Harishchandrachi Factory
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| Directed by | Paresh Mokashi |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala Smiti Kanodia Paresh Mokashi |
| Written by | Paresh |
| Starring | Nandu Madhav Vibhavari Deshpande |
| Music by | Narendra Bhide |
| Cinematography | Amalendu Choudary |
| Editing by | Amit Pawar |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 2009 (Osian's Cinefan) 29 January 2010 (India) |
| Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Budget | 2 crores |
| Box office | 3 crores |
Harishchandrachi Factory (Marathi: 
pronunciation (help·info)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.[1][2]
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.[3][4][5]
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[edit] Overview
The film is the story about the beginning of the Indian film industry, set in 1913, when two business partners fall out, resulting in one leaving the company. As the family struggle to survive Phalke (Nandu Madhav) decides to make his own silent motion picture with the support of his family. He travels to England to learn about the new medium and, after he returns, brings together a team of actors and technicians to produce his first film about the story of Raja Harishchandra. Through all the hard work, the movie becomes a hit — marking the beginning of one of the world's biggest film industries.[6][7]
[edit] Cast
- Nandu Madhav - Dadasaheb Phalke
- Vibhawari Deshpande - Saraswati Phalke
- Mohit Gokhale
- Atharva Karve
- Dilip Joglekar
- Ketan Karande
- Dhiresh Joshi
- Sandip Pathak
- Vaibhav Mangle
- Abhay Mahajan
- Amey Wagh
- Nipun Dharmadhikari
- Ganesh Mayekar
- Ambarish Deshpande
- Pravin Tarde
- Mayur Khandge
- Gary Richardson
- Gary Tantony
[edit] Critical reception
The film was officially released in India on 29 January 2010 and received critical appreciation.[8]
[edit] Awards and honours
- 2009: Pune International Film Festival: Best Director Award: Paresh Mokashi
- 2009: 18th Aravindan Puraskaram 2009 (Chalachitra Film Society, Pune): Best Debutant Director: Paresh Mokashi [9][10]
- 2009: India's Official entry: Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- 2009: 46th Maharashtra State Film Awards
- Best Film
- Best Director: Paresh Mokashi
- Best Art Direction: Nitin Chandrakant Desai
- 2009: Ahmedabad International Film Festival: Best Film
- 2009: Kolhapur International film Festival: Best Film [People's Choice Award]
- 2009: Signs 2009, Kerala: Best Film
- 2009: Chalchitra Film society, Kerala : Best Débutante director
- 2009: Gollapudi Shrinivas National Award, Chennai : Best Débutante director
- 2009: V Shantaram Award: Best Costume: Mridul Patwardhan, Mahesh Sherla, Geeta Godbole
- 2009: Balasaheb Sarpotdar Award: Best Film[11]
[edit] References
- ^ "Harishchandrachi Factory to tell story behind making of India’s first feature film," Indian Express, Express News, 3 May 2008.
- ^ "Harishchandrachi Factory: We all owe a bit to Dadasaheb," Passion for Cinema, 25 May 2009.
- ^ "'Harishchandrachi Factory' India's entry for Oscars," Indian Express, PTI 20 September 2009.
- ^ "'Harishchandrachi factory' India's entry for Oscars," Press Trust of India, 20 September 2009.
- ^ India's Oscar entry: Harishchandra Factory NDTV, Indo Asian News Service. 20 September 2009.
- ^ Productions: Harishchandrachi Factory
- ^ "Dadasaheb Phalke: Man behind India's first film factory," The Economic Times, 21 June 2008.
- ^ Rajeev Masand (Jan 30, 2010). "Masand Review: Harishchandrachi Factory, an important film". CNN IBN. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-review-harishchandrachi-factory-an-important-film/109409-8.html?from=webx.
- ^ Chalachitra film society presents Aravindan Puraskaram 2009 The Hindu, 14 March 2009.
- ^ 'Harishchandrachi Factory' wins award The Times of India, TNN 5 March 2009.
- ^ "Harishchandrachi Factory is India's Oscar entry," The Times of India, Chitra Nair, TNN 21 September 2009. "46th Maharashtra State Film Awards"
