The Bombay Talkies Studios, fondly known as Bombay Talkies by many generations of movie fans, was the first Hindi Movie company to be established in India. Bombay Talkies was established in Malad, Mumbai (then Bombay) by Rajnarayan Dube along with Himanshu Rai, Devika Rani, F.E Dinshaw and Sir Firoze Sethna. It played a leading role in establishing the industry that we now celebrate as Bollywood. Its movies were enjoyed by millions over the ages and were the stepping stones to the success of superstars such as Devika Rani, Ashok Kumar, Madhubala, Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Mehmood, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar and countless others.