On Thursday night, a fire gutted one of the floors of Bombay Talkies film studio. Says a source, "A fire broke in the building's basement. As a result, a lot of valuable documents pertaining to Indian cinema were reduced to ashes."


The fire was caused by a short circuit 

Bombay Talkies is a studio of historical significance as it has witnessed the making of pathbreaking films in the '30s, '40s and '50s. Established by Himanshu Rai in 1934, the studio shut down in 1954.