Dadasaheb (Dhundiraj Govind) Phalake! |
TRIBUTE TO PHALAKE &
'RAJA HARISHCHANDRA'!
- Manoj Kulkarni
India's first feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' (1913) made by Phalake! |
It's 148th Birth Anniversary of Father of Indian Cinema..Dadasaheb (Dhundiraj Govind) Phalake!
Dadasaheb Phalake made India's first full-length feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' in 1913! And now this film completed 105 years!
Dadasaheb Phalake shooting with his friend cameraman! |
Phalake was a complete filmmaker who did screenwriting, direction & editing of his own films. He made 95 movies and 26 short films in his career spanning 19 years!
Scene of film 'Raja Harishchandra' (1913) made by Phalake! |
'The Dadasaheb Phalake Award' for lifetime contribution to cinema, was instituted in his honour by the Government of India in 1969!
Dadasaheb Phalake editing film! |
Salute to Phalake sahab!!
- Manoj Kulkarni
['Chitrasrushti', Pune, India]
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