Legends of Indian Silver Screen: the Winners of Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1992-2014) [jan 01, 2015] Publication Division

The father of Indian cinema Dhuniraj Govind halke (1870-1944), who is credited to have made India's first full-length feature Raja Harishchandra (1913), is one of the greatest pioneers of Indian cinema. Fondly known as Dadasaheb Phalke, he established the basic norms of film making in almost every department of this conglomerate art in India. He used to write his own screenplay, design costumes and even distribute the movies himself.