Harishchandrachi Factory
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Harishchandrachi Factory (Marathi
: 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.
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.
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
: हरिश्चंद्राची फॅक्टरी , "Harishchandra's Factory") is a 2009 Marathi film
Marathi cinema
Marathi cinema refers to films produced in the Marathi language in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is the oldest and pioneer film industry in India...
, directed by Paresh Mokashi, depicting the struggle of Dadasaheb Phalke
Dadasaheb Phalke
Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke was an Indian producer-director-screenwriter, known as the father of Indian cinema...
in making Raja Harishchandra
Raja Harishchandra
Raja Harishchandra , is a 1913 silent Indian film directed and produced by Dadasaheb Phalke, and is the first full-length Indian feature film...
in 1913: India's first feature film, the birth of Indian cinema.
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
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
Category, making it the second film, after Shwaas
Shwaas
Shwaas is a Marathi film, released in 2004. The film was India's official entry to the 2004 Oscars and was ranked 6th in the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film category. Its storyline is based on real-life incident in Pune...
(2004), in Marathi cinema
Marathi cinema
Marathi cinema refers to films produced in the Marathi language in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is the oldest and pioneer film industry in India...
to receive this honour.
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.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
Critical reception
The film was officially released in India on 29 January 2010 and received critical appreciation.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
- 2009: India's Official entry: Academy Award for Best Foreign Language FilmAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language FilmThe Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
- 2009: 46th Maharashtra State Film AwardsMaharashtra State Film AwardsMaharashtra State Film Awards, one of prestigious awards of Marathi cinema, are awarded by the Government of Maharashtra to Marathi language Films and Artistes. It was first awarded in 1963. Here is the list of awards given each year.-Awards list:...
- Best Film
- Best Director: Paresh Mokashi
- Best Art Direction: Nitin Chandrakant DesaiNitin Chandrakant DesaiNitin Chandrakant Desai, is a noted Indian art director and production designer of Indian cinema turned film and television producer, most known for his work in films like, Lagaan , Jodhaa Akbar , Devdas and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam...
- 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