| A Very Brief History of Indian Cinema |
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Dadasaheb Phalke brought cinema to India, soon after it was invented in the West. He set up a film production company at Nasik and was a pioneer of film-making in India. |
| Dadasaheb Phalke was quick to see the power of films. Trained as a painter he developed a fascination for photography and later went to London to source equipment for making films. His first film on the life of the mythical king ‘Raja Harischandra’ won him many admirers. The Hindustan Film Company at Nasik was started in 1917 and became the first film studio in India. Between 1917 and 1932 made over 90 films. |
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| A scene from Raja Harischandra, the first film made by Dadasaheb Phalke, based on the mythological legend. |
