Filmmaker Shivendra Singh Dungarpur had told PTI a few years back, "It’s a sad commentary that we as a country have not been able to preserve even a single print of Alam Ara, not even in poorly-kept ...

No print of Alam Ara, India’s first talkie which pioneered song-and-dance routines in Hindi cinema exists today. The black-and-white classic No print of Alam Ara, India’s first talkie which pioneered ...

Google users in India were given a surprise cinema lesson Monday with a “Google Doodle” on the search engine's India homepage, celebrating the March 14, 1931 release of "Alam Ara," India's first ...

In 1929, Prithviraj Kapoor works to gain approval from Parsi filmmaker Ardeshir Irani of Imperial Studios, which produced India's first talkie, 'Alam Ara,' in 1931. Film historian Narendra Panjwani ...

HYDERABAD, (IANS) – South Indian film industries have always been a key contributor to Bollywood, both in terms of super hit stories and crossover stars like Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. While the ...