Khan Bahadur Ardeshir Irani (5 December 1886 – 14 October 1969); popularly known as
Ardeshir Irani, was a writer, director, producer, actor, film distributor, film showman and cinematographer in the silent and sound eras of early
Indian cinema. He was renowned for making films in
Hindi,
Telugu,
English,
German,
Indonesian,
Persian,
Urdu and
Tamil. He was a successful entrepreneur who owned film theatres, a gramophone agency, and a car agency.