Harishchandrachi Factory
8.4 /10 1 Votes
Release date January 29, 2010 (India) | 8.2/10 Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama Budget 20 million INR Duration Country India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date July 2009 (2009-07) (Osians Cinefan)29 January 2010 (2010-01-29) (India) Cast (Dadasaheb Phalke), Vibhawari Deshpande (Saraswati Phalke), Atharva Karve (Mahadev Phalke), Mohit Gohkale (Bhalachandra Phalke), Ketan Karande (Deshmukh)Similar movies The Making of Plus One (2010), Irma Vep (1996), Man in the Chair (2007), Nickelodeon (1976), Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar (2000) |
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Harishchandrachi Factory (Marathi: pronunciation हरिश्चंद्राची फॅक्टरी, "Harishchandra's Factory") is a 2009 Marathi film, directed by Paresh Mokashi, depicting the struggle of Dadasaheb Phalke in making Raja Harishchandra in 1913: India's first feature film, the birth of Indian cinema.
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- Harishchandrachi factory first theatrical trailer
- Overview
- Cast
- Music
- Critical reception
- Awards and honours
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- References

Harishchandrachi Factory is the directorial debut of Paresh Mokashi who won the Best Director award at Pune International Film Festival, where the film was shown. In September 2009, it was selected as India's official entry to Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film Category, making it the second film, after Shwaas (2004), in Marathi cinema to receive this honour.

Harishchandrachi factory first theatrical trailer
Overview

The film is the story about how Dadasaheb Phalke came to make the first Indian film.
Cast

Music

The film has no songs. Anand Modak, a well known music director of Marathi Film Industry, composed a background score for the film with Russian musicians. This was the first Marathi film in which foreign musicians played the instruments.
Critical reception

The film was officially released in India on 29 January 2010 and received critical appreciation.
Awards and honours

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References
Harishchandrachi Factory WikipediaHarishchandrachi Factory IMDb Harishchandrachi Factory themoviedb.org