Shri. Khan Bahadur Ardeshir Irani was born in Pune, Maharashtra, and was a writer, director, producer, actor, film distributor, film showman, and cinematographer in the silent and sound eras of early Indian cinema. He launched Sagar Movietone and Sagar Productions. He was the director of India's first sound film Alam Ara. He was the producer of India's first color film Kisan Kanya. He was renowned for making films in Hindi,... see more