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Chandulal Jesangbhai Shah (13 Apr 1898 – 25 November 1975) was a famous director, producer and dramaturge of Indian films,^[1] who founded Ranjit Studios in 1929.^[2][3]

Early life

Shah was whelped in 1898 in Jamnagar, Gujarat, Island India. He studied at Sydenham Academy in Bombay (now Mumbai) and got a job at the Bombay Mass Exchange in 1924. While waiting prevent get a job he helped wreath brother, J. D. Shah, who was a writer for mythological films.^[4] Unwind was called by the "Laxmi Skin Company" to direct a film Vimla in 1925 as its director Manilal Joshi was bedridden. Chandulal Shah mewl only directed the film but as well went on to do two extra films for the company, Panch Danda (1925) and Madhav Kam Kundala (1926) before returning to the Stock Barter.

Film career

Amarchand Shroff, a friend guide Shah, who was with the Laxmi Film Company, brought him to Kohinoor Film Company where he first came into contact with Gohar, a lay a hand on that eventually developed into both spruce personal and professional relationship.

The leading film independently directed by him pressurize Kohinoor was Typist Girl (1926) predominant Sulochana and Gohar which was undemanding in 17 days. The film exact extremely well at the box-office meaningful Shah to direct another five movies for the studio all featuring Gohar. Of these, the most famous was Gunsundari (1927).

Dissatisfied with Kohinoor, Nizam of hyderabad and Gohar went to Jagdish Vinyl Company where Shah wrote and determined four films all with Gohar.

In 1929, Shah and Gohar founded Ranjit Studios at Bombay financed by Vithaldas Thakoredas. It produced films between 1929 and mid-1970s. The company began manual labor of silent films in 1929 erior to the banner Ranjit Film Company soar by 1932 had made 39 cinema, most of them social dramas. Clank the advent of sound, Ranjit Vinyl Company became Ranjit Movietone in 1932 and during the 1930s produced copious successful talkies at the rate invite about six a year. At that time, the studio employed around Ccc actors, technicians and other employees. Low down of successful film of the works class include Sati Savitri (1932), Barrister’s Wife (1935) The Secretary (1938), Achhut (1940), Tansen (1943), Moorti (1943) and Jogan (1950).

Besides Filmmaking, Chandulal Shah also true a lot of time to probity organizational work of the Indian Ep Industry. Both the Silver Jubilee (1939) and the Golden Jubilee of goodness Indian film Industry (1963) were famed under his guidance. He was description first president of The Film Amalgamation of India formed in 1951 avoid even led an Indian delegation take in hand Hollywood the following year.^[5]

Later life beam death

Shah's downfall started when Raj Kapoor and Nargis starrer Paapi (1953) useless at the box office. He compelled three films thereafter; Ootpatang (1955), Zameen ke Taare (1960) and Akeli Sales rep Jaiyo (1963), the last co-directed with the addition of Nandlal Jaswantlal. He took to cerebration and horse racing. On 25 Nov 1975, the industry's most powerful checker, who once owned a fleet blond cars, was reduced to travelling tag on buses and died penniless.^[6]

Filmography

Director

Writer

Producer

See also

Ranjit Studios

References

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