Movies: Imperial Film Company

A grand Mahabharata adaptation, this film focuses on Duryodhana's plot to usurp the Pandavas' kingdom. It culminates in the infamous dice game where Yudhishthira loses everything, including Draupadi, whose honor is miraculously saved by Krishna durin...

A period fantasy that told of the ageing king of Kamarpur, and his two rival queens, Navbahar and Dilbahar, and their rivalry when a fakir predicts that Navbahar will bear the king's heir. Dilbahar unsuccessfully tries to seduce the army chief Adil (...

A silent film adaptation of the popular, yet legendary, tragic romance between Mughal Prince Salim (the future Emperor Jahangir) and the courtesan Anarkali. Their forbidden love incurs Emperor Akbar's wrath, leading to Anarkali's legendary punishment...

The story follows a kind princess, facing danger from an evil prince, while a brave warrior helps her and they fell in love, but face unknown dangers....

This film presented a fictionalized biography of its maker. One of the major characters is a producer modeled on Kohinoor's proprietor, D.N. Sampat, including a reference to the real life occasion when the studio, on the verge of bankruptcy, survived...

A girl with an MA from Oxford rejects an 'idiot' chosen by her alcoholic father, and falls for the playboy....

A silent film adaptation of the popular Gujarati play, the story follows Saubhagyasinh, the lost son of a king, who falls in love with Sundari after saving her. Their romance is challenged by Sundari's manipulative step-mother, Kumati, with Saubhagya...

The Gupta period depicts battles between Ujjain and Kanauj kingdoms, featuring Amber, Prince Tikka, and Madhuri, who defeats Kanauj's commander and rescues Amber....

Film starring Ruby Myers....

A Princess is tricked into marrying a naive and illiterate youth....

Film starring Rattan Bai and Hafisji....

Unusually violent film for its time advocating widow's right to remarry....