As Indian cinema completes 103 years of its remarkable journey, it is time to remember the doyen of the industry whose passion, determination and perseverance started it all.
By
Sharada Iyer
A hundred and thirteen years back, one man’s passion and vision gave birth to what has become a billion dollar industry today which has managed to carve a unique identity for itself commanding respect from a worldwide audience and holds the distinction of producing the maximum number of films in the world in a year.
The man was Dhundiraj Govind Phalke or Dadasaheb Phalke as he is popularly referred to and with the release of his first silent film ‘Raja Harishchandra’, he not only became the Father of our Indian Cinema, but also inadvertently sowed the seeds of a passionate and deep-rooted relationship between movies and moviegoers in our country which has only grow deeper with the passage of time.
My article is but a small tribute to this visionary genius…
May 3rd, 1913: This historic day marked the beginning of the journey…
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ashokbhatia 
I’m truly indebted to you for introducing me to the blog of such an old young girl, Mr Bhatia! She should have been born 70 years ago! She’s a viz! This post proves my point.
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The pleasure is mine! Almost all of her posts are so very well researched that one can not resist the temptation to lap them up the moment they hit one’s screen!!
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Wholeheartedly agree, sir!
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