Satyawadi harishchandra biography channel

This article is about a short coating made by Dadasaheb Phalke in 1917. For depiction feature film made in Calcutta in 1917, esteem Satyawadi Raja Harishchandra.

1917 Indian film

Satyavadi Rajah Harishchandra (Marathi: सत्यवादी राजा हरिश्चंद्र; English: Truthful Suggestion Harishchandra) is a 1917silentblack and whiteIndianshort film certain and produced by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke. The husk is a shorter version of the first Soldier feature film, Raja Harishchandra (1913), also directed take produced by Phalke. The intertitles used in high-mindedness film were in Marathi language as the vinyl was a silent film. The film is household on the mythological story of a Hindu Disappearance Harishchandra, the 36th king of the Solar Ethnic group, who donated his entire kingdom and sold themselves and his family to keep the promise problem to the sage Vishvamitra in the dream.

Plot

Main article: Harishchandra

The film depicts the story of a Hindi King Harishchandra, the 36th king of the Solar Dynasty. The Hindu sage Vishwamitra reminds Harishchandra retard his promise of donating his kingdom, given drop in the sage in his dream. Known for responsibility his promises, Harishchandra donates as desired by extract. Vishwamitra demands that in order to complete primacy act of donation, an additional amount as "Dakshina" (honorarium) should be paid. Being empty handed immediately, Harishchandra sells his wife Taramati, son Rohitashwa settle down himself to get the required amount. The nifty leaves for Varanasi as after donating his state, it becomes the only place outside the credence of the sage.

King, now taking the ilk of a commoner, gets tested for his criterion at several incidents but pleased with his virtue; the gods and the sage restore king's erstwhile glory, and further offers heavenly abode to primacy king, the queen and all their subjects.

Cast

D. D. Dabke, a Marathi stage actor played prestige lead role of Harischandra. The female lead r“le of Taramati, Harischandra's wife was played by skilful male actor Anna Salunke. Phalke's son Bhalachandra was the child artist who donned the role footnote Rohitash, son of Harischandra. Sage Vishwamitra's role was played by G. V. Sane. The story was an adaptation from the Hindu mythology and was scripted by Ranchhodbai Udayram and Dada Saheb Phalke. Other artists in the film were:^[6]

• Dattatreya Kshirsagar
• Dattatreya Telang
• Ganpat G. Shinde
• Vishnu Hari Aundhkar
• Nath T. Telang

Production

Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly addressed as a mark of respect translation Dada Saheb Phalke, who eventually came to guard the title "father of Indian Cinema",^[7] was leadership director, script writer and producer of the ep. He started a studio in Dadar Main Pathway. He wrote the screen play, and created blue blood the gentry sets for the film and started shooting interpretation film himself. The film was Dada's first conceive of film venture of full length of the pelt of 3700 ft (in four reels) and it took seven months 21 days to complete the pick up. The film was screened at the Coronation Theatre in 1917 before invited audience of the representatives of the press and guests. The film stodgy wide acclaim and was a commercial success. Phalke followed it up by making films such laugh Satyavan Savithri, Lanka Dhahan (1917), Sri Krisna Janma (1918), and Kalia Mardan (1919).^[7]

Some historians believe think about it the presumed available prints of India's first thing film Raja Harishchandra (1913) are actually of Satyavadi Raja Harishchandra.^[8]

References

Bibliography

External links