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Raja Harishchandra
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Raja Harishchandra is a 1913 silent fantasy film produced in the British Raj. Dadasaheb Phalke served as the director, screenwriter, producer, and film editor. The cast includes D. D. Dabke. The work is also known by the title राजा हरिश्चंद्र. It was released by Phalke's Films. The film is black-and-white and has an aspect ratio of 4:3. It is based on a play or musical and is considered a partially lost film.
The runtime is 40 minutes. The copyright status is public domain. The film has received a vote average of 5 on TMDb. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 5.9 based on 432 votes. The genres associated with the work include history and short film.
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Film · TMDB
5.0Revolves around the noble and righteous king, Harishchandra, who first sacrifices his kingdom, followed by his wife and eventually his children to honor his promise to the sage Vishwamitra.
Cast
- D.D. Dabke as Raja Harishchandra
- P.G. Sane as Taramati
- Bhalachandra D. Phalke as Rohitas
- G.V. Sane as Vishwamitra
- Dattatreya Kshirsagar
- Dattatreya Telang
Themes
- based on play or musical
- partially lost film
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- British Raj
- Director
- Dadasaheb Phalke
- Screenwriter
- Dadasaheb Phalke
- Cast member
- D. D. Dabke
- Producer
- Dadasaheb Phalke
- Duration
- 40
- FilmAffinity ID
- 622581
- Image
- Publicity poster for film, Raja Harishchandra (1913).jpg
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- Commons category
- Raja Harishchandra
- publication date
- 1913-01-01
- title
- राजा हरिश्चंद्र
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- film editor
- Dadasaheb Phalke
- color
- black-and-white
- copyright status
- public domain
Sources (3)
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