At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead in Raja Harishchandra.
The third edition of the Ladakh Film Festival kicks off.
A quick look at winners in the major categories.
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
Aseem Chhabra encounters an Indian dinosaur at the Goa film festival.
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