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{{Bollywood films}}
A list of films produced by the [[Bollywood]] film industry based in [[Mumbai]] in 1921:<ref name=Indiancinema>{{cite web|title=Year-1921|url=https://indiancine.ma/grid/year/year==1921 |website=indiancine.ma|publisher=Indiancine.ma|access-date=15 July 2015|ref=Grid View}}</ref><ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Database|url=http://www.citwf.com/indexx.asp|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|access-date=15 July 2015}}</ref><ref name=Gomolo>{{cite web|title=SilentFilms 1921|url=http://www.gomolo.com/1920-1929/silent-movies-1921|website=gomolo.com|publisher=Gomolo|access-date=15 July 2015}}</ref><ref name=BOC>{{cite web|title=Cinema History 1921|url=http://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/cinema-history-1921/15463 |website=businessofcinema.com|publisher=Businessofcinema.com|access-date=15 July 2015}}</ref><ref name=HindiMovie>{{cite web|title=Hindi Movies of Year 1921|url=http://www.10ka20.com/hindi-movies-year-1921.html|website=10ka20.com|publisher=10ka20.com|access-date=15 July 2015|ref=Hindi movie links}}</ref>

==1921 in Indian cinema==
*Star of the East film company was started in Madras by R. S. Prakash.<ref name="Rajadhyaksha">{{cite book|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first1=Ashish |last2=Willemen|first2=Paul |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA244|access-date=16 July 2015|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-94318-9|pages=1994–|chapter=Chronicle}}</ref>

===Films===
*'''''[[Bhakta Vidur]]''''' directed by [[Kanjibhai Rathod]] and produced by Kohinoor Film Company was the first [[Indian cinema]] film to face a ban, leading to a "major censorship row". Cited by Rajadhyaksha and Willemen as "One of the most famous silent mythologicals", the film featured Vidur in Gandhian attire complete with Gandhi cap and the [[Khaddar]] shirt. The film was banned in [[Karachi]] and [[Madras]]. It had the owners of Kohinoor playing the main roles, with Dwarkadas Sampat as Vidur and Maneklal Patel as Krishna, while the role of Duryodhan was enacted by [[Homi Master]].<ref name="Rajadhyaksha ch. Bhakta Vidur (1921)">Rajadhyaksha, ch. Bhakta Vidur (1921)</ref>
*'''''Bhisma Pratighna''''', [[Telugu film industry]]'s first feature film, was released in 1921.<ref name=IBN>{{cite news|last1=Sen|first1=Shomini|title=How Bombay Became Bollywood|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/100-years-of-indian-cinema-how-bombay-became-bollywood-591702.html|access-date=15 July 2015|agency=IBNLive.com|publisher=IBNLive.com|date=19 February 2013|ref=100 Years of Indian Cinema}}</ref> The film was directed by Raghupathi Venkaya co-directed by R.S. Prakash.
*'''''[[Bilat Ferat]]''''' or ''Bilet Pherat'' a.k.a. ''England Returned'' was the acting debut of [[Dhirendranath Ganguly]] who co-directed and produced the film under his Indo-British Film banner. The film is the first full-length Bengali feature film.<ref name=Rajadhyaksha /> It was also stated to be the first "love story" shown in [[Indian cinema]].<ref name=Movie>{{cite web|title=1921|url=http://www.moviemoviesite.com/Countries/Countries%20I/India/india_1921_1930.htm|website=moviemoviesite.com|publisher=Movie Movie|access-date=15 July 2015|ref=India 1921-1930}}</ref>
*'''''Mahasati Ansuya''''' also called ''Sati Ansuya'' was directed by [[Kanjibhai Rathod]] for Kohinoor Film Company. It starred Sakina and Vaidya. According to Rajadhyaksha and Willemen, the film was a success at the box office and "gained notoriety for a nude shot of Sakina".<ref name="Rajadhyaksha" />
*'''''Nal Damayanti''''', a mythological, was one of the notable films of 1921. Directed by [[Eugenio de Liguoro]] for Madan Theatres, it starred [[Patience Cooper]], E. D. Liguoro and D. Sarkari.<ref name=Movie /> It was cited to be the first international co-production with Italy.<ref name="Rajadhyaksha ch. Chronicle">Rajadhyaksha, ch. Chronicle</ref>
*'''''Surekha Haran''''' was directed by [[Baburao Painter]] for [[Maharashtra Film Company]]. Painter hired [[V. Shantaram]], who had been employed by the studio doing all-purpose jobs, to play the role of Krishna.<ref name="Garga2005">{{cite book|author=B D Garga|title=Art Of Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ITAnAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT66|access-date=15 July 2015|date=1 December 2005|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-81-8475-431-5|pages=66–}}</ref> Shantaram's acting in the film brought him into prominence leading to several small roles till Savkari Pash where he was cast in the main role.<ref name=Nair>{{cite web|last1=Nair|first1=P. K.|title=In the Age of Silence|url=http://tlweb.latrobe.edu.au/humanities/screeningthepast/reruns/rr0499/PUdrr6.htm|website=latrobe.edu.au|publisher=latrobe.edu.au|access-date=18 May 2015|ref=Beginnings of Cinema in India}}</ref>

==A-P==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Director !! Cast !! Genre !! Notes Cinematographer
|-
|''Behula'' ||C. Legrand ||[[Patience Cooper]] ||Mythology ||[[Madan Theatres Ltd]].
|-
|''Belgian Emperor's Visit To India'' ||[[Nitin Bose]] || ||Documentary ||
|-
|''[[Bhakta Vidur]]'' ||Kanjibhai Rathod || Dwarkadas Sampat, Sakina, Maneklal Patel, [[Homi Master]], Prabhashankar, Gangaram ||Devotional ||Kohinoor Film Company Gajanan S. Devare
|-
|''[[Bilat Ferat|Bilet Pherat]]'' a.k.a. ''England Returned'' ||[[Dhirendranath Ganguly]] || Dhirendranath Ganguly, Manmatha Pal, Sushilabala, Kunjalal Chakraborty ||Social Comedy ||Indo-British Films Jyotish Sarkar
|-
|''Chandrahasa'' ||[[Kanjibhai Rathod]] || [[Khalil (actor)|Khalil]], Tara, Moti, Savita, Dhanji ||Devotional || Kohinoor Film Company
|-
|''Dabbur Kelenkari'' ||Debi Ghosh ||Chani Datta || ||Aurora Film Company, Calcutta Debi Ghosh
|-
|Dhruva Charitra a.k.a. The Story Of Dhruva ||Jyotish Bannerjee ||Patience Cooper, M. Manilal, Master Mohan, Signor P. Mannelli, Signorina F. Mannelli, James Mcgrath, Dadabhai Sarkari, Kusumkumari, Aga Hashr Kashmiri, Pestonji Madan ||Mythology ||[[Madan Theatres Ltd]]. DOP: Eugenio De Liguoro
|-
|''King Gopichand'' a.k.a. ''Gopichand'' || Vishnupant Divekar ||Hira Koregaonkar, Mama Bhatt ||Legend ||Bharat Film Company DOP: A. P. Karandikar
|-
|''Govardhan Dhari'' ||G. V. Sane || ||Mythology ||Hindustan Cinema Film Company, Nasik
|-
|''Jagat Janani Jagadamba'' a.k.a. ''Ma Durga'' a.k.a. ''Mother Durga'' || Jyotish Bannerjee || ||Mythology ||[[Madan Theatres Ltd]]. DOP: C. Legrand
|-
|''Krishna Kumar'' a.k.a. ''Pradyumna'' ||Vishnupant Divekar || ||Mythology ||Bharat Film Company
|-
|''Krishna Maya'' ||[[Kanjibhai Rathod]] ||Jamna ||Mythology ||Kohinoor Film Company
|-
|''Mahasati Ansuya'' a.k.a. ''Sati Ansuya'' a.k.a. ''Birth Of Shri Dattatreya'' ||[[Kanjibhai Rathod]] ||[[Khalil (actor)|Khalil]], Vaidya, Sakina ||Devotional ||Kohinoor Film Company DOP: Vishnu B. Joshi
|-
|''Meerabai'' a.k.a. ''Mira Bai'' ||[[Sisir Kumar Bhaduri]] ||[[Patience Cooper]], S. K. Bhaduri ||Devotional ||[[Madan Theatres Ltd]].
|-
|''Mohini'' || [[Sisir Kumar Bhaduri]] ||[[Patience Cooper]], S. K. Bhaduri ||Devotional ||[[Madan Theatres Ltd]].
|-
|''Nal Damayanti'' || E. D. Liguoro || Patience Cooper, E. D. Liguoro, D. Sarkari, K. Adajania, Albertina, Chhapgar ||Mythology || [[Madan Theatres Ltd]].
|-
|''Pundalik'' ||Ganpat Shinde || ||Devotional ||Hindustan Cinema Film Co., Nasik
|-
|''Pundalik'' ||[[Kanjibhai Rathod]] || ||Devotional || Kohinoor Film Company
|}

==R-Z==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Director !! Cast !! Genre !! Notes Cinematographer
|-
|''Ratnakar'' ||S. N. Ray ||Chunilal Dev, Shosha Mukhi, Sushila Debi ||Mythology ||Aurora Cinema Co.
|-
|''Rukmini Haran'' ||[[Kanjibhai Rathod]] || [[Khalil (actor)|Khalil]], Tara, Moti, Sakina, R. N. Vaidya, Gangaram ||Mythology || Kohinoor Film Company DOP: Vishnu B. Joshi
|-
|''Rukmini Satyabhama'' a.k.a. ''Rukmini Kalyanam'' a.k.a. ''Rukmani Sathyabhama'' a.k.a. ''The Wedding Of Rukmani ''||R. Nataraja Mudaliar || ||Mythology ||Indian Film Company, Madras<ref name="BASKARAN2013">{{cite book|author=SUNDARARAJ THEODORE BASKARAN|title=THE EYE OF THE SERPENT: AN INTRODUCTION TO TAMIL CINEMA|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3jBcAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT141|access-date=15 July 2015|date=24 December 2013|publisher=Westland|isbn=978-93-83260-74-4|pages=141–|chapter=R. Natarajan Mudaliar}}</ref>
|-
|''Sant Tukaram'' a.k.a. ''Tukaram'' ||Ganpat Shinde || ||Devotional ||Hindustan Cinema Film Co., Nasik
|-
|''Sati Madalsa'' ||[[S. N. Patankar]] || ||Mythology ||National Film Company DOP: Shree Nath Patankar
|-
|''Sati Sulochana'' ||G. V. Sane || ||Mythology || Hindustan Cinema Film Co., Nasik
|-
|''Salaam Aleikum'' || || ||Social ||Oriental Film Company
|-
|''Shani Prabhav'' || G. V. Sane || ||Mythology || Hindustan Cinema Film Co., Nasik
|-
|''Shivratri'' ||C. Legrand ||Kusum Kumari, Prabodh Bose ||Mythology ||[[Madan Theatres Ltd]].
|-
|''Subhadra Haran'' ||[[Kanjibhai Rathod]] || ||Mythology ||Kohinoor Film Company Dop; Vishnu B. Joshi
|-
|''Surekha Haran'' a.k.a. ''The Elopement Of Surekha'' a.k.a. ''Surekha Abhimanyu'' ||[[Baburao Painter]] ||V. Shantaram, Vishnupant Pagnis, Baburao Pendharkar, Ravji Mhaskar, Balasaheb Yadav, Ganpat Bakre, Zunzharrao Pawar, G. R. Mane, Gajrabai ||Mythology ||Maharashtra Film Co., Kolhapur DOP: S. Fattelal
|-
|''Themuras & Tehmuljee'' a.k.a. ''Aflatoon'' || || ||Social ||[[Madan Theatres Ltd]].
|-
|''Tridandi Sanyas'' || Vishnupant Divekar ||Soni, Limaye, Anand Shinde ||Mythology ||Bharat Film Company DOP: A. P. Karandikar
|-
|''Urvashi'' || Vishnupant Divekar ||Hira Koregaonkar, Limaye, Vithabai ||Mythology ||Bharat Film Company DOP: A. P. Karandikar
|-
|''Valli Thirumanam'' a.k.a. ''Valli's Wedding'' ||Whittaker || || Mythology ||Whittaker
|-
|''Valmiki'' || G. V. Sane || ||Mythology || Hindustan Cinema Film Co., Nasik
|-
|''Vikram Satva Pariksha'' || G. V. Sane || ||Mythology || Hindustan Cinema Film Co., Nasik
|-
|''Vishwamitra Menaka'' ||[[Kanjibhai Rathod]] ||Ali Miyan, Jamna, Kesar, Raja Babu ||Mythology ||inoor Film Company DOP: Vishnu B. Joshi
|-
|''Vishnu Avatar'' a.k.a. ''The Incarnations Of Lord Vishnu'' ||Jyotish Bannerjee, C. Legrand ||[[Patience Cooper]] || Mythology ||[[Madan Theatres Ltd]]. DOP: C. Legrand
|-
|''Yashoda Nandan'' a.k.a. ''Yashoda's Son'' a.k.a. ''Shri Radha Krishna'' ||[[Dhirendranath Ganguly]], Nitish Lahiri ||Dhirendranath Ganguly, Sushiladevi, Manmatha Pal, Kunjalal Chakraborty, Pramodasundari, Amodini Dasi, Nitish Lahiri || Mythology ||Indo-British Film Co., Calcutta Jyotish Sarkar
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title?at=0&countries=in&sort=moviemeter,asc&title_type=feature&year=1921 Bollywood films of 1921] at [[IMDb]]

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List of Bollywood films of 1921 - Revision history

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