'''Indian Kinema Arts''' Silent studio; Est: 1927 in Calcutta by exhibitor Ghanshyamdas Chokhani. First film was the influential Punarjanma (1927) scripted by [[Premankur Atorthy]] and shot by [[Nitin Bose]], the début of a combination that later launched International Filmcraft with Chasher Meye (1931). With [[P.C. Barua]]’s Barua Pics and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhiren_Ganguly|Dhiren Ganguly]]’s [[British Dominion Films]], this studio is a direct predecessor of the [[New Theatres]]. Following the advent of New Theatres (1931), it was taken over by B.D. Rawal and converted into a studio facility for hire. [[Studio]]