*These network maps are designed to give you a glimpse of the multiple and shifting forces that converged in late 1920s Bombay to produce film studios. They are best read alongside Chapter 1, “Speculative Futures | Teji Mandi,” in Bombay Hustle: Making Movies in a Colonial City (2020), pp. 45-97.
Ranjit Movitone (1929-1960s)
Partnership Concern: Mr. Chandulal J. Shah and Miss Gohar Kayoum Mamajiwala
Studio Location: 119, Main Road, Dadar (East)
Sagar Movietone (1929-1940)
Partnership Concern: Mr. Chimanlal Desai and Mr. Ambalal Patel. Desai becomes sole proprietor in 1936.
Studio Location: Hashmat Mahal, Chowpatty Seaface. Moves later to Nepean Sea Road.
Bombay Talkies (1934-1954)
Joint Stock Concern: Managing agents - Himansurai Indo-International Talkies
Studio Location: Dadishet Road, Malad
