100 Years of Indian Cinema
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100 Years Of
D. G. Phalke Films
PIFF 2013
Raja Harischandra
1913-DVD-15-Silent-India
Direction: D.G. Phalke Cast: D.D.Dabke, Salunke, Babaraya Phalke Screenplay: D.G. Phalke Cinematography: D.G. Phalke Production: Phalke Films The narrative is drawn from the Indian epic Mahabharata where the King sacrifices his kingdom to uphold his ideals of truth. The king accidentally blunders into the religious ceremonies being performed by Sage Vishwamitra and incurs the wrath of the sage. To atone himself, the king is banished. The king, queen and the prince endure a lot of hardships before Lord Shiva impressed by his integrity restores the dead prince to life and restores his regal glory.The sage reassures everyone that the whole episode was merely a test of the king's integrity.
Kaliya Mardan
1919-DVD-45-Silent-India Direction: D.G. Phalke Cast: Mandakini Phalke Screenplay: D.G. Phalke Cinematography: D.G. Phalke It begins with a marvelous prologue in which the child actress enacting Krishna The narrative of Krishna's childhood is then unfolded revealing his divine self. At the end the great underwater sequence shows Krishna subjugating the demon snake Kaliya followed by the ritual of aarti and celebration.
PIFF 2013
100 Years Of Indian Cinema
Sant Tukaram Sant Tukaram
1936-35 mm-130-Marathi-Black And White-India
Director: Vishnupant Govind Damle, Sheikh Fattelal Cast: Vishnupant Pagnis, Gouri, Pandit Damle, Kusum Bhagwat, Bhagwat, Master Chhotu, B. Nandrekar, Shankar Kulkarni, Shanta Mujumdar Screenplay: Shivaram Washikar Cinematographer: V. Avadhoot Editor: A.R. Shaikh Sound Designer: S. Damle Music Composer: Keshavrao Bhole Production Company: Prabhat Film Co. Festival / Awards: Special Recommendation - 5th Venice International Film Festival
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At an apparent level, Sant Tukaram is a hagiography of Tukaram, the seventeenth century bhakti-poet of Maharashtra. However it does much more than merely tell the story
100 Years Of
D. G. Phalke Films
PIFF 2013
Raja Harischandra
1913-DVD-15-Silent-India
Direction: D.G. Phalke Cast: D.D.Dabke, Salunke, Babaraya Phalke Screenplay: D.G. Phalke Cinematography: D.G. Phalke Production: Phalke Films The narrative is drawn from the Indian epic Mahabharata where the King sacrifices his kingdom to uphold his ideals of truth. The king accidentally blunders into the religious ceremonies being performed by Sage Vishwamitra and incurs the wrath of the sage. To atone himself, the king is banished. The king, queen and the prince endure a lot of hardships before Lord Shiva impressed by his integrity restores the dead prince to life and restores his regal glory.The sage reassures everyone that the whole episode was merely a test of the king's integrity.
Kaliya Mardan
1919-DVD-45-Silent-India Direction: D.G. Phalke Cast: Mandakini Phalke Screenplay: D.G. Phalke Cinematography: D.G. Phalke It begins with a marvelous prologue in which the child actress enacting Krishna The narrative of Krishna's childhood is then unfolded revealing his divine self. At the end the great underwater sequence shows Krishna subjugating the demon snake Kaliya followed by the ritual of aarti and celebration.
PIFF 2013
100 Years Of Indian Cinema
Sant Tukaram Sant Tukaram
1936-35 mm-130-Marathi-Black And White-India
Director: Vishnupant Govind Damle, Sheikh Fattelal Cast: Vishnupant Pagnis, Gouri, Pandit Damle, Kusum Bhagwat, Bhagwat, Master Chhotu, B. Nandrekar, Shankar Kulkarni, Shanta Mujumdar Screenplay: Shivaram Washikar Cinematographer: V. Avadhoot Editor: A.R. Shaikh Sound Designer: S. Damle Music Composer: Keshavrao Bhole Production Company: Prabhat Film Co. Festival / Awards: Special Recommendation - 5th Venice International Film Festival
©
At an apparent level, Sant Tukaram is a hagiography of Tukaram, the seventeenth century bhakti-poet of Maharashtra. However it does much more than merely tell the story