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== History ==
== History ==
[[Sashadhar Mukherjee|Shashadhar Mukherjee]], Rai Bahadur Chunilal (father of music director [[Madan Mohan (music director)|Madan Mohan]]), [[Ashok Kumar]], and [[Gyan Mukherjee]] left Bombay Talkies after the death of director [[Himanshu Rai]] and founded Filmistan Studios in 1943.<ref name="Gulzar593" />
[[Sashadhar Mukherjee|Shashadhar Mukherjee]], Rai Bahadur Chunilal (father of music director [[Madan Mohan (music director)|Madan Mohan]]), [[Ashok Kumar]], and [[Gyan Mukherjee]] left [[Bombay Talkies]] (Film production company and studio 1934-1953) after the death of director [[Himanshu Rai]] and founded Filmistan Studios With the fund's given by Osman Ali Khan “Nizam of Hyderabad” in 1943.<ref name="Gulzar593" />


[[Nasir Hussain]], who joined Filmistan in 1948 as a writer, was successful as a [[screenwriter]] for films such as ''Anarkali'', ''Munimji'' and ''Paying Guest''. He started [[film director|film direction]] with ''Tumsa Nahin Dekha'' and became a successful director. Filmistan produced a number of successful hit movies in the 1940s and 1950s, including hits such as ''Shaheed'' (1948), ''Shabnam'' (1949) and ''Sargam'' (1950) and successful films such as ''[[Anarkali (1953 film)|Anarkali]]'' (1953) and ''[[Nagin (1954 film)|Nagin]]'' (1954). Other notable films were ''[[Jagriti]]'' (1954), which won the [[Filmfare Best Movie Award]] in 1956, and also ''[[Munimji]]'' (1955), ''[[Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957 film)|Tumsa Nahin Dekha]]'' (1957) and ''[[Paying Guest]]'' (1957).
[[Nasir Hussain]], who joined Filmistan in 1948 as a writer, was successful as a [[screenwriter]] for films such as ''Anarkali'', ''Munimji'' and ''Paying Guest''. He started [[film director|film direction]] with ''Tumsa Nahin Dekha'' and became a successful director. Filmistan produced a number of successful hit movies in the 1940s and 1950s, including hits such as ''Shaheed'' (1948), ''Shabnam'' (1949) and ''Sargam'' (1950) and successful films such as ''[[Anarkali (1953 film)|Anarkali]]'' (1953) and ''[[Nagin (1954 film)|Nagin]]'' (1954). Other notable films were ''[[Jagriti]]'' (1954), which won the [[Filmfare Best Movie Award]] in 1956, and also ''[[Munimji]]'' (1955), ''[[Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957 film)|Tumsa Nahin Dekha]]'' (1957) and ''[[Paying Guest]]'' (1957).
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However, in 1958, Mukherjee left Filmistan to established his own studio, Filmalaya, and continued to produce films, such as ''[[Love in Shimla]]'' (1960) and ''[[Ek Musafir Ek Hasina]]'' (1962).<ref name="Gulzar593">[[#Gu|Gulzar, p. 593]]</ref>
However, in 1958, Mukherjee left Filmistan to established his own studio, Filmalaya, and continued to produce films, such as ''[[Love in Shimla]]'' (1960) and ''[[Ek Musafir Ek Hasina]]'' (1962).<ref name="Gulzar593">[[#Gu|Gulzar, p. 593]]</ref>


Eventually, Tolaram Jalan bought the studio from Sashadhar Mukherjee and Ashok Kumar in the late 1950s.<ref name="hindu">{{cite web | title = Filmistan not for sale, says studio owner |publisher= The Hindu| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/filmistan-not-for-sale-says-studio-owner/article1459911.ece |date=16 February 2011| accessdate = 2014-04-29 }}</ref>
Eventually, Tolaram Jalan bought the studio from Sashadhar Mukherjee and Ashok Kumar in the late 1950s.<ref name="hindu">{{cite web | title = Filmistan not for sale, says studio owner |work= The Hindu| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/filmistan-not-for-sale-says-studio-owner/article1459911.ece |date=16 February 2011| access-date = 2014-04-29 }}</ref>


In the following years, the studio wound down. ''Dooj Ka Chand'' made in 1964, and directed by [[Nitin Bose]], was one of the last films to come out of Filmistan Studios. The premises continued to function as a studio, with recent films such as ''[[Ra.One]]'' (2011) and ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]'' (2011), shot there.<ref>[http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/company/type/view/id/38191 Filmistan] at [[Bollywood Hungama]].</ref> Yash Raj Films' television serial ''[[Khote Sikkey]]'' and dance reality show ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa]]'' are shot there.<ref name="hindu" />
In the following years, the studio wound down. ''Dooj Ka Chand'' made in 1964, and directed by [[Nitin Bose]], was one of the last films to come out of Filmistan Studios. The premises continued to function as a studio, with recent films such as ''[[Ra.One]]'' (2011) and ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]'' (2011), shot there.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120514073949/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/company/type/view/id/38191 Filmistan] at [[Bollywood Hungama]].</ref> Yash Raj Films' television serial ''[[Khote Sikkey]]'' and dance reality show ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa]]'' are shot there.<ref name="hindu" />


In 2011, Jalan refuted media reports,<ref name=hindu/> which claimed that the studio was up for sale.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bollywood rues Filmistan's closure|url=http://ticketplease.com/review/bollywood_movie/story/Bollywood_rues_Filmistan_s_closure.aspx|work=Ticket Please News Desk|first1=News|last1=Desk|accessdate=15 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717054045/http://ticketplease.com/review/bollywood_movie/story/Bollywood_rues_Filmistan_s_closure.aspx|archive-date=17 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The present studio manager of Filmistan studio is Jasraj Purohit.<ref name=hindu/> More recently, the song "Offo" from the film ''[[2 States (2014 film)|2 States]]'' (2014), was partly filmed at Filmistan Studio.<ref>{{cite web | title = Festival soiree |publisher= The Indian Express| url = http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/festival-soiree/|date= 16 April 2014| accessdate = 2014-04-29 }}</ref>
In 2011, Jalan refuted media reports,<ref name=hindu/> which claimed that the studio was up for sale.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bollywood rues Filmistan's closure|url=http://ticketplease.com/review/bollywood_movie/story/Bollywood_rues_Filmistan_s_closure.aspx|work=Ticket Please News Desk|first1=News|last1=Desk|access-date=15 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717054045/http://ticketplease.com/review/bollywood_movie/story/Bollywood_rues_Filmistan_s_closure.aspx|archive-date=17 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The present studio manager of Filmistan studio is Jasraj Purohit.<ref name=hindu/> More recently, the song "Offo" from the film ''[[2 States (2014 film)|2 States]]'' (2014), was partly filmed at Filmistan Studio.<ref>{{cite web | title = Festival soiree |publisher= The Indian Express| url = http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/festival-soiree/|date= 16 April 2014| access-date = 2014-04-29 }}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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|1947
|1947
|''[[Do Bhai]]''||Munshi Dil||[[S. D. Burman]]
|''[[Do Bhai (1947 film)|Do Bhai]]''||Munshi Dil||[[S. D. Burman]]
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|rowspan="2"|1948
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|[[Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957 film)|''Tumsa Nahin Dekha'']]|| [[Nasir Hussain]]||[[O. P. Nayyar]]
|[[Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957 film)|''Tumsa Nahin Dekha'']]|| [[Nasir Hussain]]||[[O. P. Nayyar]]
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|''[[Paying Guest]]''||[[Subodh Mukherjee]]||[[S. D. Burman]]
|''[[Paying Guest]]''||[[Subodh Mukherjee]]||[[S D Batish]]
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|''Champakali''||Nandlal Jaswantlal||[[Hemant Kumar]]
|''Champakali''||Nandlal Jaswantlal||[[Hemant Kumar]]
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|''Hulare'' (Punjabi film)||O.P. Dutta||S D Batish
|''Hulare'' (Punjabi film)||O.P. Dutta||[[S D Batish]]
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|''Muklawa'' (Punjabi film)||Rajinder Sharma||S D Batish
|''[[Muklawa]]'' (Punjabi film)||Rajinder Sharma||S D Batish
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|rowspan="2"|1958
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|1958
|''Sanskar''||Chaturbhuj Doshi||[[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]]
|''Sanskar''||Chaturbhuj Doshi||[[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]]
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|''Sun To Le Hasina'' ||S.P.Bakshi||[[S. Mohinder]]
| Sun To Le Hasina||S.P.Bakshi||[[S. Mohinder]]
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|rowspan="2" |1959
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{imdb company|id = 0096009}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130718092753/http://filmistan.org/ http://filmistanstudio.com/]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130718092753/http://filmistan.org/ http://filmistanstudio.com/]


Latest revision as of 15:36, 23 September 2024

For Hindi film, see Filmistaan.

Filmistan is an Indian film studio based in Goregaon, Mumbai. Spread over five acres, near Patkar College on S.V. Road, the studio has seven shooting floors, and a temple and garden for outdoor locations.[1] Patkar College's reputation has increased due to this studio. It previously operated as a film production company as well.

History

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Shashadhar Mukherjee, Rai Bahadur Chunilal (father of music director Madan Mohan), Ashok Kumar, and Gyan Mukherjee left Bombay Talkies (Film production company and studio 1934-1953) after the death of director Himanshu Rai and founded Filmistan Studios With the fund's given by Osman Ali Khan “Nizam of Hyderabad” in 1943.[2]

Nasir Hussain, who joined Filmistan in 1948 as a writer, was successful as a screenwriter for films such as Anarkali, Munimji and Paying Guest. He started film direction with Tumsa Nahin Dekha and became a successful director. Filmistan produced a number of successful hit movies in the 1940s and 1950s, including hits such as Shaheed (1948), Shabnam (1949) and Sargam (1950) and successful films such as Anarkali (1953) and Nagin (1954). Other notable films were Jagriti (1954), which won the Filmfare Best Movie Award in 1956, and also Munimji (1955), Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957) and Paying Guest (1957).

However, in 1958, Mukherjee left Filmistan to established his own studio, Filmalaya, and continued to produce films, such as Love in Shimla (1960) and Ek Musafir Ek Hasina (1962).[2]

Eventually, Tolaram Jalan bought the studio from Sashadhar Mukherjee and Ashok Kumar in the late 1950s.[1]

In the following years, the studio wound down. Dooj Ka Chand made in 1964, and directed by Nitin Bose, was one of the last films to come out of Filmistan Studios. The premises continued to function as a studio, with recent films such as Ra.One (2011) and Bodyguard (2011), shot there.[3] Yash Raj Films' television serial Khote Sikkey and dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa are shot there.[1]

In 2011, Jalan refuted media reports,[1] which claimed that the studio was up for sale.[4] The present studio manager of Filmistan studio is Jasraj Purohit.[1] More recently, the song "Offo" from the film 2 States (2014), was partly filmed at Filmistan Studio.[5]

Filmography

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Year Title Director Music by
1944 Chal Chal Re Naujawan Gyan Mukherjee Ghulam Haider
1945 Mazdoor Nitin Bose Hari Prasanna Daas
1946 Eight Days S. D. Burman
Shikari S. D. Burman
1947 Do Bhai Munshi Dil S. D. Burman
1948 Nadiya Ke Paar Kishore Sahu C. Ramchandra
Shaheed Ramesh Saigal Ghulam Haider
1949 Shabnam Bibhuti Mitra S. D. Burman
1950 Sargam P. L. Santoshi C. Ramchandra
1951 Shabistan Bibhuti Mitra C. Ramchandra, Madan Mohan
1952 Anand Math Hemen Gupta Hemant Kumar
1953 Anarkali Nandlal Jaswantlal C. Ramchandra
1954 Jagriti (Filmfare Award for Best Film) Satyen Bose Hemant Kumar
Nagin Nandlal Jaswantlal

Hemant Kumar (Filmfare Best Music Director Award

Nastik I. S. Johar C. Ramchandra
Shart I. S. Johar Hemant Kumar
1955 Munimji Subodh Mukherjee S. D. Burman
Aab-e-Hayat Ramanlal Desai Sardar Malik
Bhagwat Mahima Hemant Kumar
1956 Durgesh Nandini Bibhuti Mitra Hemant Kumar
Ham Sab Chor Hain I. S. Johar O. P. Nayyar
Heer Hameed Butt Anil Biswas
1957 Tumsa Nahin Dekha Nasir Hussain O. P. Nayyar
Paying Guest Subodh Mukherjee S D Batish
Champakali Nandlal Jaswantlal Hemant Kumar
Hulare (Punjabi film) O.P. Dutta S D Batish
Muklawa (Punjabi film) Rajinder Sharma S D Batish
1958 Sanskar Chaturbhuj Doshi Anil Biswas
Sun To Le Hasina S.P.Bakshi S. Mohinder
1959 Khoobsurat Dhokha Ram Prakash S. Mohinder
Maine Jeena Seekh Liya Satish Nigam Roshan
1960 Babar Hemen Gupta Roshan
1964 Dooj Ka Chand Nitin Bose Roshan
1965 Sassi Punnu (Punjabi film) Shanti Prakash Bakshi B N Bali

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Filmistan not for sale, says studio owner". The Hindu. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b Gulzar, p. 593
  3. ^ Filmistan at Bollywood Hungama.
  4. ^ Desk, News. "Bollywood rues Filmistan's closure". Ticket Please News Desk. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Festival soiree". The Indian Express. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.

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