Alam Ara Google Doodle

This is the Google Doodle that appeared on Google India on March 14 2011 for the 80th anniversary of India's first talking film.

http://digitizor.com/2011/03/14/google-anniversary-alam-ara/

And here's a short, informative Indian TV clip about early Bollywood. There's a new photo of Joseph David in the TV clip, and a mention that Alam Ara was 'based on a Parsi play by Joseph David'.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhlo41_googleys-homage-to-a-hindi-cinema-milestone_news

bollywood bazaar

http://indianbazaars.blogspot.com/2010/11/bollywood-movies.html

'Alam Ara' goes missing

There is no surviving copy of 'Alam Ara', the first Indian talking film, written by my great-grandfather. The Times of India investigates.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-14/news-interviews/28687925_1_indian-film-alam-ara-indian-cinema

Indian 'DNA Daily News and Analysis' article about early Bollywood

I was interviewed for a very informative article about the Jewish involvement in early Bollywood.  Thanks to Lenny Bhutia for taking an interest in Joseph David.

Article about Bollywood's Jewish connections