Ardesh Irani is regarded as the father of the Indian cinema, it was way back in 1853 that Parsis made their first mark in the Indian entertainment industry. Illustrious follower of Ardesh Irani was Sohrab Modi who’s picturisation of historic characters created a spirit of national favour which still remains unparalleled. They were followed by the Wadia brothers. It was this community which owing to the progressive image it had, and the other Indian communities still dogged by the dogma of participating in cinema, that gave various heroines in the initial stages, like fearless Nadia, Saraswati Devi (first woman music director) etc. The stunts that Nadia performed in those days without any technology to support still enthrall the audience.

There have been quite a lot of films that have been made providing a show case to the Parsi Culture and the first film Khatta Meetha was a landmark as it tried to unravel the existentialist dilemma of the Parsi community caught in the throes of development, and the sheer fact that of the delightful faces of Indian film Pearl Padmasee played an important role in it, still amuses and entertains. It was followed by Baton Baton Mein which again was in the genre of light films probing into the dilemma of the Parsis in a very subtle manner. It was followed by other such films which essentially probed the dilemmas of the Parsis like Pestonjee, Percy, Such a Long Journey, 1947: Earth, Being Cyrus, etc