'Raja Harishchandra' was made by the father of Indian cinema Dada Saheb Phalke in 1913. ...
05:36 PM, May 03, 2013
As the Indian cinema celebrates the completion of its 100 years, filmmaker Karan Johar talks about first full length silent film 'Raja Harishchandra', which was released in 1913. The film was directed by the father of Indian cinema Dada Saheb Phalke, but there's more to the maverick filmmaker. ...
12:04 PM, May 03, 2013
A hundred years ago when Dhundiraj Govind Phalke organised the first public screening of his film Raja Harishchandra, the publicity posters didn't have any images on them, but that changed soon after. A film's publicity poster also became an extension of the creativity expressed on celluloid and able artists highlighted those selected images from the movie that could draw the audiences to inside the dark theatres for more than two-hours...
06:25 AM, May 03, 2013
In India, cinema isn't just a passion. It is an obsession. We have perhaps inherited this acute addiction from the man who started it all, 99 years ago - the Father of Indian Cinema Dhundiraj Govind Phalke (1870-1944). Dadasaheb Phalke as we better know him as, held the first show of Raja Harishchandra what is widely considered to be the first Indian feature film at Bombay's Olympia Picture Palace on...
06:20 AM, May 03, 2013
New Delhi: India's first feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' will repeat history as it is set to be screened in Patna tomorrow, exactly a hundred years later since its release in 1913. "India's first film 'Raja Harischandra', a silent movie, will be screened in Patna as part of an event commemorating the centenary year of the Indian cinema," president, Cine Society, Patna, R N Dash told PTI. Though cinema entered India...
05:54 PM, May 02, 2013
India's first feature film - Dada Saheb Phalke's 'Raja Harishchandra' had Anna Salunke, a man, play Queen Taramati. ...
05:26 PM, Apr 24, 2013
'Raja Harishchandra' was the first full-length silent film, that released in 1913. ...
05:55 PM, Apr 12, 2013
The upcoming Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) will celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema and showcase some of the most celebrated movies of the last century. ...
04:29 PM, Mar 10, 2013
As Indian cinema turns 100 years this year, we look at the initial phase of Indian films- silent films which gave emphasis to images and treated them as canvases. ...
08:22 AM, Feb 19, 2013
Mumbai: The 14th edition of the premier event of Mumbais culture calendar, the Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image, will be held from the 18th " 25th October, 2012 at National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and Inox, Nariman Point, Liberty Cinemas, Marine Lines as the main festival venues and Cinemax, Andheri and Cinemax Sion as the satellite venues. This year the festival...
01:02 PM, Oct 10, 2012
First Full Length Film Film: Raja Harishchandra Year of release: 1913 It was a sign of things to come that this film - produced and directed by Dadasaheb Phalke - was a huge success. The film was first shown on May 3, 1913 at Mumbai's Coronation Cinema, Girgaon, where crowds thronged the roads outside the hall. First Film To Face A Censorship Controversy Film: Bhakta Vidur Year of release: 1921...
02:31 PM, May 09, 2012
Mumbai: This is where it all began. Lights, camera, action! In an era where working in cinema was taboo, one man with vision and courage made it possible. Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, a.k.a. Dadasaheb Phalke, made the first ever full-length film, 'Raja Harishchandra'. A silent movie based on the legend of King Harishchandra, recounted in the Ramayana and Mahabharata, it was released on May 3, 1913. India's romance with the big...
03:47 PM, May 03, 2012
Mumbai: For Mahesh Manjrekar, friendship occupies a special status in his life. His close friend Sachin Khedekar and he not only started their careers together, the actor also plays the lead role in the filmmaker's forthcoming Marathi project. In fact, it was Khedekar's idea to make this film in the first place. Speaking of their 25-year-old friendship, Manjrekar nostalgically says, "When we started out in theatre, we faced difficult days....
02:33 PM, May 03, 2012
Mumbai: The Indian film industry will celebrate 100 years of its existence in 2013. Celebrities are excited and say that the progress and growth of the cinema in the last 10 decades have been outstanding. On May 3 1913, India's first full-length feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' was first shown in public. Although it was a silent film, it marked the advent of the Indian film industry. Here is what some...
06:00 PM, May 02, 2012
In India, cinema isn't just a passion. It is frenzical. We have perhaps inherited this acute addiction from the man who started it all, 99 ...
02:17 AM, Apr 21, 2012
Mumbai: The Indian Film and Television Directors Association (IFTDA) has taken the lead in planning the centenary celebrations of Indian cinema in 2013. Indian cinema will complete its 100 years in 2013. The first Indian film 'Raja Harishchandra' by Dadasaheb Phalke was released in 1913. "Celebrating the centenary year of Indian cinema will be a once in a lifetime occasion for all those associated with the business of cinema and...
04:26 PM, Dec 09, 2011
The film is based on the making of
Raja Harishchandra. ...
10:13 AM, Jan 21, 2010
It tells the tale of trials and travails of India's pioneer film maker Phalke. ...
03:29 PM, Sep 21, 2009
It is on the making of India's first full length film by Dadasaheb Phalke. ...
02:36 PM, Sep 20, 2009
After mediocre performances in the first three editions of the IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders finally gave their fans something to cheer about a fourth-place finish. The Gautam Gambhir-led franchise will now aim to kick-start their season on a high when they take on last year's wooden-spoon holders Delhi Daredevils in the second match of IPL 5 at the Eden Gardens on Thursday. Delhi can be termed underachievers, considering their performance...
01:39 AM, May 09, 2008
