A scene from Raja Harishchandra, which is recognised as the first Indian feature film, but family members of the filmmaker Dadasaheb Torne have gone to court contending that Torne's Pundalik be considered the first.
A scene from Raja Harishchandra, which is recognised as the first Indian feature film, but family members of the filmmaker Dadasaheb Torne have gone to court contending that Torne's Pundalik be considered the first.
A scene from Raja Harishchandra, which is recognised as the first Indian feature film, but family members of the filmmaker Dadasaheb Torne have gone to court contending that Torne's Pundalik be considered the first.
A scene from Raja Harishchandra, which is recognised as the first Indian feature film, but family members of the filmmaker Dadasaheb Torne have gone to court contending that Torne's Pundalik be consid

Amid centenary celebrations of Indian cinema come questions of credit

A Mumbai court has admitted a petition that questions the very basis of Indian cinema's centenary date.

Anjali A

May 14, 2013

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As the film industry celebrates the centenary of Indian cinema, a Mumbai court has admitted a petition that questions the very basis of the centenary date and the status of Dadasaheb Phalke as the father of Indian cinema.

“The company then deputed their British technician named Johnson to shoot the film. They also gave my father the initial raw stock to shoot the film and later took it to UK for processing,” says Anil, 69.

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