Chandulal shah biography templates

Chandulal Jesangbhai Shah (13 April 1898 – 25 Nov 1975) was a famous official, producer and screenwriter of Amerindic films,^[1] who founded Ranjit Studios in 1929.^[2][3]

Early life

Shah was autochthon in 1898 in Jamnagar, Gujerat, British India.

He studied mock Sydenham College in Bombay (now Mumbai) and got a approval at the Bombay Stock Alternate in 1924. While waiting ballot vote get a job he helped his brother, J. D. Mehtar of chitral, who was a writer in behalf of mythological films.^[4] He was known as by the "Laxmi Film Company" to direct a film Vimla in 1925 as its leader Manilal Joshi was bedridden.

Chandulal Shah not only directed ethics film but also went turning over to do two more flicks for the company, Panch Danda (1925) and Madhav Kam Kundala (1926) before returning to honesty Stock Exchange.

Film career

Amarchand Shroff, a friend of Shah, who was with the Laxmi Hide Company, brought him to Kohinoor Film Company where he culminating came into contact with Gohar, a contact that eventually matured into both a personal streak professional relationship.

The first integument independently directed by him terrestrial Kohinoor was Typist Girl (1926) starring Sulochana and Gohar which was made in 17 epoch. The film did extremely convulsion at the box-office leading Gaekwar of baroda to direct another five big screen for the studio all featuring Gohar. Of these, the ascendant famous was Gunsundari (1927).

Dissatisfied with Kohinoor, Shah and Gohar went to Jagdish Film Observer where Shah wrote and headed four films all with Gohar.

In 1929, Shah and Gohar founded Ranjit Studios at Bombay financed by Vithaldas Thakoredas. Wedge produced films between 1929 nearby mid-1970s. The company began preparation of silent films in 1929 under the banner Ranjit Membrane Company and by 1932 difficult to understand made 39 pictures, most be fond of them social dramas.

With say publicly advent of sound, Ranjit Disc Company became Ranjit Movietone draw 1932 and during the Thirties produced numerous successful talkies representative the rate of about tremor a year. At this while, the studio employed around Ccc actors, technicians and other team. Some of successful film model the studio include Sati Savitri (1932), Barrister’s Wife (1935) Leadership Secretary (1938), Achhut (1940), Tansen (1943), Moorti (1943) and Jogan (1950).

Besides Filmmaking, Chandulal Shah further devoted a lot of patch to the organizational work classic the Indian Film Industry.

Both the Silver Jubilee (1939) survive the Golden Jubilee of nobleness Indian film Industry (1963) were celebrated under his guidance. Closure was the first president be a witness The Film Federation of Bharat formed in 1951 and all the more led an Indian delegation advice Hollywood the following year.^[5]

Later strive and death

Shah's downfall started while in the manner tha Raj Kapoor and Nargis starrer Paapi (1953) failed at high-mindedness box office.

He directed several films thereafter; Ootpatang (1955), Zameen ke Taare (1960) and Akeli Mat Jaiyo (1963), the aftermost co-directed with Nandlal Jaswantlal. Inaccuracy took to gambling and chessman racing. On 25 November 1975, the industry's most powerful guy, who once owned a abrupt of cars, was reduced bare travelling in buses and suitably penniless.^[6]

Filmography

Director

Writer

Producer

See also

Ranjit Studios

References

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