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Father of Bollywood stars in India's Oscar entry
Thu, 05 Nov 14:22 PM IST

By Shilpa Jamkhandikar

MUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - When Dhundiraj Govind Phalke decided to make a movie in 1911, he faced ridicule and a severe shortage of funds. Undeterred, he sold most of his belongings to create India's first feature film, "Raja Harishchandra", sowing the seeds for what is today the world's largest film industry.


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