'''1933: Key Events''' * The Indian Air Force is formed, named ‘Royal’ during WW2. The Indian Military Academy is started at Dehra Dun on the lines of the Sandhurst academy. * The government of India nationalises radio broadcasting. * Choudhury Rehmat Ali’s note of 28 January is the first time the word ‘Pakistan’ (Land of the Pure) is used: it is also a loose acronym for ‘Punjab, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Sind, Baluchistan’. * In Calcutta, Bengal Lamps is India’s first manufacturer of light bulbs and electrical equipment. * Natyamanwantar stages its landmark Marathi stage production, Andhalyanchi Shala. * [[Prabhat Studio]] moves to Pune; its Sairandhri, processsed and printed in Germany, becomes India’s first colour film. * [[Kolhapur Cinetone]] is started. [[Wadia Movietone]] is founded, establishing the stunt film as a respectable, big- budget genre, with [[Hunterwali]] (1935). * [[Vijay Bhatt]] and others start Prakash Pictures. * [[Vel Pictures]] and Tamil Nadu Talkies are launched in Madras. * [[Himansu Rai]]’s fourth international venture, [[Karma]], is premièred in London. * The air-conditioned Regal Cinema opens in Bombay.