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Mohini Bhasmasur

film by Phalke [1913]
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  • Father of Indian cinema
    Dadasaheb Phalke
    / Raja Harishchandra and other early films

    He followed it up with Mohini Bhasmasur (1913), in which he went against societal taboo to cast a woman in the lead role, and Satyavan Savitri (1914).

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    He followed it up with Mohini Bhasmasur (1913), in which he went against societal taboo to cast a woman in the lead role, and Satyavan Savitri (1914).

    Read More