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March 22, 2012Harishchandrachi Factory
Against a backdrop of burgeoning social unrest, neophyte filmmaker Dadasaheb Phalke (Nandu Madhav) makes history in 1913 as the director of India's first feature-length film, Raja Harishchandra, igniting a national passion for cinema. As India's official selection for the 2010 Oscars, Paresh Mokashi's biopic captures the early struggles of Phalke and his family, revealing what would become one of the country's most significant sources of revenue.