| Harishchandrachi Factory | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Paresh Mokashi |
| Written by | Paresh Mokashi |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala Paresh Mokashi |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Amalendu Chaudhary |
| Edited by | Anurag Kashyap |
| Music by | Anand Modak |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
Harishchandrachi Factory (; transl. Harishchandra's Factory) is a 2009 Indian Marathi-language biographical film written and directed by Paresh Mokashi. It is about Dadasaheb Phalke, who made the first Indian feature film Raja Harishchandra (1913), and starring Nandu Madhav as him and Vibhavari Deshpande as his wife Saraswati. Harishchandrachi Factory focuses on the struggle Phalke faced during its production.[1]
The film is the directorial debut of Paresh Mokashi who won the Best Director award at Pune International Film Festival, where the film was shown. In September 2009, it was selected as India's official entry to Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film Category, making it the second film, after Shwaas (2004), in Marathi cinema to receive this honour.[2]
- ^ "Harishchandrachi Factory to tell story behind making of India's first feature film". Indian Express. Pune. 3 May 2008. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "'Harishchandrachi Factory' India's entry for Oscars". The Times of India. Mumbai. 20 September 2009. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2012.