Rajkamal Kalamandir

Rajkamal Kalamandir was a noted film production company and studio in Mumbai. It was established by V. Shantaram in 1942, after he left Prabhat Films. The studio produced films both in Hindi and Marathi, and it was best known for "Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani" (1946), "Amar Bhoopali" (1951), "Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje" (1955), "Do Aankhen Barah Haath" (1957), "Navrang" (1959) and "Pinjra" (1972). In its heyday, Rajkamal was one of the most sophisticated studios of the country.
History.
Prabhat Films was founded in Kolhapur, in 1929, towards the end of the silent films' era, by the V. Shantaram and V.G. Damle. The studio later shifted to Pune; here Shantaram directed notable films "Amrit Manthan" (1934) and "Kunku" ("Duniya Na Mane", Hindi) in 1937. However, he parted ways in 1942, when bought the premises of Wadia Movietone in Mumbai. Wadia Movietone was established in 1933 by the Wadia brothers J. B. H. Wadia and Homi Wadia, who were most known for "Hunterwali" (1935). The studio released its debut feature film, "Shakuntala" in 1943, which was followed by films such as "Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani" (1946), "Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje" (1955), "Do Aankhen Barah Haath" (1957) and "Navrang" (1959), as well as "Amar Bhoopali" (1951) and "Pinjra" (1972) in Marathi. 