Rajkamal Kalamandir was a noted film production company and studio in Mumbai. It was established by V. Shantaram in 1942, after he left

Prabhat Films Prabhat Film Company (popularly known as Prabhat Films) was an Indian film production company and film studios founded in 1929 by the noted film director V.Shantaram and his friends. It was formed in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India in 1929, toward ...

. The studio produced films both in Hindi and Marathi, and it was best known for '' Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani'' (1946), '' Amar Bhoopali'' (1951), '' Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje'' (1955), '' Do Aankhen Barah Haath'' (1957), '' Navrang'' (1959) and '' Pinjra'' (1972). In its heyday, Rajkamal was one of the most sophisticated studios of the country.

History

Prabhat Films was founded in Kolhapur, in 1929, towards the end of the silent films' era, by the V. Shantaram and V.G. Damle. The studio later shifted to Pune; here Shantaram directed notable films ''

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'' (1934) and '' Kunku'' (''

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'', Hindi) in 1937. However, he parted ways in 1942, when bought the premises of Wadia Movietone in Mumbai. Wadia Movietone was established in 1933 by the Wadia brothers J. B. H. Wadia and Homi Wadia, who were most known for ''

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'' (1935). The studio released its debut feature film, ''

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'' in 1943, which was followed by films such as '' Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani'' (1946), '' Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje'' (1955), '' Do Aankhen Barah Haath'' (1957) and '' Navrang'' (1959), as well as '' Amar Bhoopali'' (1951) and '' Pinjra'' (1972) in Marathi.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1943) * '' Parbat Pe Apna Dera'' (1944) * '' Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1949) * '' Dahej'' (1950) * '' Amar Bhoopali'' (1951) * '' Parchhain'' (1952) * '' Teen Batti Char Raasta'' (1953) * ''

Surang ''Surang'' () is a 1953 film directed by V. Shantaram for his Rajkamal Kalamandir banner. The story and dialogue were by Vinod Kumar with music by Shivram Krishna and lyrics by Shewan Rizwi. The actor Chandrashekhar came into prominence with hi ...

'' (1953) * ''

Subah Ka Tara ''Subah Ka Tara'' (The Morning Star) is a 1954 Hindi social romantic film directed by V. Shantaram. The film was produced by Rajkamal Kalamandir and had story and dialogues by Shams Lucknavi. The director of photography was G. Balkrishna. It had ...

'' (1954) * '' Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1956) * ''

Do Ankhen Barah Haath ''Do Aankhen Barah Haath'' () is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by V. Shantaram, who also starred. It is considered to be one of the classics of Hindi cinema and is based on humanistic psychology. It won a Silver Bear at the 8 ...

'' (1958) * '' Navrang'' (1959) * '' Stree'' (1961) * '' Sehra'' (1963) * ''

Geet Gaya Patharon Ne ''Geet Gaya Patharon Ne'' () is a 1964 Hindi-language drama film, produced and directed by V. Shantaram on V. Shantaram Productions banner. Starring Jeetendra, Rajshree which were first marked debut to both of them and music is composed by R ...

'' (1964) * '' Ladki Sahyadri Ki'' (1966) * '' Boond Jo Ban Gayee Moti'' (1967) * '' Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli'' (1971) * '' Pinjra'' (1972) * ''

Jhanjhaar ''Jhanjhaar'' (Fire) is a 1987 Hindi social drama film directed by V. Shantaram. Made under Rajkamal Kalamandir banner it was a V. Shantaram Productions film. It had music by Kalyanji Anandji. The film starred Sushant Ray (Shantaram's grandson), ...

'' (1987)

References

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