Osian's Auction Catalogue The Osianama Series |February 2013

63 The Silent Era & Early Years Of Hindi Cinema 1928 - 1930s 28 Jilloo, Khalil & Johra in Bharti Mata  1932 Imperial Film Company / Pesi Karani B/w print on photographic paper (PHO) 7.4 x 9.3 in (18.8 x 23.6 cm) ` 20,000 – 40,000 US$ 360 – 720 Founded by the father of Indian Talkies, Ardeshir Irani, Imperial Film Company (1926-1946) emerged as India’s premier production house in the 1930s. It made some landmark films including the first talkie Alam Ara (1931), the first Hindi-English bi-lingual Noorjahan (1931), the first Persian talkie Dokhtar-e- lur (1933) and India’s first color film Kisan Kanya (1937).