Bombay Talkies - Timeline

Timeline

• 1934: The Bombay Talkies film company is conceived and established.
• 1935: Jawani ki Hawa, a thriller starring Devika Rani is released.
• 1936: Jeevan Naiya and Achhut Kanya are released to wide acclaim.
• 1940: Himanshu Rai, a key founder of the Bombay Talkies passes away.
• 1942: The actress Madhubala makes her debut as a child artist named Baby Mumtaz in the movie Basant.
• 1943: Kismet, a successful thriller, is released.
• 1944: Dilip Kumar's first movie Jwar Bhata is released.
• 1948: Ziddi, featuring Dev Anand is released, transforming the previously unknown actor into a well known celebrity.
• 1949: Mahal, becomes a hit film.
• 1954: The Bombay Talkies company is closed down.
• 1990: Rajnarayan Dube, the "pillar of Indian cinema" and financier of all 102 films of Bombay Talkies, passes away.
• 1994: Devika Rani, a highly respected actress and former head of production for the Bombay Talkies studios dies in Bangalore on 9 March 1994.
• 2001: Ashok Kumar,a highly respected actor who appeared in a number of Bombay Talkies productions dies on 10 December 2001.