Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
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Dadasaheb Phalke
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"Father of
Indian Cinema".
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Name
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Dhundiraj Govind
Phalke
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Birthdaate
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30 April 1870
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Birthplace
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Tryambakeshwar,
Bombay Presidency, British India
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Died
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16 February 1944
(aged 73)
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Place
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Nashik, Bombay,
British India
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Alma mater
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Sir J. J. School
of Art
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Occupation
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Film director,
producer, screenwriter
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Years active
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1913–1937
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Dhundiraj Govind
Phalke popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke (30 April 1870 – 16 February
1944), was an Indian producer-director-screenwriter, known as the Father of
Indian cinema.
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Starting with his
debut film, Raja Harishchandra in 1913, now known as India's first
full-length feature, he made 95 movies and 26 short films in his career
spanning 19 years, till 1937
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His most noted
works
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Mohini Bhasmasur (1913), Satyavan Savitri
(1914), Lanka Dahan (1917), Shri Krishna Janma (1918) and Kaliya Mardan
(1919).
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The Dadasaheb
Phalke Award, for lifetime contribution to cinema, was instituted in his
honour by the Government of India in 1969.
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The award is one
of the most prestigious awards in Indian cinema and is the highest official
recognition for film personalities in the country.
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A postage stamp
bearing his face was released by India Post to honour him in 1971.
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He was born in a
Marathi family. His father was a Sanskrit scholar.
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He studied in Sir
J. J. School of Arts in 1885. From there he went to Kala Bhavan of Baroda.
There he learnt about drawing, painting, photography.
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He started his
career as a photographer. Later he started a printing press. He also went to
Germany to get introduced with the new technologies.
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His life made a
turn when he watched the silent movie- "The Life of Christ". After
watching the movie he borrowed some money from his wife and made the movie
"Raja Harishchandra". It was the first movie made by an Indian. It
was first shown publicly in Coronation cinema, Mumbai on 3 May,1913.
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After the success
of Raja Harishchandra, he made many movies. In his 19 years film making
career, he had made 95 movies and 26 short films. His movie list includes -
Satyavan Savitri, Mohini Bhasmasur, Lanka Dahan, Kaliyamadan etc.
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He started a film
company named Hindustan films with other five partners. Later he resigned from
the company.
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His last silent
film was Setubandhan and his last movie was Gangavataran. With the emergence
of sound films, his style of film making became obsolete.
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He was died on 16
February 1944 in Nashik.
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In the honor of
this filmmaker, Indian government started "Dadasaheb Phalke Award"
in 1969. This is the most prestigious award in Indian cinema. Devika rani
Chaudhuri was the first recipient of this award.
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