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Published: 29 March 2021

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Everybody and their uncle knows that India's first talkie feature film was released at majestic, Bombay on March 14, 1931. Anybody thinking about would want to know:

1. How long did it run, days, weeks, moths, years?

2. What happened at Majestic when it was withdrawn?

3. Was the second talkie, made in Calcutta, released in Bombay? If so, when and where?

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Published: 23 March 2021

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by Sidharth Bhatia. Who does not know about Baburao Patel and his filminida? And who doesn't know Sidharth Bhatia, Founding Editor of The Wire,  journalist and writer based in Mumbai, who was among the editors who launched DNA in 2005 and managed its editorial and opinion section. He wrote this book some time ago. I bought i, it is very good and is highly recommended. From the Amazon description,

The book The Patels of Filmindia: Pioneers of Indian Film Journalism is a collector s item featuring beautiful images of hand-painted posters and covers that portrayed the superstars of the times: Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Ashok Kumar, Nargis, Madhubala, among others. A section on Filmindia s reviews, gossip, and the overwhelmingly popular Q&A column makes this book a thoroughly enjoyable read.

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Published: 18 March 2021

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We are happy to announce a Major Milestone in the Database website. We have finished uploading the Censor Certificate data for 11,329 films from the period 1931-2010. This section of the website is now complete. We may need some minor updates or we may upload Censor info for 2011 to 2020, but it will have to wait until we finish the Filmography and the Song info for the years 1931-1985. 

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