Directed by Ardeshir Irani
Produced by Imperial Movietone
Written by Joseph David
Urdu: Munshi Zaheer
Starring Master Vithal,Zubeida
Jilloo, Sushila, Prithviraj Kapoor
Alam Ara film poster, 1931.
Music by Ferozshah M. Mistri,B. Irani
Cinematography Wilford Deming,Adi M. Irani
Editing by Ezra Mir
Release date(s) 14 March 1931
Running time 124 mins
Country India
Language Hindi
Irani recognized the importance that sound would have on the cinema, and raced to complete Alam Ara before several other 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."
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, and 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 also marked the beginning of filmi music in 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,” .
Film had music by Ferozshah M. Mistri and B. Irani, and had seven songs:
* De de khuda ke naam pe pyaare, taaqat ho gar dene ki, kuch chaahe agar to maang le mujhse himmat ho gar lene ki: Wajir Mohammed Khan
* Badla Dilbayega Ya Rabb tu Sitamgaron se: Zubeida
* Rutha Hai Asman gum ho gaya mahatab: Jillu
* Teri Katili nigahon ne mara
* De dil ko aaram aye saki gulfam
* Bhar bhar ke jam pila ja sagar ke chalane bala
* Daras bina mare hai tarse naina pyare
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