Dadasaheb Phalke
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Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke, was an Indian producer, director and screenwriter, widely regarded as "the Father of Indian cinema".
Phalke seated on a chair with a small roll of film in his hands
Phalke on a 1971 stamp of India
Raja Harishchandra
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Raja Harishchandra is a 1913 Indian silent film directed and produced by Dadasaheb Phalke. It is often considered the first full-length Indian feature film. Raja Harishchandra features Dattatraya Damo
Dadasaheb Phalke
…known as Dadasaheb Phalke, was an Indian producer, director and screenwriter, widely regarded as "the Father of Indian cinema". Phalke’s debut film, Raja Harishchandra (1913), was the first Indian motion picture and is recognised as India's first full-length Indian historical feature film on Satyavadi Raja Harishchandra…
Publicity poster for film show at the Coronation Cinematograph and Variety Hall, Girgaon
Painting by Raja Ravi Varma, depicting Harishchandra parting with his wife and son
Anna Salunke as Sita in Lanka Dahan (1917)