The first Indian motion picture, DG Phalke’s mythological Raja Harishchandra, was released on April 21, 1913. It had to be made with an all-male cast. Even the female lead had to be played by a man ...

MUMBAI 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 Indias first feature film, ...

MUMBAI, (IANS) – The recently released song ‘Geejaga Hakki’ from Coke Studio Bharat, which centers around the themes of truth and justice, draws inspiration from various retellings of Raja ...

Ayodhyecha Raja, literally "The King of Ayodhya", was the first Marathi talkie. It is based on the mythological story of Raja Harishchandra of Ayodhya and his test by sage Vishwamitra, as recounted in ...