Martin Scorsese’s The Film Foundation is among the organsiations working with India’s Film Heritage Foundation on a film preservation workshop that kicks off this week (Feb 26-March 6).
Overseas partners also include The International Federation of Film Archives (Fiaf), George Eastman Museum, the Selznick School of Film Preservation and Italy’s L’Immagine Ritrovata. In addition to Film Heritage Foundation, established by Indian filmmaker Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, local organisers include the National Film Archive of India (Nfai) and Viacom18.
“The language of cinema is universal,” said Scorsese, announcing the workshop. “In a time of great divisions, conflicts, transformations, it’s really crucial to preserve and share our cultural patrimonies and to ensure that this universal language will speak to future generations around the world.”
The 10-day workshop, which will take place at Nfai’s headquarters in Pune, covers the technology and ethics involved in film preservation as India races to save its film heritage. “This is a unique...
Overseas partners also include The International Federation of Film Archives (Fiaf), George Eastman Museum, the Selznick School of Film Preservation and Italy’s L’Immagine Ritrovata. In addition to Film Heritage Foundation, established by Indian filmmaker Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, local organisers include the National Film Archive of India (Nfai) and Viacom18.
“The language of cinema is universal,” said Scorsese, announcing the workshop. “In a time of great divisions, conflicts, transformations, it’s really crucial to preserve and share our cultural patrimonies and to ensure that this universal language will speak to future generations around the world.”
The 10-day workshop, which will take place at Nfai’s headquarters in Pune, covers the technology and ethics involved in film preservation as India races to save its film heritage. “This is a unique...
- 2/23/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
What:
Screening of Kamal Swaroop’s national award winning film on Dadasaheb Phalke, “Rangbhoomi”, by Fd Zone, Delhi
When:
June 6, Friday, 7:00 pm
Where:
Stein auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
About Rangbhoomi
Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke (April 30, 1870 – February 16, 1944) was an Indian producer/ director/ screenwriter, widely regarded as the father of Indian Cinema. His debut film Raja Harishchandra was made in 1913 and is recognised as India’s first full-length feature film. In his career, spanning 19 years, he made 95 movies and 26 short films. His most noted works are Mohini Bhasmasur (1913), Satyavan Savitri (1914), Lanka Dahan (1917), Shri Krishna Janma (1918) and Kaliya Mardan (1919).
In 1920, after disputes with his partners, he resigned from his company Hindustan Films and shifted to the holy city of Benaras and renounced the world of cinema. At Benaras he wrote a semi-autobiographical play Rangbhoomi. This film is an invocation from that text.
About Kamal Swaroop
Swaroop is a film,...
Screening of Kamal Swaroop’s national award winning film on Dadasaheb Phalke, “Rangbhoomi”, by Fd Zone, Delhi
When:
June 6, Friday, 7:00 pm
Where:
Stein auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
About Rangbhoomi
Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke (April 30, 1870 – February 16, 1944) was an Indian producer/ director/ screenwriter, widely regarded as the father of Indian Cinema. His debut film Raja Harishchandra was made in 1913 and is recognised as India’s first full-length feature film. In his career, spanning 19 years, he made 95 movies and 26 short films. His most noted works are Mohini Bhasmasur (1913), Satyavan Savitri (1914), Lanka Dahan (1917), Shri Krishna Janma (1918) and Kaliya Mardan (1919).
In 1920, after disputes with his partners, he resigned from his company Hindustan Films and shifted to the holy city of Benaras and renounced the world of cinema. At Benaras he wrote a semi-autobiographical play Rangbhoomi. This film is an invocation from that text.
About Kamal Swaroop
Swaroop is a film,...
- 5/28/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
In 2013, India celebrated the 100-year anniversary of the nation's first feature-length film -- Raja Harishchandra, directed and produced by Dadasaheb Phalke. The celebratory year was marked by thrilling highs at Cannes and in Hollywood and chilling lows on the social domestic homefront. Here is THR's look at the big media and entertainment industry stories of 2013 in India: Bollywood Joins the Outcry After Horrific Gang-Rape Incident The year started off on a sombre and introspective note as India reeled from the horrific gang rape on Dec. 16, 2012 of 23-year-old medical student Jyoti Singh
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- 12/30/2013
- by Nyay Bushan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 24th edition of the biennial Europalia International Arts Festival in Europe will be dedicated to India to celebrate the centenary year of Indian cinema.
The festival will be held in several cities of Belgium and The Netherlands including Brussels, Antwerpen and Den Haag from October 4, 2013 – January 26, 2014.
Five of Kashyap’s films will be screened under the Anurag Kashyap Focus – Cinematek section: Ugly (2013), Black Friday (2004), Dev D (2009), Gulal (2009) and Gangs of Wasseypur I and II (2012). Besides, three films recommended by Kashyap will also be screened at the festival: Gurvinder Singh’s Anhey Ghorey Da Daan, Hansal Mehta’s Shahid and Satish Manwar’s Gabhricha Paus.
Pather Panchali, Aparajito, Apur Sansar and Jalsaghar will be presented as part of the Satyajit Ray Retrospective. Guru Dutt Retrospective will screen his films Baazi, Jaal, Baaz, Aar Paar, Mr. And Mrs. 55, Pyaasa, Sahib Biwi aur Ghulam and Kagaz Ke Phool.
Filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl...
The festival will be held in several cities of Belgium and The Netherlands including Brussels, Antwerpen and Den Haag from October 4, 2013 – January 26, 2014.
Five of Kashyap’s films will be screened under the Anurag Kashyap Focus – Cinematek section: Ugly (2013), Black Friday (2004), Dev D (2009), Gulal (2009) and Gangs of Wasseypur I and II (2012). Besides, three films recommended by Kashyap will also be screened at the festival: Gurvinder Singh’s Anhey Ghorey Da Daan, Hansal Mehta’s Shahid and Satish Manwar’s Gabhricha Paus.
Pather Panchali, Aparajito, Apur Sansar and Jalsaghar will be presented as part of the Satyajit Ray Retrospective. Guru Dutt Retrospective will screen his films Baazi, Jaal, Baaz, Aar Paar, Mr. And Mrs. 55, Pyaasa, Sahib Biwi aur Ghulam and Kagaz Ke Phool.
Filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl...
- 9/27/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
There is a fascinating but little-known prequel to Indian cinema that goes right back to silent films made in the 1890s
In October 1917, Hiralal Sen was sick, bankrupt and just a few days away from death when he received some cruel news. His brother's warehouse was on fire and, as it burned, Sen's career as a film-maker went up in flames. The warehouse contained the entire stock of the Royal Bioscope Company, the Sen brothers' firm, which showed and produced films in the Kolkata area in the early years of the 20th century. The blaze destroyed Sen's films, and with them much of the proof of India's early cinema history.
The centenary celebrations suggest that Indian film production began in 1913, but that is far from the truth. "The history of Indian cinema before 1913 is a fragmentary one, but it is no less interesting for that," says Luke McKernan, moving...
In October 1917, Hiralal Sen was sick, bankrupt and just a few days away from death when he received some cruel news. His brother's warehouse was on fire and, as it burned, Sen's career as a film-maker went up in flames. The warehouse contained the entire stock of the Royal Bioscope Company, the Sen brothers' firm, which showed and produced films in the Kolkata area in the early years of the 20th century. The blaze destroyed Sen's films, and with them much of the proof of India's early cinema history.
The centenary celebrations suggest that Indian film production began in 1913, but that is far from the truth. "The history of Indian cinema before 1913 is a fragmentary one, but it is no less interesting for that," says Luke McKernan, moving...
- 7/25/2013
- by Pamela Hutchinson
- The Guardian - Film News
Dadasaheb Phalke is recognized as ‘The Father of Indian Cinema’. Do you know the reason? Well, it was Phalke who holds the distinction of making India’s First indigenous full length feature film Raja Harishchandra in 1913. What may stun the readers is that Dadasaheb Phalke not only produced and directed the film but was a one-man show behind the making of the film! Read More...
- 6/1/2013
- Bollywood Trade
Dadasaheb Phalke is recognized as ‘The Father of Indian Cinema’. Do you know the reason? Well, it was Phalke who holds the distinction of making India’s First indigenous full length feature film Raja Harishchandra in 1913. What may stun the readers is that Dadasaheb Phalke not only produced and directed the film but was a one-man show behind the making of the film! Read More...
- 6/1/2013
- Bollywood Trade
Coming up on Monday on BBC Radio 2 is the first part or a two part series honoring Indian cinema. Titled “The Jewel in the Crown”, the Bollyfab boys Raj & Pablo reflect on 100 years of Indian films!
Little did Dadasaheb Phalke, the “Father of Indian cinema” know that, at the release of his film Raja Harishchandra on 3rd May 1913, he would unleash an industry that would become world leaders.
It has withstood the test of time, despite the vast cultural differences in the past 100 years. Through music, anecdotes, archives and interviews, our own “Jewels In The Crown”, Bollywood experts Raj & Pablo, transport us to the glamorous world of Indian cinema, to explore why the industry maintains its popularity, producing over a thousand feature films each year.
For instance, did you know that the longest screen kiss lasted over a breath-taking four minutes and was from the movie Mamyab Raste? The Errol Flynn...
Little did Dadasaheb Phalke, the “Father of Indian cinema” know that, at the release of his film Raja Harishchandra on 3rd May 1913, he would unleash an industry that would become world leaders.
It has withstood the test of time, despite the vast cultural differences in the past 100 years. Through music, anecdotes, archives and interviews, our own “Jewels In The Crown”, Bollywood experts Raj & Pablo, transport us to the glamorous world of Indian cinema, to explore why the industry maintains its popularity, producing over a thousand feature films each year.
For instance, did you know that the longest screen kiss lasted over a breath-taking four minutes and was from the movie Mamyab Raste? The Errol Flynn...
- 6/1/2013
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Dadasaheb Phalke is recognized as 'The Father of Indian Cinema'. Do you know the reason? Well, it was Phalke who holds the distinction of making India's First indigenous full length feature film Raja Harishchandra in 1913. What may stun the readers is that Dadasaheb Phalke not only produced and directed the film but was a one-man show behind the making of the film! He wrote the script, he was himself the cinematographer, the editor, the art director and the costume designer...
- 6/1/2013
- GlamSham
The 30th April marked the birth of “Father of Indian Cinema”, the man who gave us brilliantly impressive movies, like Raja Harishchandra, Satyavan and Savitri, Lanka Dahanand many more films, each of which is still a masterpiece in itself. As an aid of respect and remembrance the cinema association has named many awards and film festivals after him which are the most respected and prestigious awards in the film industry. Many maverick film-makers, actors, actress, films, have received Dadasaheb Phalke award. The list is endless and to add to it, critically acclaimed director Nila Madhab Panda’s second directorial film Jalpari- The Desert Mermaid has won three awards at Dada Saheb Film Festival, 2013 on his birth anniversary. After his first ovation to I Am Kalam, Nila came with a film Jalpari- The Desert Mermaid, which dealt with various predicaments that a girl child encounters in rural India. He dared to...
- 5/5/2013
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
After a successful century in existence, on May 3rd 2013 the Indian film industry celebrates its 100th anniversary. To mark the landmark occasion, Sanona™ has launched a vote to find the public’s most favourite Indian movie.
Sanona, the UK’s largest online Pay Per View (PPV) Indian movie streaming service, is asking movie lovers to choose their most loved feature film from a selection of ten all-time greats which include classics such as Mughal-e-Azam and Awaara to modern day hits like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and 3 Idiots.
India’s cinema industry was born in 1913 from Dadasaheb Phalke’s efforts to make Raja Harishchandra, the nation’s first feature-length black and white silent film. One hundred years on, Hindi language musicals, fondly known as Bollywood, have asserted their dominance and become a billion dollar business, garnering popularity across the globe.
From the golden era of the 50s and 60s, to the action-packed 70s,...
Sanona, the UK’s largest online Pay Per View (PPV) Indian movie streaming service, is asking movie lovers to choose their most loved feature film from a selection of ten all-time greats which include classics such as Mughal-e-Azam and Awaara to modern day hits like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and 3 Idiots.
India’s cinema industry was born in 1913 from Dadasaheb Phalke’s efforts to make Raja Harishchandra, the nation’s first feature-length black and white silent film. One hundred years on, Hindi language musicals, fondly known as Bollywood, have asserted their dominance and become a billion dollar business, garnering popularity across the globe.
From the golden era of the 50s and 60s, to the action-packed 70s,...
- 5/5/2013
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
30th April marks the birth of the "Father of Indian Cinema", the man who gave us brilliantly impressive movies, like Raja Harishchandra, Satyavan and Savitri, Lanka Dahanand many more films, each of which is still a masterpiece in itself. As a mark of respect and remembrance the cinema association has named many awards and film festivals after him which are the most respected and prestigious awards in the film industry. Many maverick filmmakers, actors, actresses, films, have received Dadasaheb Phalke award. The list is endless and to add to it, critically acclaimed director Nila Madhab Panda's second directorial film Jalpari- The Desert Mermaid has won three awards at Dadasaheb Film Festival 2013 on his birth anniversary. After his first ovation to I Am Kalam, Nila came with a film Jalpari- The Desert Mermaid, which dealt with various predicaments that a girl child encounters in rural India. He dared to be...
- 5/3/2013
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Kamal Swaroop’s illustrated book on Dadasaheb Phalke is a labour of love. It started as a short biography but gradually acquired a life of its own. Swaroop’s quest to find out everything about Phalke’s life drove him crazy and he often found himself wandering around with a pair of scissors and glue to cut and paste material on Phalke in his scrapbook. The identification with his idol became so intense that at one point he started thinking of himself as Phalke. In a conversation with Bikas Mishra, Swaroop talks about his eccentric way of writing scripts, Phalke, Om Dar Badar and the lost hope of cinema in digital era.
How did the journey begin?
I was thinking about something to do with Phalke. After reading up about him I discovered that his father was an astronomer, a ritual storyteller and a Sanskrit scholar. Phalke studied at the J.
How did the journey begin?
I was thinking about something to do with Phalke. After reading up about him I discovered that his father was an astronomer, a ritual storyteller and a Sanskrit scholar. Phalke studied at the J.
- 5/3/2013
- by Bikas Mishra
- DearCinema.com
Star to attend special screening of his film Hero as city marks Britain's role in Bollywood's global success story
The Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff will be visiting Bradford on Friday to celebrate 100 years to the day since the release of India's first feature film, Raja Harishchandra.
Jackie Shroff, who this year celebrates 30 years since the release of his own breakthrough film Hero (Subhash Ghai, 1983), will visit the National Media Museum, where the film is being screened.
The critically acclaimed actor, who has starred in around 150 films, will also meet the Lord Mayor of Bradford as well as students from Bradford College. On Saturday, he will record a special 'In conversation' event before a live audience hosted by the BBC Asian Network at the Pictureville cinema.
Raja Harishchandra was produced and directed by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, better known as Dadasaheb Phalke. The 40-minute film had its first public screening at the...
The Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff will be visiting Bradford on Friday to celebrate 100 years to the day since the release of India's first feature film, Raja Harishchandra.
Jackie Shroff, who this year celebrates 30 years since the release of his own breakthrough film Hero (Subhash Ghai, 1983), will visit the National Media Museum, where the film is being screened.
The critically acclaimed actor, who has starred in around 150 films, will also meet the Lord Mayor of Bradford as well as students from Bradford College. On Saturday, he will record a special 'In conversation' event before a live audience hosted by the BBC Asian Network at the Pictureville cinema.
Raja Harishchandra was produced and directed by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, better known as Dadasaheb Phalke. The 40-minute film had its first public screening at the...
- 5/3/2013
- by Irna Qureshi
- The Guardian - Film News
May 3, 1913 went down in history as the release date of the first Indian film Raja Harishchandra by Dadasaheb Phalke. Exactly 100 years later releases a documentary Celluloid Man by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur that leads us to the man responsible for finding and preserving whatever remained of India’s first film and the films that were made thereafter. The man who gave us our cinematic history by building the National Film Archive. DearCinema.com reproduces a detailed interview with P.K Nair. This interview was recorded in Pune in 2008 for Asian Film Foundation to mark his felicitation with Satyajit Ray Memorial Award.
What memories do you have of watching your first film?
It was in the early forties, at the height of war. I must have been hardly eight years old.
The venue: a Tent Cinema in Thiruvnanthapuram Putharikandam Maidan, almost the same venue of the present Padmanabha Theatre. Nearly half the...
What memories do you have of watching your first film?
It was in the early forties, at the height of war. I must have been hardly eight years old.
The venue: a Tent Cinema in Thiruvnanthapuram Putharikandam Maidan, almost the same venue of the present Padmanabha Theatre. Nearly half the...
- 5/2/2013
- by Bikas Mishra
- DearCinema.com
"Could we, the sons of India, ever be able to see Indian images on screen?," wondered Dhundiraj Govind Phalke as he saw a French film, "The Life of Christ". Gripped by nationalistic fervour, Phalke, better known as Dada Saheb Phalke, went on to make in his own words the country's first "swadeshi" (indigenous) feature-length film, "Raja Harishchandra", which was released in May 3, 1913.
A century later, Indians not only make the highest number of films that are seen and adored beyond the subcontinent and the diaspora, but also appeal to people from diverse social and cultural worlds. Indian cinema is an essential element of the country's soft power, a significant resource for its public diplomacy.
As the most prodigious in.
A century later, Indians not only make the highest number of films that are seen and adored beyond the subcontinent and the diaspora, but also appeal to people from diverse social and cultural worlds. Indian cinema is an essential element of the country's soft power, a significant resource for its public diplomacy.
As the most prodigious in.
- 5/2/2013
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
A still from Dadasaheb Phalke’s “Kalia Mardan”
You can watch films by early pioneers of Indian cinema like Dadasaheb Phalke and Franz Osten in a specially set up tent cinema in New Delhi’s Siri Fort Auditorium Complex.
Gulshan Mahal, a tent cinema set up by Films Division, has a seating capacity of 25 and is equipped with carpets and benches instead of plush cushioned seats.
Gulshan Mahal runs four shows daily till April 30th. Entry is free on first come first served basis.
The tent cinema is part of the Centenary Indian Film Festival (click here for detailed program) which is being held in New Delhi.
Program details:-
Sunday, 27 April
2-2:30pm
Indian News Reel about India Becoming a Republic, 1948
Shree Krishna Janme by D.G. Phalke
3:30 – 4pm
Banga Darshan, Silent, 11 mins
Raja Harishchandra by D.G. Phalke
5 – 5:30pm
Home Minister Sardar Patel at Jamnagar (a News Reel...
You can watch films by early pioneers of Indian cinema like Dadasaheb Phalke and Franz Osten in a specially set up tent cinema in New Delhi’s Siri Fort Auditorium Complex.
Gulshan Mahal, a tent cinema set up by Films Division, has a seating capacity of 25 and is equipped with carpets and benches instead of plush cushioned seats.
Gulshan Mahal runs four shows daily till April 30th. Entry is free on first come first served basis.
The tent cinema is part of the Centenary Indian Film Festival (click here for detailed program) which is being held in New Delhi.
Program details:-
Sunday, 27 April
2-2:30pm
Indian News Reel about India Becoming a Republic, 1948
Shree Krishna Janme by D.G. Phalke
3:30 – 4pm
Banga Darshan, Silent, 11 mins
Raja Harishchandra by D.G. Phalke
5 – 5:30pm
Home Minister Sardar Patel at Jamnagar (a News Reel...
- 4/27/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
During a year when Indian Cinema is celebrating 100 years since the first moving picture was made, the writers of BollySpice have decided to put together a feature series which pays tribute to this phenomenal and charismatic industry. Titled ‘Framing Movies’, this special series during the course of 2013 will chronicle and assess some of the greatest and most significant films that Hindi Cinema has ever produced during its 100 year history. They will attempt to persuade film lovers across the world why specific films deserve recognition, why you should watch them if you have never encountered them before, as well as why they deserve to be remembered for another 100 years. Whether it is Raja Harishchandra (1913), Mother India (1957) or Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), these feature articles will illustrate the best of Hindi cinema. This series will Only explore Hindi cinema in the last 100 years and we acknowledge that by no means is the...
- 4/21/2013
- by Katherine Matthews
- Bollyspice
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s documentary film on P.K. Nair, the founder-director of the National Film Archive of India (Nfai) premieres at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles on April 14.
“You can see a hundred years from now; you can see a certain aspect of life which was there only at the time, on that day. It means a lot. It means more than Greek Tragedy where everything is heightened beyond compare. But those very small things get so beautifully manifest (on film). It is the very, I think, soul of art of any kind.”
-Kumar Shahani
For anyone who has spent time on the campus of the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune and visited the National Film Archive of India only a couple of blocks away, it is impossible to not think of the omnipresent influence of P. K. Nair, the long-serving director and founder of the Archive.
“You can see a hundred years from now; you can see a certain aspect of life which was there only at the time, on that day. It means a lot. It means more than Greek Tragedy where everything is heightened beyond compare. But those very small things get so beautifully manifest (on film). It is the very, I think, soul of art of any kind.”
-Kumar Shahani
For anyone who has spent time on the campus of the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune and visited the National Film Archive of India only a couple of blocks away, it is impossible to not think of the omnipresent influence of P. K. Nair, the long-serving director and founder of the Archive.
- 4/14/2013
- by Shekhar Deshpande
- DearCinema.com
Dream. Hope. Desire. Thought. Joy. Pain. Wants. Love. Sorrow. Multitude of emotions that the Indian Cinema has captured since its inception in 1913, with “Raja Harishchandra” by Dadasaheb Phalke. And on the occasion of its centenary anniversary, what better way to commemorate the milestone than to have industry’s fine directors come together to create an anthology of four short films each depicting a shade of Indian cinema. At an event held in Mumbai, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Flying Unicorn unveiled the theatrical trailer of ‘Bombay Talkies’- a 80 minute film that is the amalgamation of four individual 20-minute short films directed by Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, Karan Johar, and Dibakar Banerjee. Some actors that feature in the film in varied roles are Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rani Mukerji, Saqib Saleem, Randeep Hooda, Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor.
Acknowledging brevity as not being his strength, Karan confessed how he was initially going to refuse the project,...
Acknowledging brevity as not being his strength, Karan confessed how he was initially going to refuse the project,...
- 3/28/2013
- by Pooja Rao
- Bollyspice
In the second of two Yorkshire tributes to a century of Indian cinema, Irfan Ajeeb describes the extraordinary power of Bollywood film makers and stars
1999. It was a muggy night and approaching the end of a long and arduous day. The festivities were coming to a close and I was restively glancing at my watch as I knew I had yet to endure a four-hour drive to London. It was approaching midnight. Overdosing on coffee and chewing gum, I was anxious but at the same time excited - like a little kid waiting to open his presents on his tenth birthday.
The journey had begun as we set off on an empty M1. Sat on the back seat was the Indian actress, Pooja Bhatt, who had attended the Bite the Mango film festival at the then National Museum of Photography, Film & Television for an on-stage Screentalk interview. She had insisted...
1999. It was a muggy night and approaching the end of a long and arduous day. The festivities were coming to a close and I was restively glancing at my watch as I knew I had yet to endure a four-hour drive to London. It was approaching midnight. Overdosing on coffee and chewing gum, I was anxious but at the same time excited - like a little kid waiting to open his presents on his tenth birthday.
The journey had begun as we set off on an empty M1. Sat on the back seat was the Indian actress, Pooja Bhatt, who had attended the Bite the Mango film festival at the then National Museum of Photography, Film & Television for an on-stage Screentalk interview. She had insisted...
- 3/13/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Still from Raja Harishchandra
The 19th Bradford International Film Festival will celebrate the centenary year of Indian Cinema with the screening of 12 Indian films. The festival will be held from April 11 – 21, 2013, across cities in the UK.
“100 years on, the 19th Bradford International Film Festival wishes Indian cinema a happy centenary by devoting a large chunk of our programming to this inexhaustibly fertile source of astonishing films,” said Tom Vincent and Neil Young, Co-Directors of the festival.
The festival has lined up a wide range of Indian films from Raja Harishchandra to Mumbai Cha Raja.
The line-up includes:
Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra (1913),
Franz Osten’s India – UK – Germany production Prapancha Pash (1929),
Uday Shankar’s Kalpana (1948),
Mehboob Khan’s Mother India (1957) and Mughal-e-Azam (1957),
Satyajit Ray’s Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977),
Yash Chopra’s Silsila (1981),
Deepa Dhanraj’s Kya Hua Iss Shehar Ko? (1986),
Aditya Chopra’s Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995),
Sandeep Ray’s...
The 19th Bradford International Film Festival will celebrate the centenary year of Indian Cinema with the screening of 12 Indian films. The festival will be held from April 11 – 21, 2013, across cities in the UK.
“100 years on, the 19th Bradford International Film Festival wishes Indian cinema a happy centenary by devoting a large chunk of our programming to this inexhaustibly fertile source of astonishing films,” said Tom Vincent and Neil Young, Co-Directors of the festival.
The festival has lined up a wide range of Indian films from Raja Harishchandra to Mumbai Cha Raja.
The line-up includes:
Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra (1913),
Franz Osten’s India – UK – Germany production Prapancha Pash (1929),
Uday Shankar’s Kalpana (1948),
Mehboob Khan’s Mother India (1957) and Mughal-e-Azam (1957),
Satyajit Ray’s Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977),
Yash Chopra’s Silsila (1981),
Deepa Dhanraj’s Kya Hua Iss Shehar Ko? (1986),
Aditya Chopra’s Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995),
Sandeep Ray’s...
- 3/12/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man will release in Indian theatres on May 3, 2013. The release is being facilitated by PVR Director’s Rare and Dungarpur Films.
A documentary on the life and works of P.K. Nair, film historian and Founder – Director of the National Film Archive of India; the film has been selected in numerous film festivals such as Mumbai Film Festival, International Film Festival of Kerala, Telluride Film Festival, International film festival of India, Rotterdam film festival and Göteborg International Film Festival.
The film’s release date coincides with the public release date of Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra, a hundred years ago.
A documentary on the life and works of P.K. Nair, film historian and Founder – Director of the National Film Archive of India; the film has been selected in numerous film festivals such as Mumbai Film Festival, International Film Festival of Kerala, Telluride Film Festival, International film festival of India, Rotterdam film festival and Göteborg International Film Festival.
The film’s release date coincides with the public release date of Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra, a hundred years ago.
- 3/7/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The Bollywonderful guys Raj&Pablo are taking a look back and celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema tonight at 10pm on BBC Radio 2!
Little did Dadasaheb Phalke, the “Father of Indian cinema” know that, at the release of his film Raja Harishchandra on 3rd May 1913, he would unleash an industry that would become world leaders.
It has withstood the test of time, despite the vast cultural differences in the past 100 years. Through music, anecdotes, archives and interviews, our own “Jewels In The Crown”, Bollywood experts Raj & Pablo, transport us to the glamorous world of Indian cinema, to explore why the industry maintains its popularity, producing over a thousand feature films each year.
For instance, did you know that the longest screen kiss lasted over a breath-taking four minutes and was from the movie Mamyab Raste? The Errol Flynn of Indian cinema was a woman – “Fearless Nadia”; and in the 1950s Life...
Little did Dadasaheb Phalke, the “Father of Indian cinema” know that, at the release of his film Raja Harishchandra on 3rd May 1913, he would unleash an industry that would become world leaders.
It has withstood the test of time, despite the vast cultural differences in the past 100 years. Through music, anecdotes, archives and interviews, our own “Jewels In The Crown”, Bollywood experts Raj & Pablo, transport us to the glamorous world of Indian cinema, to explore why the industry maintains its popularity, producing over a thousand feature films each year.
For instance, did you know that the longest screen kiss lasted over a breath-taking four minutes and was from the movie Mamyab Raste? The Errol Flynn of Indian cinema was a woman – “Fearless Nadia”; and in the 1950s Life...
- 1/4/2013
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
“Why should P.K.Nair not be a recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award? After all, whatever we have of Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra, meaning just the first and last reels of the film, are there due to Nair’s unwavering vision and his endless efforts. Again, the only complete Phalke film available to us, namely, Kaliya Mardan (1919), is there because of Nair. If someone like him is not deserving of the Phalke Award, one wonders, who is?”
In mid-November, when the Calcutta air is cooler than in the preceding several months, I had the delightful experience of watching a 150-minute documentary film in a small auditorium in the company of no more than a dozen other people. What added to the delight was the fact that those who were there for the film’s first shot were in his or her seat till the last. This is not a small thing,...
In mid-November, when the Calcutta air is cooler than in the preceding several months, I had the delightful experience of watching a 150-minute documentary film in a small auditorium in the company of no more than a dozen other people. What added to the delight was the fact that those who were there for the film’s first shot were in his or her seat till the last. This is not a small thing,...
- 12/12/2012
- by Vidyarthy Chatterjee
- DearCinema.com
The 12th River to River Florence Indian Film Festival will host Amitabh Bachchan as a special guest. Three of his films, Deewar, Sholay and Black will be screened followed by a Q&A session. Other invited guests are Anurag Kashyap and Imtiaz Ali. Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur I and II, and Ali’s Rockstar will also be screened.
A restored version of the black-and-white silent film Raja Harishchandra by Dadasaheb Phalke will also be screened at the festival. The film was first screened in Bombay on 21 April, 1913.
River to River Florence Indian Film Festival, organized by Selvaggia Velo, is the only Indian film festival in Italy. The 12th edition of the festival will run from 7th to 13th December, 2012 in Florence followed by a Roman edition from 14th to 16th December, 2012.
The films in the competition section will compete for the River to River Bitebay Audience Award that allows...
A restored version of the black-and-white silent film Raja Harishchandra by Dadasaheb Phalke will also be screened at the festival. The film was first screened in Bombay on 21 April, 1913.
River to River Florence Indian Film Festival, organized by Selvaggia Velo, is the only Indian film festival in Italy. The 12th edition of the festival will run from 7th to 13th December, 2012 in Florence followed by a Roman edition from 14th to 16th December, 2012.
The films in the competition section will compete for the River to River Bitebay Audience Award that allows...
- 12/5/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur I will open the 12th edition of the River to River Florence Indian Film Festival, while its sequel Gangs of Wasseypur II will be the closing film of the festival. A documentary on the life and career of Amitabh Bachchan, Everlasting Light by Ram Madhvani, will be screened during the festival. Bachchan will also be present for a Q&A session post the screening of his film Black.
Besides film screening, the festival will also host interactive sessions on topics like, ‘Shakti: Women in Indian cinema and literature’ and ‘Bollywood and the expression of emotions in today’s India’.
The festival will run from 7th to 13th December in Florence followed by an edition in Rome from 14th to 16th December 2012.
The films in the 2012 line up are:
Much Ado About Knotting
Dir.: Geetika Narang Abbasi and Anandana Kapur
Bharatmata Ki Jai (Long live Bharatmata)
Dir.
Besides film screening, the festival will also host interactive sessions on topics like, ‘Shakti: Women in Indian cinema and literature’ and ‘Bollywood and the expression of emotions in today’s India’.
The festival will run from 7th to 13th December in Florence followed by an edition in Rome from 14th to 16th December 2012.
The films in the 2012 line up are:
Much Ado About Knotting
Dir.: Geetika Narang Abbasi and Anandana Kapur
Bharatmata Ki Jai (Long live Bharatmata)
Dir.
- 11/23/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Kolkata, Nov 11: Vintage classics, including India's first full-length feature film Dadasaheb Phalke's "Raja Harishchandra" screened Saturday at the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival (Kiff), were a big hit with the masses.
Classics like Phalke's "Raja Harishchandra" (1913) and "Kalia Mardan" (1919) and Kalipada Das's "Jamai Babu" (1931) were screened at a special tent that gave a feel of watching a movie in the bygone era, taking the people on a nostalgic trip.
The special tent has been christened Hiralal Sen Mancha after Hiralal Sen, considered one of India's first filmmakers and credited with creating the country's first advertising.
Classics like Phalke's "Raja Harishchandra" (1913) and "Kalia Mardan" (1919) and Kalipada Das's "Jamai Babu" (1931) were screened at a special tent that gave a feel of watching a movie in the bygone era, taking the people on a nostalgic trip.
The special tent has been christened Hiralal Sen Mancha after Hiralal Sen, considered one of India's first filmmakers and credited with creating the country's first advertising.
- 11/11/2012
- by Abhijeet Sen
- RealBollywood.com
Mumbai, Oct 24: Eleven silent films from the 1920s, including "Raja Harishchandra" and "Sati Savitri", were screened Wednesday at the 14th Mumbai Film Festival. One film, "A Throw Of Dice", was accompanied by a live orchestra.
"The highlight this year was restored silent films. 'Throw Of Dice' was screened with a live orchestra. It was an 80-minute film and it was outstanding," Swati Rohatgi, a film enthusiast, told Ians.
To mark 100 years of Indian cinema, four films of Dadasaheb Phalke -- "Kaliya Mardan" (1919), "Shri Krishna Janma".
"The highlight this year was restored silent films. 'Throw Of Dice' was screened with a live orchestra. It was an 80-minute film and it was outstanding," Swati Rohatgi, a film enthusiast, told Ians.
To mark 100 years of Indian cinema, four films of Dadasaheb Phalke -- "Kaliya Mardan" (1919), "Shri Krishna Janma".
- 10/24/2012
- by Leon David
- RealBollywood.com
The International Film Festival of India (Iffi) returns in its 43rd edition with a special showcase on the completion of a hundred years of Indian cinema. The cinema of the country which took its first steps with the stalwart Dadasaheb Phalke’s feature film Raja Harishchandra in 1913, will showcase a selection of movies from mainstream and regional Indian cinema along with a selection of world movies in its Centenary Year. The 11 Day Festival which kicks start on November 20, 2012 Read More...
- 10/13/2012
- Bollywood Trade
The International Film Festival of India (Iffi) returns in its 43rd edition with a special showcase on the completion of a hundred years of Indian cinema. The cinema of the country which took its first steps with the stalwart Dadasaheb Phalke's feature film Raja Harishchandra in 1913, will showcase a selection of movies from mainstream and regional Indian cinema along with a selection of world movies in its Centenary Year. The 11 Day Festival which kicks start on November 20, 2012...
- 10/13/2012
- GlamSham
The International Film Festival of India (Iffi) returns in its 43rd edition with a special showcase on the completion of a hundred years of Indian cinema. The cinema of the country which took its first steps with the stalwart Dadasaheb Phalke's feature film Raja Harishchandra in 1913 will showcase a selection of movies from mainstream and regional Indian cinema along with a selection of world movies in its Centenary Year. The 11 Day Festival which kicks start on November 20, 2012, will be inaugurated by superstar Akshay Kumar. Shri Shankar Mohan, Festival Director, International Film Festival of India quotes, "It gives us great pleasure to announce the 43rd International Film Festival of India. In its latest iteration, the festival promises to bring together Indian cinematic geniuses, International cinema, interaction with cinema luminaries and an extension of the magic of cinema. This edition of Iffi is also special and closer to our hearts as...
- 10/12/2012
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
The first Indian movie Dadasaheb Phalke's 'Raja Harishchandra' was released on May 3rd, 1913. Next year, May, the Indian film Industry will complete a 100 yrs."There are a few interesting projects to commemorate the centenary of Indian cinema. We are planning to open a museum of Indian cinema. The museum will be in Mumbai, in the heritage building of Gulshan Mahal. It will be ready before May 2013," ...
- 5/4/2012
- BusinessofCinema
Aamir Khan who is one of the most successful actors in Bollywood will be seen at the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards on May 3. The annual event held at Hotel Tulip Star in Mumbai, honours some of Bollywood's biggest names.
However, Aamir will not be receiving an award at the function. In fact the actor will unveil a wax statue of Dadasaheb Phalke, who directed India's first full-length feature, Raja Harishchandra in 1913. Aamir who has given his consent stating that he will be at the function as they will be celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema, will be seated next to Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna, who are being honoured with the Phalke Ratna and Legendary Actor trophies respectively.
However, Aamir will not be receiving an award at the function. In fact the actor will unveil a wax statue of Dadasaheb Phalke, who directed India's first full-length feature, Raja Harishchandra in 1913. Aamir who has given his consent stating that he will be at the function as they will be celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema, will be seated next to Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna, who are being honoured with the Phalke Ratna and Legendary Actor trophies respectively.
- 5/2/2012
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Raja Harishchandra
The Maharashtra Chapter of Federation of Film Societies of India is celebrating centenary year of Marathi Cinema at Phalke Memorial in Nasik on 6th May 2012 between 2 to 5 pm.
The representative of all the 50 Film societies in Maharashtra will be present at the event.
Directors Umesh Kulkarni, Amol Palekar, Ramdas Futane, Jabbar Patel, Paresh Mokashi and Sandip Sawant will be felicitated for getting Marathi cinema international recognition.
Kiran Shantaram, Vijay Kondke, Mahesh Kothare, Mahesh Manjrekar and Sachin will be felicitated for drawing audiences to Marathi cinema.
Phalke Anthology made by the National Film Archive of India and documentary Film Takes Wings directed by Gajanan Jagirdar will be screened.
A book on Dadasaheb Phalke and 100 Marathi Films will also be released at the event.
The function is organized in collaboration with Nasik Municipal Corporation and Phalke Film Society, Nasik.
The Maharashtra Chapter of Federation of Film Societies of India is celebrating centenary year of Marathi Cinema at Phalke Memorial in Nasik on 6th May 2012 between 2 to 5 pm.
The representative of all the 50 Film societies in Maharashtra will be present at the event.
Directors Umesh Kulkarni, Amol Palekar, Ramdas Futane, Jabbar Patel, Paresh Mokashi and Sandip Sawant will be felicitated for getting Marathi cinema international recognition.
Kiran Shantaram, Vijay Kondke, Mahesh Kothare, Mahesh Manjrekar and Sachin will be felicitated for drawing audiences to Marathi cinema.
Phalke Anthology made by the National Film Archive of India and documentary Film Takes Wings directed by Gajanan Jagirdar will be screened.
A book on Dadasaheb Phalke and 100 Marathi Films will also be released at the event.
The function is organized in collaboration with Nasik Municipal Corporation and Phalke Film Society, Nasik.
- 5/1/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The year 2012 is a special year for the Indian film industry as it marks the completion of 100 years of Indian cinema. To mark this special occasion on May 3, a special wax statue of the father of Indian cinema Dadasaheb Phalke is to be unveiled at the Celebrity Wax Museum in Lonavala. Dadasaheb Phalke was among the pioneers of the Indian film industry who made his debut with India's first full-length silent movie Raja Harishchandra in 1913. In a career spanning almost 25 years, Phalke made as many as 95 films. Acknowledging his immense contribution to the growth and development of the Indian film industry, the Government instituted the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1969. The wax statue seems to be a perfect tribute to one of the greatest visionaries in Indian cinema- Dadasaheb Phalke.
- 2/18/2012
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Utv World Movies will telecast Harishchandrachi Factory on 20 February, 2011 at 9pm.Harishchandrachi Factory is a 2009 Marathi film, directed by Paresh Mokashi, depicting the struggle of Dadasaheb Phalke in making India's first feature film, Raja Harishchandra in 1913.Phalke had abandoned a well established printing business after a quarrel with his business partner. He gave his word to the worried partner that he would never enter into the printing business again as competition. Phalke got instantly unemployed and workless. The family was struggling to ...
- 2/15/2011
- BusinessofCinema
Just when you thought there weren't anymore Iconic Scenes left in Hindi cinema, we are back again with another twenty of them. Yes, it's raining iconic scenes on BollySpice. Back in 1913, Dadasaheb Phalke bought Hindi cinema with his first silent film about the legendary king, Raja Harishchandra. During the early 1900's only 200 films were actually being produced in India. It wasn't until the 1930's that the first Hindi movie with sound came to life officially stamping music and dance an integral part of Hindi cinema. That makes Hindi cinema 96 years old! Perhaps that explains the immense amount of iconic scenes which we can't seem to get enough of!
Movie: Lagaan
The one where they play cricket in the climax: Lagaan wasn't sent to the Oscars for just any old reason. The film's climax was a nerve-racking, exciting event with Aamir Khan taking full accolades as the village team slaughter the...
Movie: Lagaan
The one where they play cricket in the climax: Lagaan wasn't sent to the Oscars for just any old reason. The film's climax was a nerve-racking, exciting event with Aamir Khan taking full accolades as the village team slaughter the...
- 10/11/2010
- Bollyspice
Bollywood’s relation to the literary world is as old as the industry itself. Filmmakers turning to books dates back to India’s first feature film, Raja Harishchandra (1913). Dhundiraj Govind Phalke was not the only one to have found a cinematic plot in the historical legend. Novels, legends and folklore have fascinated many. But while 3 Idiots set a box-office record, What’s Your Rashee? remained a question no one was interested in. However, directors continue to be inspired. Ashutosh Gowariker’s upcoming film, Khele Hum Jee Jaan Se, is based on Manini Chatterjee’s Do Or Die. A period film ...
- 4/19/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Decades of heat and humidity damaged only known copy of 1948 release, and film was close to being lost forever
It was a masterpiece of India's cinematic golden age, a surreal blend of comedy and dance that told the story of a struggling writer's attempt to break into the movies. But decades of tropical heat and humidity severely damaged the only known copy of Kalpana, and the film was close to being lost forever.
Now it has found an unlikely saviour: Martin Scorsese. The American director's World Cinema Foundation, set up to preserve classics of film history around the globe, plans to start restoring the neglected classic within months.
News that the director of Mean Streets, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and Goodfellas has thrown his weight behind the project provoked delight among south Asian film buffs.
Satish Kaushik, the respected Indian film actor and director, said: "I was really thrilled when...
It was a masterpiece of India's cinematic golden age, a surreal blend of comedy and dance that told the story of a struggling writer's attempt to break into the movies. But decades of tropical heat and humidity severely damaged the only known copy of Kalpana, and the film was close to being lost forever.
Now it has found an unlikely saviour: Martin Scorsese. The American director's World Cinema Foundation, set up to preserve classics of film history around the globe, plans to start restoring the neglected classic within months.
News that the director of Mean Streets, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and Goodfellas has thrown his weight behind the project provoked delight among south Asian film buffs.
Satish Kaushik, the respected Indian film actor and director, said: "I was really thrilled when...
- 4/5/2010
- by Jason Burke
- The Guardian - Film News
Harishchandrachi Factory is a film about India's first feature film Raja Harishchandra and the road director Dadasaheb Phalke took to get it made. Produced by Utv Motion Pictures, Paprika Media and Mayasabha, the film stars the likes of Nandu Madhav, Vibhawari Deshpande, Mohit Gokhale and is directed by Paresh Mokashi.
Watch the video below to get a glimpse of what this film is about.
Watch the video below to get a glimpse of what this film is about.
- 3/3/2010
- Bollyspice
Marathi film Harishchandrachi Factory, India's official entry for the Oscars, has been voted out in the Foreign Language Film category. Harishchandrachi Factory is Mumbai-based theatre actor-director Paresh Mokashi's debut film that is on the making of Raja Harishchandra, India's first full length feature film made in 1913 by the pioneer of Indian cinema Dadasaheb Phalke. Nine films have been selected for the next round of voting for the 82nd Academy Awards, said a press statement. 65 films had originally qualified in the category. The final list will be announced on February 2, while the award ceremony will take ...
- 1/21/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Not only has the film Harishchandrachi Factory won numerous awards at prestigious film festivals, it is also India's selection for the Academy Awards. The film is about India's first feature film Raja Harishchandra and the road director Dadasaheb Phalke took to get it made. Starring Nandu Madhav, Vibhawari Deshpande, Mohit Gokhale and directed by Paresh Mokashi the film is set to release on January 29th.
Here is a look at not only the synopsis, but also the theatrical trailer as well.
Dadasaheb Phalke had abandoned a well established printing business after a quarrel with his business partner. He gave his word to the worried partner that he would never enter into the printing business again as competition! Phalke got instantly unemployed and workless. The family was struggling to survive.
One day he accidentally stumbled across a tent theatre that was screening a silent motion picture. He was awestruck with the film.
Here is a look at not only the synopsis, but also the theatrical trailer as well.
Dadasaheb Phalke had abandoned a well established printing business after a quarrel with his business partner. He gave his word to the worried partner that he would never enter into the printing business again as competition! Phalke got instantly unemployed and workless. The family was struggling to survive.
One day he accidentally stumbled across a tent theatre that was screening a silent motion picture. He was awestruck with the film.
- 1/12/2010
- Bollyspice
‘Harishchandrachi Factory’, India’s official entry to Oscar Awards this year, is doing the rounds of various film festivals and has also been critically appreciated.
The Marathi film, which is directed by theatre-veteran Paresh Mokashi depicts the struggle of Dadasaheb Phalke in making India’s first feature film ‘Raja Harishchandra’ in 1913. A film, that narrates the birth of Indian cinema and the beginning of one of the world’s biggest film industry.
But as we get to know the making of ‘Harishchandrachi Factory’, we find out that the film was tough to make even in these times, as director Paresh Mokashi had to run from pillar to post to get this film financed.
And here is where the actress par excellence.
The Marathi film, which is directed by theatre-veteran Paresh Mokashi depicts the struggle of Dadasaheb Phalke in making India’s first feature film ‘Raja Harishchandra’ in 1913. A film, that narrates the birth of Indian cinema and the beginning of one of the world’s biggest film industry.
But as we get to know the making of ‘Harishchandrachi Factory’, we find out that the film was tough to make even in these times, as director Paresh Mokashi had to run from pillar to post to get this film financed.
And here is where the actress par excellence.
- 12/11/2009
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Marathi film Harishchandrachi Factory has been selected as India's official entry in the Best Foreign Film category at the 82nd Academy Awards. The film, written and directed by Paresh Mokashi, is a delightful account of the incredible journey undertaken by the 'Father of Indian Cinema'- Dadasaheb Phalke to make India's very first motion picture, Raja Harishchandra. Utv Motion Pictures, which has in the recent past been associated with some quality films, has co-produced Harishchandrachi Factory along with Paprika Media and Mayasabha Production. Plans are now afoot to give Harishchandrachi Factory a good platform and to ensure that it gets the opportunity it deserves to attain global recognition. Speaking about this honour, Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO, Utv Motion Pictures said "Over the years, movies that have received recognition by the Academy have been those with unusual themes and uplifting stories of the triumph of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
- 10/22/2009
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Marathi film Harishchandrachi Factory has been selected as India's official entry in the Best Foreign Film category at the 82nd Academy Awards. The film, written and directed by Paresh Mokashi, is a delightful account of the incredible journey undertaken by the 'Father of Indian Cinema'- Dadasaheb Phalke to make India's very first motion picture, Raja Harishchandra. Utv Motion Pictures, which has in the recent past been associated with some quality films, has co-produced Harishchandrachi Factory along with Paprika Media and Mayasabha Production. Plans are now afoot to give Harishchandrachi Factory a good platform and to ensure that it gets the opportunity it deserves to attain global recognition. Speaking about this honour, Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO, Utv Motion Pictures said "Over the years, movies that have received recognition by the Academy have been those with unusual themes and uplifting stories of the triumph of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
- 10/22/2009
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Only three Indian films have been nominated for the best foreign film Oscar: 1957’s Mother India, Mira Nair’s Salaam Bombay in 1988, and Lagaan, in 2001. This year’s choice was a surprise, from 40-year-old rookie director Paresh Mokashi: Harishchandrachi Factory, the story of India’s first feature film. Made in 1913, Raja Harishchandra was directed by Dadasaheb Phalke, the D.W. Griffith of Indian cinema. Wrapped in January, the film has not been …...
- 10/9/2009
- Thompson on Hollywood
A biopic on Dadasahab Phalke has been unanimously chosen as India's official entry to the Oscars for the foreign film category by the Film Federation of India’s jury headed by veteran actress Asha Parekh.Harishchandrachi Factory is a film about India's first full length film Raja Harishchandra made by Dadasaheb Phalke. Harishchandrachi Factory is a low budget Marathi film depicting the trials and tribulations faced by Dadasaheb Phalke, when he was making the film in 1913. The film has been directed by debut director Paresh Mokashi.Harishchandrachi Factory ...
- 9/21/2009
- BusinessofCinema
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