Raja Harishchandra



Artist/Creator/Designer: Unknown

Language: Silent

Category: Indian Movie Posters

Period:  (1911 - 1920) Pre-Independence

Media: Print

Material: Paper

References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Harishchandra


Detailed Description

This was the publicity poster for film show at the Coronation Cinematograph and Variety Hall, Girgaon. Raja Harishchandra is the first feature film of India.The 50-minute silent picture included a film length of 3700ft with Marathi and English title cards. It was directed, produced, and co-written by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, better known as the father of Indian cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke.


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