Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of Ardeshir Marwan Irani

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Jul 3, 2013, 6:02:22 AM (11 years ago)

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UshaR

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Ardeshir Marwan Irani

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 film as exhibitor representing Western Indian
 interests of Universal Film. Partnered
-Abdulally Esoofally in exhibition interests
+[[Abdulally Esoofally]] in exhibition interests
 launched with acquisition of Alexandra and
 Majestic theatres (1914). The partnership lasted
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 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
+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
+studio, [[Imperial Film]] (1926). A ‘mogul’ in the
 mould of the big Hollywood studio bosses;
 credited with between 225 and 250
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 including Farsi (Dukhtar-e-Lur, the first Iranian
 sound film). Early screen directions often
-jointly credited to Naval Gandhi but took rare
+jointly credited to [[Naval Gandhi]] but took rare
 solo directorial credit for India’s first full sound
-feature, Alam Ara, for which, having imported
+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
+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