Film pioneer Ardeshir Irani, who had produced notable films as
Nala Damayanti (1920) which was India's first international co-production (with Italy) and India's first talkie
Alam Ara (1931) conceived the idea of producing a color film. The result of his efforts was the color film
Kisan Kanya made with the Cinecolor process whose process rights Irani had obtained from an American company. The film performed moderately at the
box-office. Kisan Kanya was based on a novel by
Saadat Hasan Manto and focused on the plight of poor farmers. == Songs ==