On this Day The first Indian movie, Shree
Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, was released in Mumbai. Indian
Modern History is not only about the struggle for freedom but it also witness
of creativity. Although Indian film Industry was in its early stage and
technologically starved but still there were gems who use the available means
to showcase their creativity. One such person was Ramchandra Gopal Torne, better known by
contemporaries as Dadasaheb Torne. He showcased his
creativity by making the very first movie in India. This movie was called Shree
Pundalik. Film was directed and produced by Dadasaheb Torne. The entire film was shot
in a theatre at Mangaldas Wadi in Bombay, where the Sangeet Mandali, a professional theatre
group, was performing a play ‘Pundalik’.
Dadasaheb Torne, a school dropout in from
Malwan, learnt the skills for repairing instruments and installing electrical
devices. It was his love for Marathi plays and foreign movies, gave him
the idea of making a movie in India. He was very young when he decided to make
film. He took assistance from his friend in making film. Pundalik was a silent
film without dialogue. Chitre and Ramrao Kirtikar wrote the shooting
script.
Shree Pundalik was sent to london for processing by Dadasaheb Torne.
Shree Pundalik was about about 22 minutes long. The film had a script,was shot
with a camera, and its negatives were sent to London for processing. After
Processing the film was released at Coronation Cinematograph, Girgaum in
Mumbai. The film got reception and ran for two weeks. Although Dadasaheb torne
made the first movie but Dadasaheb Phalke is considered the Father of Indian
cinema for his movie Raja Harishchandra.
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