Dadasaheb Phalke
Sign in to saveAlso known as Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, father of Indian cinema, Dada Phalke
Indian film producer, director and screenwriter (1870–1944)
Key facts
- Born
- Dhundiraj Govind Phalke , ( 1870-04-30 ) 30 April 1870, Trimbak , Bombay Presidency , British India
- Died
- 16 February 1944 (1944-02-16) (aged 73), Nashik , Bombay Presidency, British India
- Alma mater
- Sir J. J. School of Art Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
- Occupations
- Film director producer screenwriter editor art director costume designer make-up artist
- Years active
- 1912–1944
- Spouses
- Kathilakam Bai ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1885 ; died 1900 ) Saraswatibai Phalke ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1902 – 1944 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- British Raj
- Place of birth
- Nashik
- Place of death
- Nashik
- Occupation
- film editor
- Educated at
- Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
- Image
- Phalke.jpg
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- Dadasaheb Phalke
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- Dadasaheb Phalke
- date of birth
- 1870-04-30
- date of death
- 1944-02-16
- end of work period
- 1937-00-00
- start of work period
- 1912-00-00
- name in native language
- दादासाहेब फाळके
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Encyclopedic overview
Dhundiraj Govind Phalke (Pronunciation: [Dhundiraj Govind Phalke]; 30 April 1870 – 16 February 1944), popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke, was an Indian producer, director and screenwriter, widely regarded as "the Father of Indian cinema".
Phalke’s debut film, Raja Harishchandra (1913), was the first Indian motion picture and is recognised as India's first full-length Indian historical feature film on Satyavadi Raja Harishchandra. The movie’s success marked the beginning of Indian cinema and inspired the growth of the film industry in the country.
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