The silent film Bilwamangal(Bhakta Surdas, 1919) was directed by Parsi Gujarati, Rustomji Dotiwala and it was based on the story by Gujarati writer, Champshi Udeshi. There were at least forty-four leading Gujarati directors during this period. They were mostly located in Bombay(now Mumbai). There were twenty leading film company and studios owned by Gujaratis between 19. Many film directors, producers and actors who are associated with silent films were Gujarati and Parsi. There were several silent films which were closely related with Gujarati people and culture before advent of talkies.
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