Dadasaheb Phalke

दादासाहब फालके

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Dadasaheb Phalke is a director, writer and cinematographer in Hindi and Marathi cinema, credited on Gangavataran (1937).

Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke, was an Indian producer, director and screenwriter, widely regarded as "the Father of Indian cinema".

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Also known as: Dada Phalke · Dhundiraj Govind Phalke · father of Indian cinema · धुंडिराज गोविंद फालके

Filmography.

Year	Film	Role	Language
1937	Gangavataran	Writer · Director	Hindi
1932	Setu Bandhan	Director	Marathi
1930	Kabir Kamal	Director	Marathi
1929	Bolki Tapeli	Director	Marathi
1929	Bolti Tapeli	Director	Hindi
1929	Chandrahasa	Director	Hindi
1929	Chandrahasa	Director	Marathi
1929	Kacha Devayani	Director	Marathi
1929	Malati Madhav	Director	Hindi
1929	Malavikagni Mitra	Director	Hindi
1929	Malti Madhav	Director	Marathi
1929	Malvikagni Mitra	Director	Marathi
1929	Sant Meerabai	Director	Hindi
1929	Sant Mirabai	Director	Marathi
1929	Vasantsena	Director	Marathi
1929	Vasantsena	Director	Hindi
1928	Balaji Nimbalkar	Director	Hindi
1928	Bhakta Damaji	Director	Marathi
1928	Bhakta Damaji	Director	Hindi
1928	Kumari Millche Shuddhikaran	Director	Marathi
1928	Parshuram	Director	Marathi
1928	Shree Krishna Shishtai	Director	Hindi
1928	Shri Krishna Shashti	Director	Marathi
1927	Bhakta Sudama	Director	Marathi
1927	Bhakta Sudama	Director	Hindi
1927	Draupadi Vastraharan	Director	Marathi
1927	Draupadi Vastraharan	Director	Hindi
1927	Hanuman Janma	Director	Hindi
1927	Hanuman Janma	Director	Marathi
1927	Nala Damayanti	Director	Marathi
1927	Nala Damayanti	Director	Hindi
1927	Rukamangada Mohini	Director	Marathi
1927	Rukmini Haran	Director	Marathi
1926	Balaji Nimbalkar	Director	Marathi
1926	Bhakta Prahlad	Director	Hindi
1926	Bhakta Pralhad	Director	Marathi
1926	Dhanurbhanga	Director	Hindi
1926	Dhanurbhanga	Director	Marathi
1926	Janaki Swayamvar	Director	Marathi
1926	Moon Cursed By Ganpati	Director	Hindi
1926	Ram Rajya Vijay	Director	Marathi
1926	Ram Rajya Vijay	Director	Hindi
1926	Sant Eknath	Director	Hindi
1926	Sant Eknath	Director	Marathi
1925	Chaturthicha Chanda	Director	Marathi
1925	Hidimb Bajkasur Vadha	Director	Marathi
1925	Kakashebanchya Dolyat Jhanjhanit Anjan	Director	Marathi
1925	Satyabhama	Director	Marathi
1925	Simantak Mani	Director	Marathi
1925	Syamant	Director	Hindi
1924	Ashwathama	Director	Hindi
1924	Municipal Election	Director	Hindi
1924	Municipal Elections	Director	Marathi
1924	Sharda	Director	Hindi
1924	Shivaji's Escape From Agra	Director	Hindi
1924	Shivajichi Agryahun Sut	Director	Marathi
1924	Sita Shuddhi	Director	Marathi
1924	Sita Shuddhi	Director	Hindi
1924	Vinchucha Dansha	Director	Marathi
1923	Ashwathama	Director	Marathi
1923	Babruwahan	Director	Marathi
1923	Babruwahan	Director	Hindi
1923	Bhakta Gora Kumbhar	Director	Marathi
1923	Buddha Dev	Director	Marathi
1923	Buddha Dev	Director	Hindi
1923	Guru Dronacharya	Director	Marathi
1923	Guru Dronacharya	Director	Hindi
1923	Jarasandha Vadha	Director	Marathi
1923	Mahananda	Director	Marathi
1923	Mahananda	Director	Hindi
1923	Ram Maruti Yuddha	Director	Marathi
1922	Ahmadabad Congress	Director	Marathi
1922	Bhakta Shiromani	Director	Hindi
1922	Rajrishi Ambarish	Director	Marathi
1922	Sant Namdev	Director	Hindi
1922	Sant Namdev	Director	Marathi
1919	Kaliya Mardan	Director	Marathi
1918	Shri Krishna Janma	Director	Marathi
1917	How Films Are Made	Director	English
1917	Lanka Dahan	Writer · Director	Marathi
1917	Satyavadi Raja Harishchandra	Director · Cinematographer · Writer	Marathi
1915	Tilak's Week	Director	Marathi
1914	Satyavan Savitri	Director	Marathi
1913	Mohini Bhasmasur	Writer · Director · Producer	Marathi
1913	Raja Harishchandra	Director · Editor · Producer · Writer	Marathi

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