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{{Short description|Indian writer, director, producer, actor, film distributor, and cinematographer (1886–1969)}} | |||
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| name = Ardeshir Irani | | name = Ardeshir Irani | ||
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| birth_place = [[Pune]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]] | | birth_place = [[Pune]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]] | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1969|10|14|1886|12|5|df=yes}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|1969|10|14|1886|12|5|df=yes}} | ||
| death_place = [[ | | death_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] | ||
| known_for = [[Cinema of India|Early Indian cinema]] | | known_for = [[Cinema of India|Early Indian cinema]] | ||
| alma_mater = [[Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art|Sir J. J. School of Art]] | | alma_mater = [[Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art|Sir J. J. School of Art]] | ||
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'''Khan Bahadur Ardeshir Irani''' (5 December 1886 | '''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 was the one of the greatest legend of today's 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 language|Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[English language|English]], [[German language|German]], [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. He was a successful entrepreneur who owned film theatres, a [[Phonograph record|gramophone]] agency, and a car agency. | ||
==Life and career== | ==Life and career== | ||
Ardeshir Irani was born into a [[Parsis|Parsi]] [[Zoroastrian]] family on 5 December 1886 in [[Pune]], [[Bombay Presidency]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-10-19|title=Ardeshir Irani, the father of Indian talkies who had many other milestones to his name|url=https://parsikhabar.net/film/ardeshir-irani-the-father-of-indian-talkies-who-had-many-other-milestones-to-his-name/21171/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-14|website=Parsi Khabar|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Fish|first=Laura|date=2018-05-04|title=The Bombay interlude: Parsi transnational aspirations in the first Persian sound film|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/20403526.2018.1480702|journal=Transnational Cinemas|volume=9|issue=2|pages=197–211|doi=10.1080/20403526.2018.1480702|issn=2040-3526}}</ref> In 1905, Irani became the Indian representative of [[Universal Studios]] and he ran [[Alexander Cinema]] in [[Bombay]] with [[Abdulally Esoofally]] for over forty years. It was at Alexandera Cinema that Ardeshir Irani learnt the rules of the art of filmmaking and became fascinated by the medium. In 1917, Irani entered the field of film production and produced his first silent feature film, ''Nala Damayanti'', which released in 1920. | Ardeshir Irani was born into a [[Parsis|Parsi]] [[Zoroastrian]] family on 5 December 1886 in [[Pune]], [[Bombay Presidency]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-10-19|title=Ardeshir Irani, the father of Indian talkies who had many other milestones to his name|url=https://parsikhabar.net/film/ardeshir-irani-the-father-of-indian-talkies-who-had-many-other-milestones-to-his-name/21171/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927123642/https://parsikhabar.net/film/ardeshir-irani-the-father-of-indian-talkies-who-had-many-other-milestones-to-his-name/21171/ |archive-date=27 September 2020 |access-date=2021-01-14|website=Parsi Khabar|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Fish|first=Laura|date=2018-05-04|title=The Bombay interlude: Parsi transnational aspirations in the first Persian sound film|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/20403526.2018.1480702|journal=Transnational Cinemas|volume=9|issue=2|pages=197–211|doi=10.1080/20403526.2018.1480702|issn=2040-3526}}</ref> In 1905, Irani became the Indian representative of [[Universal Studios]] and he ran [[Alexander Cinema]] in [[Bombay]] with [[Abdulally Esoofally]] for over forty years. It was at Alexandera Cinema that Ardeshir Irani learnt the rules of the art of filmmaking and became fascinated by the medium. In 1917, Irani entered the field of film production and produced his first silent feature film, ''Nala Damayanti'', which released in 1920. | ||
In 1922, Irani joined [[Bhogilal Dave]], the former manager of [[Dadasaheb Phalke]]'s [[Dadasaheb Phalke#Hindustan Films|Hindustan Films]], and established [[Star Films]]. Their first silent feature film, ''Veer Abhimanyu'' was released in 1922 and starred [[Fatima Begum]] in the female lead. Dave, a graduate of the New York School of Photography, shot the films while Irani directed and produced them. [[Star Films]] produced seventeen films before Irani and Dave dissolved the partnership. | In 1922, Irani joined [[Bhogilal Dave]], the former manager of [[Dadasaheb Phalke]]'s [[Dadasaheb Phalke#Hindustan Films|Hindustan Films]], and established [[Star Films]]. Their first silent feature film, ''Veer Abhimanyu'' was released in 1922 and starred [[Fatima Begum]] in the female lead. Dave, a graduate of the New York School of Photography, shot the films while Irani directed and produced them. [[Star Films]] produced seventeen films before Irani and Dave dissolved the partnership. | ||
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[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]] | ||
[[Category:People from Pune]] | |||
[[Category:Irani people]] <!-- like Parsi, but the other kind of Indian Zoroastrian --> | [[Category:Irani people]] <!-- like Parsi, but the other kind of Indian Zoroastrian --> | ||
[[Category:1886 births]] | [[Category:1886 births]] | ||
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[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]] | [[Category:Hindi-language film directors]] | ||
[[Category:Indian silent film directors]] | [[Category:Indian silent film directors]] | ||