Marathi film Harishchandrachi Factory is India’s official entry to this year’s Oscars in the Foreign Film Category. The film is directed by Paresh Mokashi who has been doing theatre since last twenty years. Harishchandrachi Factory is Mokashi’s debut film.
The film traces the obstacles and hurdles faced by Dhundiraj Phalke (Dada Saheb Phalke), also known as the father of Indian cinema,while he was making the first Indian film Raja Harishchandra in 1913. There were 15 other films in the competition including films like New York and Delhi 6.
Asha Parekh headed the jury of The Film Federation of India (FFI) this year. For more details about the film/director/promos, click on the website link http://harishchandrachifactory.com/ .
And here’s a teaser of the film.
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