The amazing adventures of Dadasaheb Phalke - Part 2
The second of a two-part series in which Mint on Sunday explores the life of Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of Indian cinema
In last week's Big Picture, we took a peek into the early life and rise of Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, who, among other things, produced India's first feature-length film. (Click here to read it, if you haven't already.)
Dadasaheb saw great success during his early years in cinema, and investors—even in Britain—clamoured to finance his films. World War I proved a bit of a hurdle, with supplies of film and the like dwindling, but Phalke and his cohorts persevered and managed to pull through, eventually drawing even greater audiences.
Phalke continued to test the limits of the medium, in spite of protests from his more money-minded business partners. Eventually, however, he missed out on the switch to talkies, and in the end one last grand venture was his undoing. Click here to read on.
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