List of Bollywood films of 1920

1920 in Indian cinema
  • Manilal Joshi, an eminent Gujarati director, quit his job as a teacher in 1920 and joined Kohinoor Film Company, learning cinematography from Vishnu B. Joshi.[6]
  • Majority of the silent films made in Indian cinema all over India including the South India states with the exception of Kerala, were mythological in context.[7] The tales were frequently taken from the epic Mahabharata.[8]
  • Suchet Singh, a silent film director and comparable to Dadasaheb Phalke and S. N. Patankar in the pre-studio era, died in a car crash in 1920. He established the Oriental Film Company in 1919 and directed four films in 1920, Mrichhakatik based on King Shutraka's play of the same name, Rama Or Maya, Doctor Pagal and Narsinh Mehta.[9]
  • Ardeshir Irani started his first studio, Star Film Company.[10]

Films
  • Katorabhar Khoon, also referred to as The Stinger Stung, was directed by Shree Nath Patankar in 1920.[11] It starred Trymbakrao Pradhan, Tara Koregaonkar, Baba Vyas and K. G. Gokhale. The film was co-produced by Dwarkadas Sampat and Patankar, who had started their banner Patankar Friends And Co. Katorabhar Khoon was their first social film and was written by Mohanlal G. Dave.[6]
  • Narsinh Mehta, also called Great Devotee Of Shri Krishna, was a notable devotional film of 1920. It was directed by Suchet Singh for Oriental Film Manufacturing Co., Bombay. The film had Kanjibhai Rathod playing the role of Narsinh Mehta.[6]
  • Sairandhari was directed by Baburao Painter and was referred to by Gokulsing and Dissanayake as one of his "most famous early films".[12] Painter's silent films tended to be in mythological and historical genres like Sairandhari, Sinhagad, Sati Padmini and Bhakta Prahlad.[13]
  • Sati Parvati, also called Daksha Yagna, a mythological, was directed by Vishnupant Divekar and was the first film from the Kohinoor Film Company banner. The film show-cased a "Gujarati milieu" and had a Saurashtrian actress from Rajkot called Prabha playing the role of Parvati.[14]

Films
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Cinematographer
Balika Badhu a.k.a. Baby BrideP. T. Shaida (Tulsidutt Shaida)Miss Ali, Tarak Bagcha, Pandit Tulsidutt ShaidaSocialAsiatic Film Corp., Calcutta
Daksha Yagna a.k.a. Sati ParvatiVishnupant DivekarKhalil, Prabha, VaidyaMythologyKohinoor Film Company
DOP: A. P. Karandikar
Jalandhar Vrinda a.k.a. Sati Tulsi VrindaG. V. SaneMythologyHindustan Cinema Film Co., Nasik
Kansa Vadha a.k.a. End Of The Tyrant KingG. V. SaneMythologyHindustan Cinema Film Co., Nasik.[15]
Katorabhar Khoon a.k.a.The Stinger Stung a.k.a. Zaheri SaanpS. N. PatankarTrymbakrao Pradhan, Tara Koregaonkar, Baba Vyas, K. G. GokhaleSocialPatankar Friends And Co.
DOP: S. N. Patankar
Krishna Sudama a.k.a. Shri Krishna SudamaVishnupant DivekarKhalil, Vaidya, Prabha, Kesarbai, Moti, Sakina, Ali MiyaMythologyKohinoor Film Company
DOP: A. P. Karandikar
Lava KushaR. Nataraja MudaliarMythologyIndian Film Company[7]
MahabharataRustomji DhotiwalaMadan Theatres Ltd.
MrichhakatikSuchet SinghKanjibhai RathodStory by Shudraka. Oriental Film Manufacturing Co.
DOP: Gajanan Devare
Narasinha AvtarShree Nath PatankarMythology
Narsinh MehtaSuchet Singh, ShukleKanjibhai RathodDevotionalOriental Film Mfg. Co.
DOP: Gajanan Devare
Ram JanmaG. V. SaneMythologyHindustan Cinema Film Co., Nasik
Rama Or MayaSuchet Singh, ShukleDorothy Kingdon, Goharjaan, Kanjbhai Rathod, SamsonMythologyOriental Film Manufacturing Co.
DOP: Gajanan Devare
SairandhriBaburao PainterBalasabeb Yadav, Zunzharrao Pawar, Kamaladevi, Balasabeb Yadav, Keshavrao Dhaiber, Baburao Pendharkar, Ganpatrao Bakre, Ansuyabai, Gulabbai, Ravi BhaskarMythologyMaharashtra Film Company
DOP: S. Fattelal
ShakuntalaSuchet SinghDorothy Kingdon, Goharjaan, Mrs. Sutria, SamsonMythologyOriental Film Manufacturing Co.
DOP: Baron Von Rayvon
ShakuntalaShree Nath PatankarMythology dramaDOP: Shree Nath Patankar
Shri Krishna LeelaG. V. SaneMythologyHindustan Cinema Film Co., Nasik
Shri Rama JanmaG. V. SaneMythologyHindustan Cinema Film Co., Nasik
Sita Swayamwar a.k.a. Sita's MarriageShree Nath PatankarLimayeMythologyPatankar and Friends Co.
DOP: S. N. Patankar
The Enchanted Pills a.k.a. Vichitra GutikaS. N. PatankarTrymbakrao Pradhan, Marathe, Sitarampant Joshi, K. G. Gokhale, Damuanna Joshi, DigheSocialPatankar and Friends Co.
DOP: S. N. Patankar
Vikram UrvashiKanjibhai RathodR. N. Vaidya, Lina ValentineMythologyKohinoor Film Company
DOP: Vishnu B. Joshi

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