Alam Ara (1931), directed by Ardeshir Irani for Imperial Film Company, holds the distinction of being India's first talkie film (a film with a recorded sound track). It was released on 14 March 1931 at Bombay's Majestic Cinema. The film was 10,500 feet long, ran for seven weeks, contained seven songs, and was a romantic costume drama. Its success proved that there was a huge market for “talkies and musicals,” and the entire film industry quickly switched to sound production. Note: Ardeshir Irani also directed Kisan Kanya (1937), which was the first colour film (Option A is therefore incorrect). The first silent feature film of the subcontinent was Raja Harishchandra (1913) by Dadasaheb Phalke. The first Pakistani film after independence was Teri Yaad (1948).