Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Ardeshir Marwan Irani

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Jun 23, 2012, 11:26:40 AM (12 years ago)

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Ardeshir Marwan Irani

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+'''Irani, Ardeshir Marwan(1886-1969)'''
+
+Director and producer in several languages;
+born in Pune. Studied at the J.J. School of Art in
+Bombay; teacher and kerosene inspector
+before joining his father in the phonograph and
+musical instruments trade in Bombay. Entered
+film as exhibitor representing Western Indian
+interests of Universal Film. Partnered
+Abdulally Esoofally in exhibition interests
+launched with acquisition of Alexandra and
+Majestic theatres (1914). The partnership lasted
+55 years. Initially went into film production to
+keep distribution outlets supplied. Launched
+Star Film (1920) in partnership with Bhogilal
+K.M. Dave, releasing their first film, Manilal
+Joshi’s Veer Abhimanyu in 1922. They
+became Majestic Film (1923), then Royal Art
+Studio (1925) and finally the major silent era
+studio, Imperial Film (1926). A ‘mogul’ in the
+mould of the big Hollywood studio bosses;
+credited with between 225 and 250
+productions in his lifetime, about half in the
+silent era, and talkies in nine languages
+including Farsi (Dukhtar-e-Lur, the first Iranian
+sound film). Early screen directions often
+jointly credited to Naval Gandhi but took rare
+solo directorial credit for India’s first full sound
+feature, Alam Ara, for which, having imported
+a sound technician from Hollywood (Wilford
+Deming), he finally recorded most of the sound
+himself. Bought rights to Cinecolour process
+and set up colour laboratory, producing India’s
+first indigenously processed colour film Kisan
+Kanya (1937). Produced only one film after
+Imperial went into liquidation in 1938 (Pujari,
+1946) but remained active member of the
+Indian Motion Picture Producers Association
+(IMPPA) of which he had been, in 1933, its first
+president. In 1974, Kennedy Bridge in Bombay
+was renamed Ardeshir Bridge and his Jyoti
+Studios (Est: 1939) passed to his son, Shapur A.
+Irani.
+
+
+'''FILMOGRAPHY:''' 1924: Mumbai Ni Sethani;
+Shahjehan; Paap No Fej; 1925: Navalsha
+Hirji (all St); 1931: Alam Ara; 1933: Dukhtare-
+Lur.
+
+[[Director]]
+
+[[Producer]]