SB1 - Alam Ara 1931

Research source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alam_Ara

Through research, I found that this was the first movie that introduced the filmi genre into Bollywood, being the first film with sound. 

Alam Ara (translation: The Ornament of the World) 

was a 1931 Indian film directed by Ardeshir Irani. 

It was the first Indian sound film.

"Irani recognised the importance that sound would have on the cinema, and raced to complete Alam Ara before several contemporary sound films. Alam Ara debuted at the Majestic Cinema in Mumbai (then Bombay) on 14 March 1931. The first Indian talkie was so popular that "police aid had to be summoned to control the crowds." The film was houseful for the next 8 weeks of its release. It was advertised with the tagline "All living. Breathing. 100 per cent talking".

"Both the movie and its music were widely successful, including the hit song "De de khuda ke naam per", which was also the first song of the Indian cinema. It was sung by actor Wazir Mohammed Khan who played a fakir in the film. As playback singing had yet to start in Indian cinema, it was recorded live with musical accompaniment of a harmonium and a tabla."

"The film marked the beginning of filmi music in the Cinema of India, as noted film director Shyam Benegal said, "It was not just a talkie. It was a talking and singing film with more singing and less talking. It had a number of songs and that actually set the template for the kind of films that were made later". In fact, the 1932 film Indrasabha had an overwhelming 71 songs in it."

> Could I create a piece inspired by Alam Ara? Celebrating the first ever Bollywood film using Fimli. Could it focus on the origin of Filmi? What could be used to symbolise this? - A Gramaphone as that is that was used to record music.