Chandulal Jesangbhai Shah (13 April 1898 â€" 25 November 1975) was a
famous director, producer and screenwriter of Indian films, who
founded Ranjit Studios in 1929.Shah was born in 1898 in Jamnagar,
Gujarat, British India. He studied at Sydenham College in Bombay (now
Mumbai) and got a job at the Bombay Stock Exchange in 1924. While
waiting to get a job he helped his brother, J. D. Shah, who was a
writer for mythological films. He was called by the "Laxmi Film
Company" to direct a film Vimla in 1925 as its director Manilal Joshi
was bedridden. Chandulal Shah not only directed the film but also went
on to do two more films for the company, Panch Danda (1925) and Madhav
Kam Kundala (1926) before returning to the Stock Exchange.Amarchand
Shroff, a friend of Shah, who was with the Laxmi Film Company, brought
him to Kohinoor Film Company where he first came into contact with
Gohar, a contact that eventually developed into both a personal and
professional relationship.
famous director, producer and screenwriter of Indian films, who
founded Ranjit Studios in 1929.Shah was born in 1898 in Jamnagar,
Gujarat, British India. He studied at Sydenham College in Bombay (now
Mumbai) and got a job at the Bombay Stock Exchange in 1924. While
waiting to get a job he helped his brother, J. D. Shah, who was a
writer for mythological films. He was called by the "Laxmi Film
Company" to direct a film Vimla in 1925 as its director Manilal Joshi
was bedridden. Chandulal Shah not only directed the film but also went
on to do two more films for the company, Panch Danda (1925) and Madhav
Kam Kundala (1926) before returning to the Stock Exchange.Amarchand
Shroff, a friend of Shah, who was with the Laxmi Film Company, brought
him to Kohinoor Film Company where he first came into contact with
Gohar, a contact that eventually developed into both a personal and
professional relationship.
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