# Talk:Alam Ara

Is this entry about the musician or the film? Cnwb 02:03, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Please see Talk:Devika Rani. That article mentions that Karma, made in 1929 is the first Indian movie with sound. --Gurubrahma 16:39, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

This one, Bhakta Prahlada (1931 film), says it is the first in Telugu.
Maybe there needs to be an article on First in every Indian language, including English.
Varlaam (talk) 14:18, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Could somebody please put up the movie title in Devanagari and Nastaaliq? I can't tell for sure how to pronounce it because of the vague (though popular) romanization, though I suspect it's "Aalam Aaraa." I'd like to know how this is really pronounced, so putting up these two transcriptions would really help. Thanks! --Kuaichik 00:06, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

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Stardust, production and release --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 11:57, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Alam Ara (transl. The Ornament of the World) is 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 percent talking".

The film has long been lost and was not available as far back as 1967 according to the National Film Archive of India, Pune.
--Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 08:14, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Alam Ara/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: Some Dude From North Carolina (talk · contribs) 12:38, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

Add WP:ALT text to every image.
Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 23:35, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
Mark references from The Hindu with "|url-access=subscription".
Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 23:35, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
I did some copy-editing so just address the topics above.
Ping when done. Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:28, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
@Some Dude From North Carolina: --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 23:36, 28 July 2021 (UTC)