Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of Indian cinema, remembered on his 155th birth anniversary

Dada Saheb Phalke's grandson Chandrashekhar Pusalkar, his wife Mridula Pusalkar and adopted daughter Neha Bandopadhyay also attended the function organized by Filmcity Studio Management on the occasion of 155th birth anniversary of Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of Indian cinema, at Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari, Film City Studio, Goregaon (Mumbai) and all of them garlanded the statue of Dadasaheb Phalke. In this function, representatives of organizations related to the Indian film industry, famous personalities of Bollywood and administrative officials of the Maharashtra government, as well as people from other states of the country garlanded the statue of Dadasaheb Phalke. 

Dadasaheb, the father of Indian cinema, made 121 films in his 19-year career in the film industry, which included 26 short films. Dadasaheb was not only a director but also a famous producer and screenwriter. His last silent film was 'Setubandhan' and the last feature film was 'Gangavataran'. It is known that the real name of Dadasaheb Phalke was Dhundiraj Govind Phalke. He was born on April 30, 1870 in a Marathi family in Trimbak (Nashik), Maharashtra. 

Dadasaheb Phalke not only laid the foundation of Hindi cinema but also gave the first Hindi film to Bollywood. In his honor, the Government of India started giving the 'Dadasaheb Phalke Award' in 1969. This is the most prestigious award of Indian cinema. Devika Rani Chaudhary was the first to receive this award. In 1971, the Indian Postal Department also issued a postage stamp in honor of Dadasaheb Phalke. He died on 16 February 1944 in Nashik. 

Today, the annual turnover of Indian cinema has reached almost two billion and thousands of people are engaged in this industry but Dadasaheb Phalke started it with a mere investment of 20-25 thousand rupees. Today, even though Dadasaheb Phalke is not amongst us, his message and footprints depicting his struggles always inspire the filmmakers of the Indian film industry to move ahead on the path of work with patience and will continue to do so for ages.

By: Kali Das Pandey

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