Indian Talkie

Name: Indian Talkie
Director: Yash Chaudhary
Released: 1981-01-01
Duration: 21 min
Cast: Sohrab Modi, Satyajit Ray, Raj Kapoor, B.R. Chopra, Mrinal Sen

1981

21m

Director: Yash Chaudhary

Overview

Drawing the history of the Indian talkie, starting with Alam Ara in 1931, this documentary short provides a cross-section of viewpoints from luminaries of the film industry, which give some insight into the contemporary commercial cinema and the parallel stream.