How the Bombay Talkies studio became Hindi cinema's original dream factory

Bombay Talkies, 'Vacchan', Production still showing forest set inside the studio, 1938
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Bombay Talkies, 'Nirmala', Ashok Kumar in a marriage procession sequence, 1937

By 1935, starting with the murder mystery Jawani ki Hawa, Bombay Talkies regularly began producing Hindi films with Devika Rani as its main star.

Bombay Talkies, 'Jeevan Naiya', Open air night time party scene, 1936
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Bombay Talkies, 'Nirmala', Ashok Kumar in a marriage procession sequence, 1937

Bombay Talkies, 'Izzat', Production still of Franz Osten & Josef Wirsching with camera setup, 1937

Indian films and posters from 1930