Biography
Khan Bahadur Ardeshir Irani (5 December 1886 – 14 October 1969) was a writer, director, producer, actor, film distributor, film showman and cinematographer in the silent and sound eras of early Indian cinema. He is considered one of the greatest personalities in recent Indian Cinema. He was the director of India's first sound film Alam Ara. He was the producer of India's first colour film Kisan Kanya. He was renowned for making films in Hindi, Telugu, English, German, Indonesian, Persian, Urdu and Tamil. He was a successful entrepreneur who owned film theatres, a gramophone agency, and a car agency.
Filmography
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Movies 10
Producer 5
Director 3
Producer
Shirin and Farhad (1935)
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Producer
Ferdowsi (1934)
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Director
Lor Girl (1933)
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Producer
Draupadi (1932)
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Producer
Kalidas (1931)
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Cinematography
Madhuri (1928)
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Cinematographer
Bulbule Paristan (1926)
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Director
The Debt of Sin (1924)
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Producer
Veer Abhimanyu (1922)
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1886-12-05
Deathday1969-10-14 (82 years old)
Birth PlacePune, India
CitizenshipsDominion of India, British Raj, India
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