| Names |
DADASAHEB D.G.
PHALKE |
| Date of
Birth |
April 30, 1870 |
| Date of
Death |
February 16, 1944 |
| Identity |
Indian Film Producer and Director |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
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1913: He started with his debut
film'RAJA HARISHCHANDRA', now known as India's first
full-length feature film.
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May 03, 1913:
The film 'Raja Harishchandra' was first shown publicly on
this day at Mumbai's Coronation Cinema, effectively marking
the beginning of the Indian film industry.
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1969: Dadasaheb Phalke Award, for lifetime
contribution to cinema, was instituted in his honour by the
Government of India.
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1937: He produced his last film
Gangavataran, before retiring to Nashik, where he died on 16
February 1944.
|
| General |
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His full original name is Dhundiraj Govind Phalke.
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He is known as the father of Indian cinema.
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He made 95
movies and 26 short films in his career spanning 19 years, till
1937, including his most noted works: Mohini Bhasmasur (1913),
Satyavan Savitri (1914), Lanka Dahan (1917), Shri Krishna Janma
(1918) and Kaliya Mardan (1919).
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He began his career as a small town photographer in Godhra but
had to leave business after the death of his first wife and
child in an outbreak of the bubonic plague.
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