It was this day 80 Years back when Indian cinema achieved a landmark in filmmaking when director Ardeshir Irani made, Alam Ara, the first ever-Indian film with sound. The film also marked the beginning of filmy music in the Cinema.
Alam Ara was first screened at the Majestic Cinema in Bombay
The film was shot mostly in the night to avoid capturing the noises of the day. Alam Ara was made using microphones that had to be hidden from the camera's range.
The amazing fact of a movie with dialogue that the audience could actually hear was advertised with the line 'All living. Breathing. 100 per cent talking.' The Hindi punchline was even more colorful: '78 murder insaan zinnia ho gaye. Unko bolte dekho.' (78 dead people come to life. Watch them speak.)
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