Google celebrates 80th anniversary of Alam Ara
Songs and dance have become an important aspect in India Cinema today, but 80 years ago, when director Ardeshir Irani was producing the first Indian movie with sound, he had to film past midnight to avoid unwanted sounds. Irani made the first Indian talkie Alam Ara and released it on March 14th 1931, which saw a stampede at the Majestic Cinemas in Bombay.
Alam Ara, 80 years and still singing. Google celebrated this historic occasion with a doodle of Alam Ara on their Google.com homepage for India. The doodle has the artist's impression of a scene from the movie featuring actress Zubeida.
Alam Ara, which means 'The light of the world' in Urdu, was truly instrumental in bringing light and 'sound' to Indian cinema.
The first Tamil talkie also came in 1931. To know more about it, buy THE BEST OF TAMIL CINEMA: First ever English book on the best of Tamil cinema from 1931-2010.
