raja harishchandra was the first silent film of india.
raja harishchandra was the first silent film of india.
which was the first silent film of india?
raja harishchandra
the first full-length motion picture in india was produced by dadasaheb phalke, phalke is seen as the pioneer of the indian film industry and a scholar of india's languages and culture. he employed elements from sanskrit epics to produce his "raja harishchandra" (1913), a silent film in marathi. the female characters in the film were played by male actors. only one print of the film was made, for showing at the coronation cinematograph on 3 may 1913. it was a commercial success. the first silent film in tamil, "keechaka vadham" was made by r. nataraja mudaliar in 1916.
cinema of india
he was the calligrapher of the constitution (1972) of people's republic of bangladesh. during his role as the founder curator of bangladesh film archive, rouf collected documents and prints of old films. his collection included a print of mukh o mukhosh, photographs of the first silent film made in dhaka, "the last kiss"; a print of "dhrubo," (1934) directed by kazi nazrul islam; pramathesh barua's devdas (1935) and a print of the first silent film made in the sub-continent, raja harish chandra.
akm abdur rouf