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Friday, September 17th, 2010 by admin

Raja Harishchandra (1913)

Commonly performed and often-filmed Mahabharata legend and Phalke’s first feature. The film is often celebrated for having inaugurated the Indian film industry following Phalke’s own claim to that effect (ICC Report, 1928). The cast was drawn from non­professionals and although Phalke wanted to cast women in female roles (breaking with stage tradition), no woman agreed ...

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