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The biggest search engine Google today has released a new doodle that celebrates the 148th birth anniversary of the legendary filmmaker Dadasaheb Phalke. He is known as the Father of Indian Cinema.
Dadasaheb Phalke is a celebrated producer, director and screenwriter who made 95 movies and 27 short films in a career that spanned 19 years.
His debut work, which was"Raja Harishchandra", was recognised as the first ever full-length feature film of India. After which there was no stopping him, as he went on to make more memorable movies like "Mohini Bhasmasur", "Satyavan Savitri" and "Kaliya Mardan" and a lot more.
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About
His
Birth
Dadasaheb
Govind
Phalke,
who
was
called
Dadasaheb
Phalke,
was
born
on
30th
April,
1870,
in
Trymbakeshwar
in
Maharashtra,
which
is
30
km
from
Nashik.
His Childhood
His father was an accomplished scholar. Dadasaheb Phalke did his schooling in the JJ School of Art in Mumbai, in 1885. He further took up sculpture, engineering, drawing, painting and photography from Kala Bhavan in the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in Vadodara.
About
His
Career
He
started
his
career
as
a
photographer
in
Godhra,
but
he
stopped
it
when
he
lost
his
family
in
an
outbreak
of
the
bubonic
plague.
After
which
he
briefly
worked
with
the
"Archaeological
Survey
of
India."
Apart
from
this,
he
also
started
his
own
printing
press.
He Was Honoured
The government of India honoured the legendary filmmaker by instituting the Dadasaheb Phalke award in 1969. Even on this date, this is considered as one of the most prestigious awards in Indian cinema. It is the highest official recognition for film personalities in India.
His Life Achievements
Phalke gave Indian cinema its first silent film, 'Raja Harishchandra', in 1913. He made 95 movies and 27 short films in his career span of 19 years. His last work was "Gangavataran". He died in Nashik on 16th February, 1944.
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