Wed, 2009-11-18 07:24
For a debutant writer - director, Paresh Mokashi has achieved considerable respect and appreciation. But then again, perhaps it is not that surprising, given Mokashi's extensive background in stage theater - the ultimate audio-visual art form.
Harishchandrachi Factory (Marathi, 2010) tells the story of the struggle of the father of Indian cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke, to make the film Raja Harishchandra (1913), which marks the birth of movie making in India.
Harishchandrachi Factory is scheduled for a release date of Jan 29, 2010.
Among the already long list of awards and recognition for Harishchandrachi Factory, Mokashi is the Best Director at Pune International Film Festival 2009, and Harishchandrachi Factory has the venerable distinction of being the Indian official entry at 82nd Annual Academy Awards (Oscar Awards) 2009 in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The film is also a contender for BAFTA and Golden Globe awards.
The star cast has Nandu Madhav as Dadasaheb Phalke, Vibhavari Deshpande as Saraswati Phalke, Mohit Gokhale, Atharva Karve, Dilip Joglekar and many more. Music is by Narendra S Bhide.
Harishchandrachi Factory will be dubbed in Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam to give an opportunity for more Indians to watch and follow the movie.
The Dadasaheb Phalke award, named after the pioneering movie maker, is the highest award in Indian Cinema, given for lifetime achievement and contribution to Cinema in India.
The North American premiere of Harishchandrachi Factory was at SAIFF on Nov 3, 2009, screened from 8 to 10 PM.
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Star Cast: Nandu Madhav, Vibhawari Deshpande, Mohit Gokhale
Directed By: Paresh Mokashi
Produced By: UTV Motion Pictures, Ronnie Screwvala, Smiti Kanodia, Paresh Mokashi
Dadasaheb Phalke had abandoned a well established printing business after a quarrel with his business partner. He gave his word to the worried partner that he would never enter into the printing business again as competition! Phalke got instantly unemployed and workless. The family was struggling to survive.
One day he accidentally stumbled across a tent theatre that was screening a silent motion picture. He was awestruck with the film. The idea of film making struck him. Along with his hardworking wife and two enthusiastic kids by his side, he ventured into a field unknown to contemporary India. Making of Indias first feature film, Raja Harishchandra was an amazing adventure. The Phalke family encountered mostly funny but also a few grave situations during their journey of film making.
They were a team of crazy yet lovable people that helped in winning over patrons and eventually money. Together, not only did they deliver the first Indian film, but they had ensured it to become the first super hit film too! In 1914, Phalke refused offers from his English friends to make films in London. His reason for the refusal was - I must keep making films in India, so that it gets established as an industry at home. The rest is history.