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14 october 1969 mumbai , maharastra , india pune , bombay presidency , british india ardeshir irani 5 december 1886 early indian cinema sir j. j. school of art ardeshir jpg irani , -lrb- 1886 - 1969 -rrb- . ardeshir irani
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khan bahadur ardeshir irani -lrb- 5 december 1886 -- 14 october 1969 -rrb- ; popularly known as ardeshir irani , was a writer , director , producer , actor , film distributor , film showman and cinematographer in the silent and sound eras of early indian cinema .
he was renowned for making films in hindi , telugu , english , german , indonesian , persian , urdu and tamil .
he was a successful entrepreneur who owned film theatres , a gramophone agency , and a car agency .
