17/10/2025
Indian cinema ki history mein ek se badhkar ek rochak (interesting) kahaniyan hain.
Main ek bahut hi mashhoor aur dilchasp kahani batata hoon — “Alam Ara”, Bharat ki pehli bolti film, ke baare mein. 🎬
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🎙️ Alam Ara (1931) — “Jab cinema ne pehli baar bola”
🔹 Pehla “Sound” ka Chamatkar:
1920s tak India mein sab silent films banti thi — actors bas acting karte the, lekin awaaz nahi hoti thi.
Phir ek din Ardeshir Irani naam ke film maker ne decide kiya ki wo ek bolti film banayenge. Tab logon ne unhe pagal kaha —
“Ardeshir, India mein bolti film kaun dekhega?!” 😅
Lekin unhone haar nahi maani. Unhone English film “The Jazz Singer” (1927) dekhi, jisme pehli baar sound tha, aur wahi se idea liya.
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🔹 Shooting ka Dhamaka:
Unhone Imperial Studio, Mumbai mein shooting shuru ki, lekin tab sound record karna mushkil tha.
Awaaz leak na ho isliye shooting raat ke time hoti thi, takki aas-paas ka shor na aaye!
Actors ko mic ke paas aake dialogue bolna padta tha, warna awaaz record nahi hoti thi.
Aur tab electricity bhi unstable thi — kabhi light chali jaati, kabhi mic kharab ho jaata. Fir bhi team ne film puri ki.
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🔹 Jab “Awaaz” Goonji:
1931 mein jab Alam Ara release hui, toh theatre ke bahar logon ki line 1 km tak lag gayi!
Kisi ne pehli baar Indian actor ko bolte hue suna —
> “De de khuda ke naam pe!”
Yeh line bolne wale the Master Vithal, aur sab log literally taaliyan bajane lage, log rone bhi lage — kyunki unhone pehli baar Indian awaaz screen par suni thi.
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🔹 Result:
Film superhit hui 💥
Aur us din ke baad India mein silent cinema ka zamaana khatam ho gaya —
aur ek naya yug shuru hua: Bollywood! 🎞️