Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Harishchandrachi Factory' is India's official entry to Oscars
A special screening of Marathi film "Harishchandrachi Factory", India's official entry to the Oscars, will take place at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Jan 16.
The film, that will hit theatres on Jan 22, will be screened at the President's Estate Auditorium.
Co-produced by Paprika Media and Mayasabha Production, the Dadasaheb Phalke biopic is the directorial debut of Mumbai-based theatre actor-director Paresh Mokashi.
Starring Nandu Madhav and Vibhawari Deshpande, the film is on the making of "Raja Harishchandra", India's first full length feature film made in 1913 by the pioneer of Indian cinema Dadasaheb Phalke.
Mokashi's low-budget period film was completed in January. It has bagged a series of international awards and honours.
This is the second Marathi film after "Shwaas" to be nominated by India for an Oscar in five years. "Shwaas" was Sandeep Sawant's directorial debut.
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