Question

The movie, Raja Harishchandra was made in the year
A) 1911
B) 1912
C) 1913
D) 1914

Answer 1

Hint: Raja Harischandra is considered the first Indian feature film by the Indian government. It founded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest film award, in 1969 to honour Phalke's contribution to Indian cinema.

Complete answer:
Raja Harishchandra is a silent Indian mythological film directed and produced by Dadasaheb Phalke that was released in 1913. It was the first full-length Indian feature film. Since its inception in India in 1913 with the silent film "Raja Harish Chandra," cinema has been an important part of the country's cultural identity and has remained the most effective medium for mass communication. As a result, it has had a multi-faceted effect on our country, both positive and negative.

It conveys a sense of how to handle our complex culture while maintaining a delightful dignity. It's as if cinema came from culture rather than society coming from cinema. Adoption of a sense of alertness and intelligence by all (including those who are deprived of knowledge).

The film's plot is based on the legend of the same name as told in the Sanskrit epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. The story revolves around the noble king Harishchandra, who sacrifices his country, his queen, and ultimately his children in order to keep his promise to the sage Vishwamitra. Harishchandra's former glory is restored by the end, after he has satisfied the Gods with his deeds.

Thus the movie, Raja Harishchandra was made in the year 1913.

Note: With Hindi and English intertitles, Raja Harishchandra is now only available in fragments (1475 feet). An argument has also been made in Raja Harischandra's favour, claiming that Shree Pundalik is a cinematographic recording of a play shot with a single, fixed camera by a British cameraman and processed in London.