The second silent film, Surekha Haran (1921) also benefited him financially. This was when Baburao bought the best camera of the time, manufactured by Bell & Howell. However, while filming his third silent film Markandeya, a fire broke out in the waste film stock of the company. All his film footage and the indigenous camera were gutted by fire. Only the Bell & Howell camera had survived. Sardar Nesarikar saved the studio from this crisis by providing a capital of Rs. 12,000 and thereby became a partner of the company.
