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| 1870 | ||||
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– Born Dhundiraj Govind Phalke in Trymbakeshwar in Nasik to Dajishastri Phalke, a Sanskrit scholar at the Wilson College in Bombay. |
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| 1885 | ||||
| 1900 | ||||
| - Leaves J. J. School of Art and goes to the Kala Bhavan in Baroda, where he studies Sculpture, Engineering Drawing, Painting and Photography. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| - Becomes a portrait photographer and scene painter. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1905 | ||||
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- Becomes a draftsman and photographer for the Government of India’s Archaeological Department. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1908 | ||||
| – Establishes Phalke’s Art Printing and Engraving Works. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1910 | ||||
| Dec - | Phalke’s interest in films is triggered by a viewing of Life of Christ in the American-Indian cinema in Sandhurst Road, Bombay. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| 1911 | ||||
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Makes the short film Birth of a Pea Plant for Yeshwant Nadkarni to raise finance to buy film equipment to shoot Raja Harishchandra. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1912 | ||||
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- Visits England to purchase film-making equipment and learn the technical aspects of filmmaking. He meets with pioneering British filmmaker Cecil Hepworth before returning to Bombay on 1st April. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| - Establishes Phalke Films. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1913 | ||||
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Phalke holds a preview of his first film, Raja Harishchandra, at Bombay’s Olympia Cinema. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 3/5– | Raja Harishchandra officially premieres at Bombay’s Coronation Cinematograph Theatre. The film runs in Bombay for a month. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| 3/10 – | Phalke Films moves to Nashik, 200 km east of Bombay to take advantage of locations such as rivers, mountains and several shrines. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| 1914 | ||||
| Jan – | Phalke’s second film, Mohini Bhasmasur, premieres at Bombay’s Coronation Cinema. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
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Phalke’s third film, Savitri Satyawan, is released. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| Jun - | Visits England to organise trade shows promoting his films. Widespread panic in India over the declaration of war in Europe almost results in the closure of Phalke’s studio while he is away. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| 1915-16 | ||||
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– Phalke’s film-making activities are severely disrupted by lack of finance due to the Great War. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1917 | ||||
| Sep – | Releases the box-office success Lanka Dahan. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| 1918 | ||||
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– Phalke Films merges with Hindustan Cinema Films Co., a film company Phalke founds with five Bombay businessmen. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| – Releases Shri Krishna Janam. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1919 | ||||
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– Releases Kaliya Madan. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| – Resigns from Hindustan Cinema Films Co., and retires to Benares to write the play 'Rangbhoomi' [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1922 | ||||
| – Returns to the struggling Hindustan Cinema Films Co at the request of his former business partners. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1933 | ||||
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– Hindustan Cinema Films Co, closes. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| – Attempts to establish business selling enamel boards. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1934 | ||||
| Late - | Begins filming Gangavataran for Kolhapur Cinetone. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| 1939 | ||||
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– Receives a purse of 5,000 rupees as the Father of Indian cinema at the Indian Film Industry’s Silver Jubilee celebrations in Bombay. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1944 | ||||
| 16/2 – | Phalke dies in poverty. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| 1966 | ||||
| – The Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award is established to honour pioneering accomplishments in cinema. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 2009 | ||||
| – Paresh Mokashi makes Harischandrachi Factory, a film about the making of Raja Harischandra, in which Nandu Madhav stars as Phalke. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 2012 | ||||
| 17/2 - | A trustee of the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy announces that a was statue of Indian cinema's founding father will be created to mark the centenary of the Indian film industry. [ADD] | |||
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