Filmistan is an Indian film studio based in Goregaon, Mumbai. Spread over five acres, near Patkar College on S.V. Road, the studio has seven shooting floors, and a temple and garden for outdoor locations. Patkar College's reputation has increased due to this studio. It previously operated as a film production company as well.
History Shashadhar Mukherjee, Rai Bahadur Chunilal (father of music director Madan Mohan), Ashok Kumar, and Gyan Mukherjee left Bombay Talkies (Film production company and studio 1934-1953) after the death of director Himanshu Rai and founded Filmistan Studios With the fund's given by Osman Ali Khan “Nizam of Hyderabad” in 1943.
Nasir Hussain, who joined Filmistan in 1948 as a writer, was successful as a screenwriter for films such as Anarkali, Munimji and Paying Guest. He started film direction with Tumsa Nahin Dekha and became a successful director. Filmistan produced a number of successful hit movies in the 1940s and 1950s, including hits such as Shaheed (1948), Shabnam (1949) and Sargam (1950) and successful films such as Anarkali (1953) and Nagin (1954). Other notable films were Jagriti (1954), which won the Filmfare Best Movie Award in 1956, and also Munimji (1955), Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957) and Paying Guest (1957).
However, in 1958, Mukherjee left Filmistan to established his own studio, Filmalaya, and continued to produce films, such as Love in Shimla (1960) and Ek Musafir Ek Hasina (1962).Gulzar, p. 593
Eventually, Tolaram Jalan bought the studio from Sashadhar Mukherjee and Ashok Kumar in the late 1950s.
In the following years, the studio wound down. Dooj Ka Chand made in 1964, and directed by Nitin Bose, was one of the last films to come out of Filmistan Studios. The premises continued to function as a studio, with recent films such as Ra.One (2011) and Bodyguard (2011), shot there.Filmistan at Bollywood Hungama. Yash Raj Films' television serial Khote Sikkey and dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa are shot there.
In 2011, Jalan refuted media reports, which claimed that the studio was up for sale. The present studio manager of Filmistan studio is Jasraj Purohit. More recently, the song "Offo" from the film 2 States (2014), was partly filmed at Filmistan Studio.
Filmography
Year Title Director Music by 1944Chal Chal Re NaujawanGyan MukherjeeGhulam Haider1945MazdoorNitin Bose Hari Prasanna Daas1946Eight Days S. D. BurmanShikari S. D. Burman1947Do BhaiMunshi DilS. D. Burman1948Nadiya Ke PaarKishore SahuC. RamchandraShaheedRamesh SaigalGhulam Haider1949ShabnamBibhuti MitraS. D. Burman1950SargamP. L. SantoshiC. Ramchandra1951ShabistanBibhuti MitraC. Ramchandra, Madan Mohan1952Anand MathHemen Gupta Hemant Kumar1953AnarkaliNandlal Jaswantlal C. Ramchandra1954Jagriti (Filmfare Award for Best Film)Satyen BoseHemant KumarNaginNandlal JaswantlalHemant Kumar (Filmfare Best Music Director AwardNastikI. S. JoharC. Ramchandra Shart I. S. JoharHemant Kumar1955MunimjiSubodh MukherjeeS. D. BurmanAab-e-HayatRamanlal DesaiSardar MalikBhagwat MahimaHemant Kumar1956Durgesh Nandini (1956 film)Bibhuti MitraHemant KumarHam Sab Chor HainI. S. JoharO. P. NayyarHeerHameed ButtAnil Biswas1957Tumsa Nahin Dekha Nasir HussainO. P. NayyarPaying GuestSubodh MukherjeeS D BatishChampakaliNandlal JaswantlalHemant KumarHulare (Punjabi film)O.P. DuttaS D BatishMuklawa (Punjabi film)Rajinder SharmaS D Batish1958SanskarChaturbhuj DoshiAnil Biswas Sun To Le HasinaS.P.BakshiS. Mohinder1959Khoobsurat DhokhaRam PrakashS. MohinderMaine Jeena Seekh LiyaSatish NigamRoshan1960BabarHemen GuptaRoshan1964Dooj Ka ChandNitin BoseRoshan1965Sassi Punnu (Punjabi film) Shanti Prakash BakshiB N Bali
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External links http://filmistanstudio.com/