Raja Harishchandra is a 1913 silent film, directed and produced by Dadasaheb Phalke. It is widely regarded as the first full-length feature film ever made in India, and it premiered on May 3, 1913, at ...

3 May 2013 marks the 100th anniversary of Indian cinema. It was on this day a century ago that audiences were captivated by scenes like this from the country's first silent film - Raja Harishchandra.

This is where it all began. Lights, camera, action! In an era where working in cinema was taboo, one man with vision and courage made it possible. Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, a.k.a. Dadasaheb Phalke, ...

In Dhundiraj Govind Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra (1913), the titular king gives away his kingdom, his wife, and his belongings to fulfill a promise made to the sage Vishwamitra. In the biopic ...

Only half of India’s first ‘indigenous/desi’ film, Raja Harishchandra survives. The industry it spawned is an amalgamation of myriad world cinema influences today, but the debut feature from India’s ...

The second Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2013 is all set to begin next Friday showcasing over 60 films from India and the subcontinent, including 1913 film Raja Harishchandra on its opening ...

To mark 100 years of Indian cinema, four films of Dadasaheb Phalke -- Kaliya Mardan (1919), Shri Krishna Janma (1918), Lanka Dahan (1917) and Raja Harishchandra (1913) -- were screened. Eleven silent ...

MUMBAI, (IANS) – The recently released song ‘Geejaga Hakki’ from Coke Studio Bharat, which centers around the themes of truth and justice, draws inspiration from various retellings of Raja ...