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	The Story of Raja Harishchandra
		The Raja stood steadfast in his determination to do his duty in the face of severe obstacles, impediments and difficulties that would have deterred any ordinary mortal.
		Raja Harishchandra was the son of Triksankhu, of Ishwaku lineage (Lord Rama was also of the Ishwaku lineage), and ruled Ayodhya in North India.
		When a son was born, Harishchandra and Taramati’s joy grew no bounds; but very soon, like dark rain clouds covering a clear sky, the words of Lord Varuna halted their pleasure.
	www.vedicastrology.com /articles/ArticleRajaHarishchandra.htm (917 words)

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		Raja Harishchandra (1913) was the first full-length silent film produced in pre-partition India.
		However, in 1913, Raja Harishchandra, the first local and economically viable film, was produced in Bombay.
		He is the undisputed father of Indian cinema, and his Raja Harishchandra (1913) can be regarded as the first full-length feature film though it had no sound and music.
	pakistani_films.tripod.com /the_silent_era_m.htm (1655 words)

	FilmGuildindia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatvadekar alias Save Dada was the first Indian to import a Cine-camera from London at a price of 21 guineas and made a topical in 1897.
		RAJA HARISHCHANDRA was the first Indian feature film produced by an Indian, with out any foreign collaboration, Dadasaheb Phalke in 1912.
		“Raja Harishcnadra” was the first Indian Film which was shown on percentage basis in London in 1914.
	www.filmguildindia.com /newsite/milestones.htm (3380 words)

	Bollywood Central - India's Movie Community - Indian Film Industry - Begining of a new Era (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It was finally with D G Phalke's 'Raja Harishchandra', released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation, that the Indian feature film came into being in the fullest sense and the foundation was laid for a film industry that was to become the biggest in the world.
		'Raja Harishchandra' was 3,700 feet long, in four reels and took up about fifty minutes of the programme.
		The success of 'Raja Harishchandra' firmly and surely laid the foundation of the Indian cinema industry, making the film a commercially profitable proposition.
	www.bollywoodcentral.com /forum/showthread.php?t=28 (581 words)

	Offbeat Indian Movies
		The phenomenal success of Raja Harishchandra was kept up by Phalke with a series of mythological films that followed - Mohini Bhasmasur (1914), significant for introducing the first woman to act before the cameras - Kamalabai Gokhale.
		The bathtub sequence where Harishchandra comes to call his wife Taramati, who is in the tub, with her fully drenched attendants is indeed the first bath-tub scene in Indian cinema.
		All the females in their wet sarees and blouses clinging to their bodies are in fact all males in female grab.
	offbeatmovies.blogspot.com (552 words)

	The Pioneer of Indian Cinema: Dadasaheb Phalke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Raja Harishchandra was made in 1913 under the banner of Phalke Film Co. in 1917 Phalke Film Co. was incorporated into the Hindustan Film Co. Phalke's Raja Harishchandra is recognized as the first indigenously made story film.
		So the role of Taramati in Raja Harishchandra, Phalke had to go to a delicate looking youngman.
		Raja Harishchandra, Mohini Bhasmasur, Satyawan Savitri, Lanka Dahan, Birth Of Krishna, Kalia Mardan, Kans Wadh, Sant Tukaram were notable silent movies among them.
	movies.indiainfo.com /tales/dadasaheb.html (400 words)

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		Raja said "Rani, because of the loss of son you are infatuated.
		You know it very well that person who was a powerful Raja one day and wealth used to be his servant for the asking, that Raja has become the slave of another person for the sake of truth.
		This insistence on the part of Raja Harishchandra depicts the true from of introspection.
	jainsamaj.org /literature/satyavir.htm (1201 words)

	Windows on Asia
		In 1899, Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatavdekar made two short films The Wrestlers and, Man and Monkey.
		The first feature film that took the India by storm was Dadasaheb Phalke's 3700 feet long film Raja Harishchandra.
		Raja Harishchandra's official premier show was in Coronation Theater in Bombay on 3rd May 1913.
	www.isp.msu.edu /asianstudies/wbwoa/southasia/india/culture/cinema.html (1255 words)

	Cinema
		From Raja Harishchandra to Ghe Bharari, Marathi cinema has come a long way and has a longer way ahead.
		Prabhat produced some masterpieces like Ayodhyecha Raja (1932), the first Marathi talkie, Kunku (1937), Manus (1938), Sant Tukaram (which film was selected for Venice Film Festival), Ramshastri (1944) amongst others.
		Raja Paranjype, GD Madgulkar and Sudhir Phadke, the hit trio, dominated the scene in 1950s with films like Pedgaonche Shahane, Jagachya Pathivar and Pathlag.
	www.screenindia.com /dec31/film10.htm (944 words)

	Pocket Art Series - Bollywood Nostalgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		.Starting with Dadasaheb Phalke’s ‘Raja Harishchandra’ and K.L Saigal’s soulful voice, the Indian viewer ship opened its heart to Raj Kapoor’s Chaplinesque image, Dilip Kumar’s tragic persona, Dev Anand’s body language.
		Raja Harishchandra by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke was the first totally indigenous feature film.
		Released on May 3, 1913, the film was advertised as "Raja Harishchandra - a performance with 57,000 photographs.
	www.indiaclub.com /html/6990.htm (390 words)

	IMDb Title Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Rajadhi Raja, Raja Kulothunga, Raja Marthanda, Raja Gambeera, Karthavaraya Krishna, Kamarajan (1993)
		Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya (2000)
		Raja Malaya Simhan (1959/I) Raja Malaya Simhan (1959/II)
	www.imdb.com /Title?Raja+(2003) (180 words)

	India4u - Bollywood - History Page
		The first exposure to motion pictures which India received was in 1896, when the Lumiere Brothers' Cinematographers unveiled six soundless short films at Watson Hotel, Esplanade Mansion, Bombay on July 7.
		Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, more generally known as Dada Saheb Phalke was responsible for the production of India's first fully indigenous silent feature film "Raja Harishchandra" which heralded the birth of the Indian film industry.
		The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinema, Bombay.
	www.india4u.com /Bollywoodnew/archive (1889 words)

	Lyrics - Folk Music India
		Raja Harishchandra - A king who sacrificed everything for his principles
		The woman, symbolic of a human being is asking her husband, symbolic of God, to put all the best qualities in her 'chunri', a symbol of life.
		She wants the virtues of Raja Harishchandra, the greatness of Ram-Sita, Krishna, Gandhi, Buddha, the purity of the river Ganga, presence of Gods of all religions, the courage of Razia Sultan, the beauty of the mountains and the essence of the creator - Bramha.
	www.beatofindia.com /lyrics/18babunandan/j10-chunrisatrangi.htm (137 words)

	Dadasaheb Phalke
		He launched Raja Harishchandra about an honest king who for the sake of his principles sacrifices his kingdom and family before the gods impressed with his honesty restore him to his former glory.
		However Phalke had to overcome several obstacles to realise his dream.
		Raja Harishchandra was 3700 feet long and distributed by Phalke himself.
	www.upperstall.com /people/phalke.html (959 words)

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		Harishchandra replied "What you say is true, But this wood is not mine, It belong to my master.
		Rani said to Raja " There is one way though which the son's corpse can be cremate.
		Raja felt pain to see Rani tearing her sari in this manner.
	jainsamaj.org /children/satyavir.htm (1201 words)

	'Film negatives burnt in FTII were unimportant'
		The films 'Army Lays The Rail', 'Australia Is Like This', 'British Empire War News' and others, most of them short films, were destroyed in the fire, the NFAI director said.
		He clarified that nothing has happened to rare and precious films like 'Raja Harishchandra' and other Indian films.
		Denying any negligence on the part of anybody, Sasidharan said the fire could have broken out possibly due to some short circuit.
	news.indiainfo.com /2003/01/09/09nfai.html (194 words)

	Raja Harishchandra 4 DVD Set
		But once upon a time, long before the Kaliyug there ruled a king who worshippped "Satya" (truth) and as the purest and only truth, creating the ideal synchronies of the ruler and the ruled.
		Raja Harishchandra the great King, known for his honesty and the truth comes to the television screen in a serialised form for the first time.
		The serial depicts the king's struggle to keep the flag of the truth flying, even at the cost of his wife Taramati and son Rohit whom he had to sell, and eventually himself, all for the sake of the truth.
	store.nehaflix.com /raha4dvdset.html (409 words)

	AsiaMedia Genesis of The Indian Popular Cinema: The Early Period Part Two
		Their main difference with the Harishchandra theme is the absence of God.
		And - as much as Harishchandra - they have a progeny extending to the eighties.
		There's a blend here of a kind of'secularism, realism and purposive moralism which is the progenitor of a third and a very specific strand of filmmaking.
	venus.unive.it /asiamed/india/schede/period1.html (2222 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: Mani Shankar Aiyar on the Hindus of Hamstead Heath
		Even Raja Harishchandra would not be able to cope with Nirvachan Sadan's Messiah-power
		Whatever their antecedents, abiding by the law must surely be -- of assumed to be -- the condition precedent to their making the law.
		At present, even Raja Harishchandra would not be able to cope with Nirvachan Sadan's Messiah-power.
	www.rediff.com /news/1996/1308mani.htm (277 words)

	GN Online: Screening magic
		Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as Dada Saheb Phalke, was responsible for producing India's first fully indigenous silent feature film Raja Harishchandra.
		The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released in 1913 in Bombay, today renamed Mumbai.
		In 1917, West Bengal saw the birth of its first feature film – Satyabadi Raja Harishchandra.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=2622 (703 words)

	Rey Chow
		In 1896, India was first exposed to motion pictures when the Lumiere Brothers' Chinematographe showed six soundless short films on July 7 in Bombay.
		By 1899, Harishchandra Bhatvadekar shot two short films, which were exhibited with Edisonís projecting kinetoscope.
		Dada Sahib Phalke produced India's first indigenous silent film, Raja Harishchandra, in May of 1913, which enabled the film industry to truly arise.
	www.emory.edu /ENGLISH/Bahri/Film.html (807 words)

	raja - Auctions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Raja Montero in SABIK SA PAG IBIB Tagalog VCD/DVD - $3.50
		Raja aur Runk- Bollywood lp 1968 Laxmikant Pyarelal - $9.99
		RAJA VIDYA - THE KING OF KNOWLEDGE by SWAMI PRABHUPADA - $1.33
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	Articles_33
		The mass Indian audience for whom Bollywood films are made is ever-growing and makes the industry hugely profitable, even without taking into account the global reach it has attained.
		The first Indian film, Raja Harishchandra, was produced in 1913.
		Today, 800 films per year are made throughout India, and 12 million people within the country's borders go to see a Hindi film daily.
	www.mirabaifilms.com /articles_33.html (1951 words)

	Bollywood Tourism India
		Bollywood has come a long way since 1896 when soundless movies made its advent into India with the Lumiere Brothers.
		"Raja Harishchandra" in 1913 made by the legendary Dadasaheb Phalke heralded the birth of the Indian film industry.
		The success of the film is determined by its stars, music, film score, choreography and playback singers.
	www.indiatravelinfo.com /bollywoodtour.htm (361 words)

	Rediff On The Net, Movies: Up Gulshan Mahal, down Memory Lane
		The coat Raj Kapoor wore in Aawara, the editing machine used by V Shantaram in Raja Harishchandra...
		Raj Kapoor's coat from the hit Awara, the costumes worn by Dilip Kumar and Madhubala in Mughal-e-Azam, the editing machine used by Dadasaheb Phalke in his first film, Raja Harishchandra was all on display there.
		Kiran Shantaram, son of V Shantaram, says he has with him the editing machine his father used in 1920 in his first film, Ayodhya Ka Raja.
	www.rediff.com /entertai/sep/17muse.htm (538 words)

	BBC - Religion & Ethics - Bollywood and Religion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The pioneer of early Indian cinema was Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, who realised the popular appeal of having Lord Krishna or Ram as your onscreen hero.
		His debut film Raja Harishchandra (1913) set the trend for mythological films which were to dominate the silent era and form the basis of all plots to come.
		Amitabh Bachchan and Vivek Oberoi in a scene from Kyun Ho Gaya Na A story with a moral at the end is necessary in a Bollywood film.
	www.bbc.co.uk /religion/programmes/bollywood/bollywood_religion.shtml (794 words)

	Screen The Business Of Entertainment-Films-Cover Story
		Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra was premiered for an elitist audience at Mumbai’s Olympia theatre on April 1, 1913.
		At a time when most films didn’t last out for even a week, Raja Harischandra ran for almost a month.
		Raja Hindustani too celebrated 50 weeks in certain theatres.
	www.screenindia.com /20020315/fcover.html (2947 words)

	Indian Performing Arts
		Based on a story from the Mahabharata it was a stirring film concerned with honor, sacrifice and mighty deeds.
		This is evident not only in Raja Harishchandra, but also in historical-cum-stunt films such as Diler Jigar/Gallant Hearts (SS Agarwal; 1931) and Gulaminu Patan/The Fall of Slavery (SS Agarwal; 1931), and in the international co-productions directed by Himansu Rai and the German Franz Osten.
		By the time of the First World War, and the phenomenal expansion of Hollywood, 85% of feature films shown in India were American.
	www.asianinfo.org /asianinfo/india/performing_arts.htm (3909 words)

	International Facts About India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The first Indian-made feature film (3700 feet long) was released in 1913.
		It was made by Dadasaheb Phalke and was called Raja Harishchandra.
		Based on a story from the Mahabharata it was a stirring film concerned with honour, sacrifice and mighty deeds.
	www.angelfire.com /ca/VinitBudhiraja/vinit.html (2114 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
		Dev Anand is the 33rd recipient of the nation’s highest honour in cinema for which he received a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh, a shawl and a swarna kamal.
		This award was instituted in 1969 in the name of D.G.Phalke who is recognised as the father of Indian cinema, having produced the first indigenously produced film, “Raja Harishchandra” in 1913.
		While Dev Anand stole the show at the 50th national film awards ceremony, there were a host of younger winners also competing for attention from the audience.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2003/20031230/main7.htm (320 words)

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