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Google celebrates Dadasaheb Phalke's 148th birthday with a doodle

Google celebrates Dadasaheb Phalke's 148th birthday with a doodle
Written by Anjana Raghav
(Sourced from PTI)
Apr 30, 2018, 01:15 pm 1 min read
Google celebrates Dadasaheb Phalke's 148th birthday with a doodle

Google dedicated a Doodle to "Father of Indian Cinema" Dadasaheb Phalke on his 148th birth anniversary. The producer-director-screenwriter, whose real name was Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, was born in Trimbak in present-day Maharashtra. Phalke had a lot of interest in the arts and studied photography, lithography, architecture, engineering, and magic. In his career spanning over 19 years, he made 95 movies and 27 short films.

First-ever Indian film
Phalke made India's first ever feature film 'Raja Harishchandra'

After working as a painter, draftsman, theatrical set designer, and lithographer, he saw Alice Guy's silent film, "The Life of Christ" (1910), which motivated him to bring Indian culture to the silver screen. Dadasaheb Phalke had traveled to London to learn filmmaking from Cecil Hepworth and made his directorial debut in 1913 with "Raja Harishchandra", India's first full-length feature.

Award in his name
Government dedicated award in his name for lifetime-contribution to cinema

Today's Google Doodle was created by guest artiste Aleesha Nandhra. It shows a young Dadasaheb in action as he went about directing the first few gems in the history of Indian cinema. In 1969, the Government of India paid homage to this visionary filmmaker by dedicating an award in his name, Dadasaheb Phalke Award, which recognizes lifetime contributions to Indian cinema.

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