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English: DADA SAHEB PHALKE (April 30, 1870 - February 16, 1944)- was an Indian producer-director-screenwriter, known as the father of Indian cinema. Starting with his debut film, Raja Harishchandra 1913, now known as India's first full-length feature, he made 95 movies and 26 short films in his career span of 19 years, till 1937.
Date 1930s
date QS:P,+1930-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Source scanned from personal collection
Author Palaviprabhu at English Wikipedia

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