Gangavataran

Gangavataran
Directed byDadasaheb Phalke
Written byDadasaheb Phalke
Starring
  • Chitnis
  • Suresh Pardesi
CinematographyVasudev Karnataki
Music byVishwanathbuwa Jadhav
Production
company
Kolhapur Movietone
Release date
  • 1937 (1937)
CountryIndia
Languages

Gangavataran (English: The Descent of the Ganges) is a 1937 Indian film by Dadasaheb Phalke, who is known as the "father of Indian cinema". It was the first sound film[1] and the last film to be directed by Phalke.[2] When Phalke directed this film, he was 67 years old. He directed Gangavataran on behalf of Kolhapur Movietone.[2]

  1. ^ Eric Mazur (8 March 2011). Encyclopedia of Religion and Film. ABC-CLIO. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-313-33072-8. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b The India magazine of her people and culture. A. H. Advani. 1997. p. 13. Retrieved 23 February 2012.