Alam Ara
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Alam Ara is a landmark 1931 Indian film celebrated as the first Indian talkie, marking the transition from silent cinema to sound in India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alam Ara canonical | 1 |
| Alam Ara (Parsi theatre play) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11102605 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alam Ara Context triple: [Prithviraj Kapoor, notableWork, Alam Ara]
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A.
Bombay Talkies
Bombay Talkies was a pioneering Indian film studio and production company that played a crucial role in shaping early Hindi cinema.
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B.
Madras Talkies
Madras Talkies is an Indian film production company known for producing acclaimed Tamil and Indian cinema under the creative leadership of director Mani Ratnam.
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C.
Mukti Bhawan
Mukti Bhawan is a critically acclaimed Indian drama film that poignantly explores mortality and family relationships through the story of a man who takes his aging father to Varanasi to spend his final days.
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D.
Annupuri
Annupuri is a prominent mountain and ski area in the Niseko region of Hokkaido, Japan, known for its abundant powder snow and popular winter sports facilities.
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E.
Mayabazar
Mayabazar is a landmark 1957 Indian mythological fantasy film in Telugu and Tamil cinema, celebrated for its innovative storytelling, memorable music, and enduring cultural impact.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alam Ara Target entity description: Alam Ara is a landmark 1931 Indian film celebrated as the first Indian talkie, marking the transition from silent cinema to sound in India.
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A.
Bombay Talkies
Bombay Talkies was a pioneering Indian film studio and production company that played a crucial role in shaping early Hindi cinema.
-
B.
Madras Talkies
Madras Talkies is an Indian film production company known for producing acclaimed Tamil and Indian cinema under the creative leadership of director Mani Ratnam.
-
C.
Mukti Bhawan
Mukti Bhawan is a critically acclaimed Indian drama film that poignantly explores mortality and family relationships through the story of a man who takes his aging father to Varanasi to spend his final days.
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D.
Annupuri
Annupuri is a prominent mountain and ski area in the Niseko region of Hokkaido, Japan, known for its abundant powder snow and popular winter sports facilities.
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E.
Mayabazar
Mayabazar is a landmark 1957 Indian mythological fantasy film in Telugu and Tamil cinema, celebrated for its innovative storytelling, memorable music, and enduring cultural impact.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
ⓘ
black-and-white film ⓘ feature film ⓘ musical film ⓘ |
| archiveStatus | no known surviving print ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Alam Ara (Parsi theatre play)
ⓘ
linked to:
Alam Ara
|
| basedOnAuthor | Joseph David ⓘ |
| castMember |
Elizer
ⓘ
Jilloo ⓘ L. V. Prasad ⓘ Master Vithal ⓘ Prithviraj Kapoor ⓘ Wazir Mohammed Khan ⓘ Zubeida ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Wilford Deming ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | adaptation of Parsi theatre style to cinema ⓘ |
| director | Ardeshir Irani ⓘ |
| distributor | Imperial Film Company ⓘ |
| famousSong | De De Khuda Ke Naam Par ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Bombay
ⓘ
linked to:
Mumbai
Mumbai ⓘ |
| firstSongPerformer | Wazir Mohammed Khan ⓘ |
| format | sound film ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy film
ⓘ
musical drama film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dialogue
ⓘ
song sequences ⓘ synchronized sound ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked transition from silent cinema to sound in India ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Indian film music
ⓘ
growth of talkies in Indian cinema ⓘ |
| leadActor | Master Vithal ⓘ |
| leadActress |
Zubeida
ⓘ
linked to:
Zubaida
|
| musicComposer |
B. Irani
ⓘ
linked to:
Irani
Firozshah M. Mistri ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first Indian feature film with synchronized sound
ⓘ
first Indian talkie ⓘ |
| numberOfSongs | 7 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hindi ⓘ |
| producer | Ardeshir Irani ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Imperial Film Company ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1931-03-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 124 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Joseph David ⓘ |
| setIn | fictional kingdom ⓘ |
| soundSystem | Tanar single-system sound ⓘ |
| status | lost film ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alam Ara Description of subject: Alam Ara is a landmark 1931 Indian film celebrated as the first Indian talkie, marking the transition from silent cinema to sound in India.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.