar | Lalita Pawar, Madhav Kale, Bhagwan, Varne, B. Sohni, V. Mehta | Action | Purnima Pictures. Music: K. Yagnik
Lyrics:
Danger Signal | K. Amarnath | Kumar, Nazir, Lalita, Masiah, Takle | Action | Mohan Pictures. Music: Annasaheb Mainkar
Lyrics:
Daulat | S. M. Yusuf | Harishchandra, Chandrarao Kadam, Mehar Sultana, Shah Nawaz, Usha Rani, Khatoon, Agha, Brijmala, S. M. Sadiq, Usha Rani | Social | Harishchandra Art Production. Music: Mukherji
Lyrics: Wahid Qureshi
Dhanwan | Premankur Atorthy | Rattanbai, W. M. Khan, Jamshedji, Hafizji | Social | Imperial Pictures. Music: H. C. Bali
Lyrics:
Dharamaveer | Master Vinayak | Indira Wadkar, Master Vinayak, Ratnaprabha, Baburao Pendharkar, Javdekar, Datar | Social | Huns Pictures. Based loosely on Henrik Ibsen play: Samfundets Stotter. Music: Annasaheb Mainkar
Lyrics:
Dil Faroshi | D. N. Madhok | Ishwarlal, Khatoon, Charlie, Malti, Ram Apte, Dilip | Action | Ranjit Studios. Music: Banne Khan
Lyrics: D. N. Madhok
Do Auratein a.k.a. Two Women | Moti Gidwani | Padma Devi, Rose, Rafique Ghaznavi, Ghulam Mohammed, Baba Vyas, Sayed Ahmed, Laxmi | Social | Music: H. C. Bali
Lyrics:
Dukhiyari | Manibhai Vyas | Kokila, Madhukar Gupte, Firoza Begum, Devaskar, Amirbai Karnataki, S. Nazir | Social | Daryani Productions. Music: Anil Biswas, Master Madhavlal Damodar
Lyrics: G. S. Akhtar
Duniya Na Mane | V. Shantaram | Shanta Apte, Raja Nene, Vasanti, Shakuntala Paranjpye, Keshavrao Date, Vimla Vashishta, Master Chhotu, Karmarkar, Gauri | Social Drama | Prabhat Film Company Music: Keshavrao Bhole
Lyrics: Munshi Aziz

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Fakhr-E-Islam | Nanubhai Vakil, Safdar Mirza | Khatoon, Gulam Sabir, Patience Cooper, Rashida, Indu, Nurjahan | Costume | Indira Movies. Music:
Lyrics:
Gangavataran | Dada Phalke | Shanta Hublikar, Barchi Bahadur, Chitnis, Deshpande, Suresh, Bhagwat, Shankarrao Bhosle, Kusum Despande, Dongre, Ahmed Khan, Anusuya, Ibrahim | Devotional | Kolhapur Cinetone. Music: Phalke, Vishwanathbua Jadhav
Lyrics:
Gentleman Daku | Ram Daryani | Leela Chitnis, Yusuf Effendi, Gope, Kokila, Ramlal, Amirbai Karnataki, Majid, Manek, Omkar | Action | Daryani Productions. Music: Anil Biswas
Lyrics: M. R. Kapoor
Gulbadan | K. Rathod | Mehar Sultana, Ashiq Hussain, Bulbule, Himmatlal, Ansuya, Gulab, Kantilal, Fazlu, Samson, Miss Pokhraj | Legend | Vishnu Cine. Music: K. Panchigar
Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari
Guru Ghantal | Kikubhai Desai |  | Costume Action | Music:
Lyrics:
His Highness | Balwant Bhatt | Sardar Akhtar, Jayant, Shirin, Umakant, M. ahur, Lallubhai, Jahangir, Gulab, Ismail | Action | Prakash Pictures. Music: Shankar Rao, Lallubhai
Lyrics:
Hurricane Hansa | R. N. Vaidya | Fearless Nadia, John Cawas, Sardar Mansur, Master Mohammed, Boman Shroff, Dalpat, Sayani Atish, Husn Banu, Master Chotu, Minoo Cooper | Action | Wadia Movietone. Music: Master Mohammed
Lyrics:
Iman Farosh | B. S. Rajhans | Khursheed, Zebunissa, Prabhashankar, Bibijan, Balabhai, Shakir | Action | Music: Mir Sahib
Lyrics: Zia Sarhadi
Insaaf | J. P. Advani | Yusuf Effendi, Leela Chitnis, Ashalata, Gope, Indurani, Kashmiri, Omkar Devaskar, Prem Kumari, Amirbai Karnataki, Ramlal | Social | Daryani Production. Music: Anil Biswas
Lyrics: G. S. Akhtar
Izzat | Franz Osten | Ashok Kumar, Devika Rani, Mumtaz Ali, Vimla Kumari, Kamta Prasad, Manohar Ghatwal, P. F. Pithawala, M. Nazir, Amir Ali | Costume Drama | Bombay Talkies Music: Saraswati Devi
Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap

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Jagat Kesari | Homi Master | Dinshaw Billimoria, Sulochana, Ruby Myers, Ghulam Mohammed, Ghulam Rasool, Lakshmi, Jilloobai, Jumuna Sr, Jamshedji, Sayed Ahmed | Costume | Imperial Film Company. Music: Jamshedji, Khan Sahib
Lyrics:
Jagirdar | Mehboob Khan | Motilal, Surendra, Bibbo, Yakub, Maya Devi, Ram Marathe, Bhudo Advani, Pesi Patel, Zia Sarhadi, Sankatha Prasad | Social | Sagar Pictures. Music: Anil Biswas
Lyrics: Zia Sarhadi
Jawahir-e-Hind | Chunilal Parekh | K. G. Rao, Rama Sashi, Sultan Alam, Nurjahan, Tarabai | Social | N. I. Movietone. Music: Shanti Kumar
Lyrics: Munshi Asif
Jeevan Prabhat | Franz Osten | Devika Rani, Renuka Devi, Maya Devi, Kishore Sahu, Mumtaz Ali, Vimla Devi, Chandraprabha, Tarabai, Saroj Borkar, Kamta Prasad, P. F. Pithawala | Social Family Drama | Bombay Talkies Music: Saraswati Devi
Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap
Jeevan Jyoti | M. R. Kapoor | Urmila Devi, R. L. Monge, Shakuntala Devi, Ghulam Qadir, Sunalini Devi, Gulzar, Firoza Begum, Gobind Ram | Social | Mohini Films. Music: Gobind Ram
Lyrics: Wali Saheb
Jeevan Swapna | Jaddanbai | Mehtab, Sitara Devi, A. Hussain, Marutirao, Shanta Devi, Anees Khatoon | Social | Sangeet Film Company. Music: Jaddanbai
Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi
Kal Ki Baat | R. S. Choudhry | Rose, Surendra, Zebunissa, Durga Khote Jani Babu, Shakir, Mubarak, Bibijan | Costume | Music: Mir Sahib
Lyrics: Zia Sarhadi, N. P. Betaab
Kala Bhoot | A. M. Khan | Navinchandra, Rajkumari, Gohar Karnataki, Bose, Bashir, Sofia, Razak, Ali | Costume Suspense | Indian Liberty. Music: Damodar Sharma
Lyrics: A. M. Khan
Khan Bahadur | Sohrab Modi | Sohrab Modi, Naseem Banu, Prem Adib, E. Tarapore, Sharifa, Sadiq Ali, Sheela, | Social | Minerva Movietone. Music: B. S. Hoogan
Lyrics:
Khudai Khidmatgar | Vithaldas Panchotia | Mazhar Khan, Rampyari, Khalil, V. Panchotia, Radharani, Shyam Sunder, Sarla Devi, A. R. Pehalwan, Fida Hussain, Jaishankar Pehalwan, | Action | Bharat Laxmi Pictures. Music: Nagardas Nayak
Lyrics: Tanveer Naqvi
Khwab Ki Duniya | Vijay Bhatt | Sardar Akhtar, Jayant, Shirin Banu, Madhav Marathe, Umakant, Zahur, Ismail, Lallubhai | Fantasy | Prakash Pictures. Music: Lallubhai Naik
Lyrics: Pandit Anuj
Kisan Kanya | M. Gidwani | Padma Devi, Ghulam Mohammed, Sayed Ahmed, Jilloobai, Nissar, Gani | Social | Imperial Pictures. First colour film processed in India (Sairandhari (1933) was processed in Germany) Music:
Lyrics:
Kiski Pyari a.k.a. Whose Love? | Akhtar Nawaz | Jal Merchant, Zubeida, Premlata, Khalil, Ghulam Hussain, Noor Jehan, Akhtar Nawaz, Anees Khatoon, Aghajan, Bittanbai | Social | Sunrise Pictures. Music:
Lyrics:
Kokila | Sarvottam Badami | Motilal, Shobhana Samarth, Sitara Devi, Sabita Devi, Maya Bannerji, Kayam Ali, Sankatha Prasad, Siddiqi | Social | Sagar Movietone. Music: Anil Biswas
Lyrics: Siddiqi
Kuldeepak | A. M. Khan | Shiraz, Gohar Karnataki, F. M. Khan, Garib Shah, Rafique Ghaznavi, Anwaribai, Almas, Bibijan | Social Family Drama | Mohan Pictures. Music:
Lyrics:
Kulvadhu | Sarvottam Badami | Motilal, Sabita Devi, Gulzar, Pesi Patel, Pande, Jamu Patel | Social | Sagar Pictures. Music: Pransukh M. Nayak
Lyrics: Siddiqui

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Lahiri Lutera | Nagendra Majumdar | Navinchandra, Vatsala Kumtekar, Uma Devi, Marutirao, Amritlal Nagar, Sofia, Roshan, Bhim, Bose | Action | Navin Pictures. Music: Damodar Sharma
Lyrics: Khalil
Mahageet | Hiren Bose | Surendra, Maya Bannerjee, Sitara Devi, Sankatha Prasad, Pesi Patel, Hiren Bose, Ashalata, Kayam Ali, Kashmiri, Bhudo Advani, Gulzar, Siddiqui | Social Romantic Musical | Sagar Movietone. Music: Anil Biswas
Lyrics: Zia Sarhadi
Mandir | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Rajkumari, Anees Khatoon, A. R. Pahelwan, Agha, Mahmood Shah, Akhtar Nawaz | Devotional | Shankar Talkies Corporation. Music: Ramzan Khan
Lyrics: Manjar Hashiri
Mere Lal | Gunjal | Pramila, Anant Marathe, Ram Marathe, W. M. Khan, Rafiqe Ghaznavi, Jamshedji, Jilloobai, Mukhtar, Ghulam Rasool, Sayed Ahmed, Rustom Poonawala | Social | Imperial Pictures. Music: H. C. Bali, Ram Gopal Pande
Lyrics: Kabil Amritsari
Meri Bhool | Shaily Ghosh | Navin Yagnik, Indurani, Paresh Bannerjee, Kokila, Shivrani, Nayampalli, Leela Pawar | Social | Tara Films. Music: Shivrani Ghosh
Lyrics: Pandit Indra
Milap | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Prithviraj Kapoor, Mazhar Khan, Indira Devi, Yakub, Bimla Kumari, Devbala, Ram Pyari, M. Esmail | Costume | Moti Mahal Theatres. Music: K. C. Dey
Lyrics:
Mitti Ka Putla | Jayant Desai | Madhuri, E. Billimoria, Charlie, Ishwarlal, Anees Khatoon, Ghory, Bhupatrai, Keki Bawa, Shanta Devi |  | Music:
Lyrics:
Modern Lady | Jyotish Mukherjee | Ram Dulari, Mohammed Hussain, Chandra, Hashmat | Action | Kali Films. Music:
Lyrics:
Modern Youth | D. T. Shivdasani | Navin Yagnik, Hansa Wadkar, Benjamin, Sarla, S Nasir, Dina Nath | Action | Golden Eagle. Music: Sundardas Bhatia
Lyrics: Gauri Shankar Lal 'Akhtar'
Moti Ka Haar | Jaddanbai | Mehtab, Ashiq Hussain, Anita Devi, Baby Nargis, Shamlal, P. L. Santoshi | Social | Sangeet Movietone. Music: Jaddanbai
Lyrics:
Mr. 420 | Sorabji Kerawala | Indubala, Akbar, Manjar, Sorabji Kerawala, Abdulla, Anwaribai, Nurjahan | Action | Star Films. Music: Chhailaram Solanki
Lyrics:
Mukti | P.C. Barua | P. C. Barua, Kanan Devi, Nawab, Menaka Devi, Sailen Chowdhary, Jadish Sethi, Pankaj Mullick, Bikram Kapoor, Prafulla Roy, Devbala, Amar Mullick | Social Family Drama | New Theatres. Music: Pankaj Mullick
Lyrics: Arzu Lucknavi

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Naujawan | Aspi Irani | Husn Banu, Gulshan, Harishchandra Rao, Miya Allavally, Minoo The Mystic | Action | Wadia Movietone. Music: Master Mohammed
Lyrics:
New Searchlight | Homi Master | D. Billimoria, Jilloobai, Sulochana, Jamshedji, Ghulam Mohammed, Rustom Poonawala, Ghulam Rasool | Social | Imperial Music: Hakim Shahid, Munshi Shahid
Lyrics:
Nishan-e-Jung | A. R. Kabuli | Zebunissa, Abdul Rehman Kabuli, Shiraz Moti, S. Alam, Haroon, Gulab | Action | Prince Movies. Music:
Lyrics:
Parakh | Baburao Apte | Indira Wadkar, Rajkumari, Madhav Kale, Baby Noor Jehan, Nurjahan, M. Ghatwai | Action | Dwarka Pictures. Music: B. S. Hoogan
Lyrics:
Pardesi Pankhi | Chandulal Shah | E. Billimoria, Gohar Mamajiwala, Shanta, Ishwarlal, Khatoon, Dixit, Charlie, Ghory, Bhupatrai | Action | Ranjit Pictures. Music: Bannekhan
Lyrics: Narayan Prasad Betaab
Pratibha | Baburao Painter | Durga Khote, Keshavrao Date, Raja Paranjpe, Hirabai Barodekar, Vishnupant, Aundhkar, V. S. Jog, Master Shyam, Miss Heera, S. D. Danve | Costume Drama | Shalini Cinetone. Music: Govindrao Tembe
Lyrics: Pandit Anand Kumar
Prem Kahani | Franz Osten | Ashok Kumar, Madhurika, Maya Devi, Mumtaz Ali, Vimala Devi, N. M. Joshi, P. F. Pithawala, Saroj Borkar, Manohar Ghatwani, Chandraprabha, Kamta Prasad | Social | Bombay Talkies. Music: Saraswati Devi
Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap
Prem Yatra | Prafulla Roy | Khursheed, Wasti, Mayuri, Leelavati, Rafique Ghaznavi, Mubarak, Mirza Musharraf, Vidya Devi | Social | New Orient. Music: Q. S. Zahoor
Lyrics: Hakim Ahmad Shuja
Premveer | Master Vinayak | Vinayak, Ashalata, D. S. Salvi, Pethkar, Gharpure, Kashmiri, Phiroze, B. Pawar | Romantic Comedy | Huns Pictures. Music: Annashib Mainkar
Lyrics: Pandit Indra
President | Nitin Bose | K. L. Saigal, Leela Desai, Kamlesh Kumari, Jagdish Sethi, Bikram Kapoor, Devbala, Nawab | Social | New Theatres. Ek Bangla Bane Niyaara. Music: Pankaj Mullick, R. C. Boral
Lyrics:
Punjab Lancers | Homi Master, Narayan Devare | Fatma Begum, Laxmi, Urmila, Kanta, Ghulam Rasool, Master Nissar, Kapi, Ebrahim, Sayed Ahmed, Chemist, Asooji, Master Madhavlal Damodar | Action | Imperial Film Company Music: Master Madhavlal
Lyrics:

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Qazzak Ki Ladki | Sultan Mirza | Surendra, Bibbo, Dattu, D. P. Rai, Verman, Iftekhar, Sushila, Sarla, Sadiqe, Kashmiri, Mirza Musharraf | Costume | Rainbow Films. Music: Ishrat Sultana
Lyrics: Dr. Samad
Sagar Ka Sher | Yakub | Yakub, Bibbo, Ram Marathe, Kayam Ali, David, Sankatha Prasad, Pesi Patel, Mehdi Raja, Zaverbhai, Pande |  | Sagar Pictures. Music: Pransukh Nayak
Lyrics: Waqif
Samaj Patan | Prafulla Roy | Ahindra Choudhury, Indubala, R. P. Kapoor, Devbala, D. Sarkari | Social | Bharat Lakshmi. Music: Nagardas Naik
Lyrics:
Saqi | J. P. Advani | P. Jairaj, Khursheed, Kashinath, Kamalakar, Jena, Hari Shivdasani | Action | Variety Pictures. Music: Sunderdas Bhatia
Lyrics: Munshi Jilani Sham
Sarojini | T. G. Lalwani | Rajkumari, Mubarak, Moti, Nurjahan, Zohra Sehgal, Fatty Prasad, Hamida Banu | Social | Vinset Pictures. Music: Anil Biswas
Lyrics: M. R. Kapoor
Sati Pingala | D. K. Kale | Indira Wadkar, Kusum Deshpande, Kelkar, Raja Pandit, Pathak | Devotional | Music: R. S. Pathak
Lyrics: Pandit Indra
Savitri | Franz Osten | Ashok Kumar, Devika Rani, Mumtaz Ali, Sunita Devi, Maya Devi, Kamta Prasad, Saroj Borkar, M. Nazir, Susheela, Tarabai, Chandraprabha, P. F. Pithawala | Mythology Legend | Bombay Talkies. Music: Saraswati Devi
Lyrics: J. S. Kashyap
Shadi Ka Mamla | Mamam Warerkar | Hansa Wadkar, Baburao Pendharkar, Master Chhotu | Social | M. Thakker. Music:
Lyrics:
Shama Parwana | D. N. Madhok | Ishwarlal, Madhuri, Bhupat Rai, Dixit, Charlie, Usharani, Kesari, Dilip (Nazir) | Social | Ranjit Movietone Music: Banne Khan
Lyrics: Zia Sarhadi
Sharafi Loot | D. N. Madhok | Ishwarlal, Khatoon, Ghory, Charlie, Dixit, Ram Apte, Bhupatrai | Action | Ranjit Movietone. Music: Rewashankar
Lyrics: D. N. madhok
Sinhaldweep Ki Sundari | Kikubhai Desai | Sardar Mansur, Navinchandra, Ali, Mirajkar, Meharunnisa, Bacha, Gohar Karnataki, Shahzadi, Ali | Action | Indian Liberty. Music: Damodar Sharma
Lyrics:
Swaraj Ke Sipahi | Mohan Singh | Radharani, Snehlata, O. K. Dhar, Shyam Sunder, Fakir Mohammed, Jeevan, Munshi Khanjar | Action | Murli Pictures. Music: Badri Prasad
Lyrics:

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Taranhar | Kikubhai Desai | Gohar Karnataki, Ibrahim, Bachcha, Nurjahan, Mansur, Mehrunisa, Ali, Bose | Action | Indian Liberty. Music: Damodar Sharma
Lyrics:
Toofani Tarzan | Homi Wadia | Gulshan, John Cawas, Nazira, Boman Shroff, Dalpat, Dilawar, Chandrashekhar | Action Adventure | Wadia Movietone Music: Master Mohammed
Lyrics: Pandit Gyan Chandra
Toofani Khazana | G. K. Mehta | P. Jairaj, Urmila Devi, Shah Nawaz, Gulab, Dinkar, Yusuf, Bahi Desa, Aspi | Action | Firdausi Pics. Music:
Lyrics:
Toofani Toli a.k.a. Reckless Rogues | Jayant Desai | E. Billimoria, Madhuri, Ishwarlal, Dixit, Ghory, Anees Khatoon, Waheedan Bai, Ram Apte, Shahjahan, Kalyani Das, Bhupatrai, Kantilal | Action | Ranjit Film Co. Music: (Jnan Dutt) Gyan Dutt
Lyrics: Pyare Lal Santoshi
Usne Kya Socha | I. S. Hafisji | Ratanbai, W. M. Khan, Rafique Ghaznavi, Anant Marathe, Baby Suraiya, Rustom Poonawala, Jamshedji, Mukhtar, Asooji | Social | Imperial Film Company. Music: H. C. Bali
Lyrics:
Vanraj Kesari | Dhirubhai Desai | Ansuya, Ashiq Hussain, Bulbule, Kantilal, Himmatlal, Aruna Devi, P. R. Joshi, Fazlu, Samson | Costume | Vishnu Cinetone. Music: Ali Hasan Javed
Lyrics:
Vidyapati | Debaki Bose | Leela Desai Prithviraj Kapoor, Pahari Sanyal, Kanan Devi, K. N. Singh, Rampyari, Chhaya Devi, K. C. Dey, Nemo, Kidar Sharma, Mohammed Ishaq | Biopic Drama | New Theatres. Music: R. C. Boral
Lyrics: Kidar Sharma
Wahan | K. N. Kale | Leela Chitnis, Chandra Mohan, Shanta Apte, Prahlad, Vasant Desai, Ulhas, Aruna Devi, Master Chhotu | Costume | Prabhat Film Company. Music: Master Krishnarao
Lyrics: Pt. Narottam Vyas
Wah Ri Duniya | Gunjal | Sulochana (Ruby Myers), D. Billimoria, Ghulam Mohammed, Lakshmi, Asooji, Sayed Ahmed, Jumna, Baba Vyas | Action | Music:
Lyrics:
Zambo The Ape Man | M. Bhavnani | Navin Yagnik, Sarla, Indira Wadkar, Salvi, Ghulam Qadir, Charlie, D. S. Salvi, David, Nayampalli | Action | Bhavnani Productions. Music: Badri Prasad
Lyrics: Badri Prasad
Zamin Ka Chand | Jayant Desai | Madhuri, E. Billimoria, Ishwarlal, Ghory, Bhupatrai, Dixit, Ram Apte | Social | Ranjit Pictures. Music: Banne Khan
Lyrics: Arzu Lucknavi

## References

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1. ^ Dwyer, Rachel (2006). Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 9781134380701.
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