Raja Harishchandra
Revolves around the noble and righteous king, Harishchandra, who first sacrifices his kingdom, followed by his wife and eventually his children to honor his promise to the sage Vishwamitra.
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Directed by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke and first screened on April 21, 1913 this is India's first feature-length film. The complete film is no longer available and these are portions of the first and last reels of the original 3700 feet of film. This video is a part of the India Public Domain Movie Project http://www.cuttingthechai.com/category/movies/india-public-domain-movie-project/ initiated by Cutting the Chai http://www.cuttingthechai.com and was salvaged by the National Film Archives of India, Pune.
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- Director
- Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
- Starring
- D.D. Dabke, P.G. Sane, Bhalachandra D. Phalke, G.V. Sane, Dattatreya Kshirsagar, Dattatreya Telang, Ganpat G. Shinde, Vishnu Hari Aundhkar
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