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3 unusual facts about Raja Harishchandra


Central Board of Film Certification

Though the first film in India (Raja Harishchandra) was produced in 1913 by Dadasaheb Phalke, the Indian Cinematograph Act was passed and came into effect only in 1920.

Lanka Dahan

The film was Phalke's second feature film after the 1913 Raja Harishchandra, which was the first Indian full-length feature film.

Satyavadi Raja Harishchandra

Some historians believe that the presumed available prints of India's first feature film Raja Harishchandra (1913) are actually of Satyavadi Raja Harishchandra.


D. D. Dabke

D. Dabke or Dattatraya Damodar Dabke was an actor in the first ever Indian full length silent film Raja Harishchandra, directed by Dadasaheb Phalke in 1913.


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