मधुरी

Set in 4th-century India during wars between the kingdoms of Ujjain and Kanauj, Madhuri follows the fortunes of a court dancer caught between royal rivalries and forbidden love. Imperial Film Company's lavish production placed its star Sulochana at the centre of a historical spectacle with 16 songs recorded for disc release. The film holds the distinction of having produced the first-ever film gramophone record issued in India — the songs of singer-actor Vinayakrao Patwardhan being among those pressed.

16 songs were composed by Pransukh M. Nayak; four songs by Vinayakrao Patwardhan were released on gramophone disc — India's first film-song records.

Madhuri is historically notable as the Imperial Film Company production whose songs yielded India's first-ever commercially released film gramophone records — a milestone in the convergence of cinema and the recording industry. Singer-actor Vinayakrao Patwardhan's four recorded songs mark the start of the film-disc relationship that would define Hindi cinema's commercial model for decades.