September 11th, 2010

Bollywood – Year by Year – 1944

Births

Saira Bano (actress) - 23rd August 1944

Deaths

This rare picture shows Dada Saheb Phalke in old age and penury.

This rare picture shows Dada Saheb Phalke and his wife Saraswati in old age and penury.

Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of the Indian film industry, who had released India’s first film, Raja Harishchandra (1913), passes away.

Timeline