| | 1 | '''Minerva Movietone''' |
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| | 4 | Est: 1936 by Sohrab Modi and his brother |
| | 5 | Rustom. It emerged from Stage Films, set up in |
| | 6 | 1935 to film the stage repertoire of Rustom’s |
| | 7 | group, Arya Subodh Natak Mandali. Renowned |
| | 8 | for big-budget historicals, the studio benefited |
| | 9 | from the Modi family’s existing distribution |
| | 10 | interests in Gwalior, expanded by the third |
| | 11 | brother, Keki Modi, into Western India |
| | 12 | Theatres, owning a chain of 27 theatres in 10 |
| | 13 | cities. Set up the first Technicolor laboratory |
| | 14 | (1952) with Film Group and made Jhansi Ki |
| | 15 | Rani (1953). |
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| | 17 | [[Studio]] |