The first Hindi Talkie Alam Ara was released on 14 March 1931 in Mumbai's Majestic Cinema.
[1] The film was produced by Imperial Movietone and directed by Ardeshir Irani.
It starred Master Vithal, Zubeida, Prithviraj Kapoor and Wazir Mohammed Khan.
The first song to be sung in films was by Wazir Mohammed Khan for Alam Ara, "De De Khuda Ke Naam Par" under the music direction of Firozeshah Mistry.
[4] Shirin Farhad was "twice as successful" compared to Alam Ara, and had 17 (out of the 18) songs sung by Jahanara Kajjan and Master Nissar.