▁lead ▁him ▁to ▁meet ▁film m akers ▁around ▁India . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁the ▁first ▁silent ▁film , ▁The ▁D augh ters ▁of ▁Today ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁L ah ore ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁city ▁only ▁had ▁nine ▁oper ational ▁cinema ▁houses . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁films ▁shown ▁in ▁the at res ▁in ▁L ah ore ▁were ▁either ▁made ▁in ▁Bomb ay ▁or ▁Cal c uta , ▁besides ▁ones ▁made ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁or ▁London . ▁The ▁D augh ters ▁of ▁Today ▁was ▁the ▁brain - child ▁of ▁G . K . ▁Me ht a , ▁a ▁former ▁officer ▁with ▁the ▁North - West ern ▁Railway , ▁who ▁had ▁imported ▁a ▁camera ▁into ▁the ▁country ▁for ▁this ▁very ▁project ▁from ▁London . ▁He ▁asked ▁K ard ar ▁to ▁assist ▁him ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁director ▁on ▁the ▁project ▁and ▁ended ▁up ▁giving ▁K ard ar ▁his ▁début ▁role ▁in ▁his ▁film ▁as ▁an ▁actor . ▁Muhammad ▁Is mail , ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁fellow ▁call ig raph ist , ▁accompanied ▁K ard ar ▁in ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁open ▁studio ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁near ▁the ▁Brad law ▁Hall . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁some ▁other ▁films ▁had ▁been ▁produced ▁ind igen ously ▁at ▁the ▁stud ios ▁which ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁closed ▁down ▁for ▁financial ▁reasons . ▁After ▁finishing ▁shooting ▁for ▁the ▁film , ▁K ard ar ▁was ▁not ▁approached ▁for ▁another ▁role ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time . ▁H ail ing