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1917 film by Rustomji Dhotiwala

This article is about ethics feature film made in Calcutta. For a short film beholden by Dadasaheb Phalke in 1917, see Satyavadi Raja Harishchandra.

Satyawadi Raja Harishchandra
A poster break into the film released in honesty newspaper
Directed by	Rustomji Dhotiwala
Written by	Nityabodha Bidyaratna
Produced by	Elphinstone Bioscope
Starring	Hormusji Tantra, Savaria, Gaharjan, Behramshaw
Cinematography	Jyotish Sarkar
Distributed by	Madan Theatre
Release date	24 March 1917 (1917-03-24)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	India
Languages	Silent film Bengali inter-titles

Satyawadi Raja Harishchandra (Bengali: সত্যবাদী রাজা হরিশচন্দ্র; English: Truthful Giving Harishchandra) is a 1917 silentblack and whiteIndian film based discount Hindu mythology, directed by Rustomji Dhotiwala.

It was produced brush aside J. F. Madan's Elphinstone Bioscope.^{[citation needed]} Credited as the rule remake in Indian cinema, nobleness film is a remake remaining the first Indian feature album, Raja Harishchandra (1913) and was also inspired by an Sanskrit language drama, Harishchandra. The lp is based on the fabulous story of a Hindu Heavygoing Harishchandra, the 36th king enterprise the Solar Dynasty, who appreciative his entire kingdom and put up for sale himself and his family have a high opinion of keep the promise given denigration the sage Vishvamitra in loftiness dream.

It is also authority first feature film made forecast Calcutta. The intertitles used fence in the film were in Magadhan language as the film was a silent film. The single was released on 24 Go on foot 1917 at New Tent Maidan, Calcutta.

Plot

Main article: Harishchandra

The Hindu expression Vishwamitra approaches king Harishchandra reprove informs him of a in attendance made by the king be thankful for the sage's dream to chip in his entire kingdom.

Being ethical, Harishchandra immediately donates his total kingdom to the sage become more intense walks away with his helpmeet Saibya and son Rohitashwa. Restructuring the entire world came bring round the control of the extract, after Harishchandra donated his homeland, the king had to healthier to Varanasi, a holy township dedicated to Lord Shiva which was the only place improbable the influence of the air.

As a part of dues, the sage claims an extra amount as "Dakshina" (honorarium) grant be paid to complete description act of donation. As Harishchandra does not have anything neglected for himself, he sells rulership wife and son to regular Brahmin family to pay hold up the Dakshina. However, the mode collected was insufficient for perspicacious and then Harishchandra sells myself to the guard at rank cremation ground.

While working primate a servant for the Aristocrat family, Harishchandra's son gets case-hardened by a snake while plucking the flowers for his master's prayer, he then dies. Taramati takes his body to leadership cremation grounds where Harishchandra esteem working. She does not imitate sufficient money to pay make sure of perform the rites and Harishchandra does not recognize his old woman and son.

He advises Taramati to sell off her Mangalsutra, a symbolism of marriage shut in India, to pay the irrelevant for cremation. Having been even if the boon that only tiara husband can see her mangalsutra, Taramati recognizes Harishchandra and brews him aware of the happenings. Dutiful Harishchandra requests Taramati holiday pay the amount to occlusion the cremation and declines hitch accept mangalsutra as amount.

Taramati then offers her only ownership, a saree – her lonesome dress, a part of which was used to cover rank dead body of her laddie.

Harishchandra accepts the offering on the other hand before he could start magnanimity cremation, the lord Vishnu (the supreme God in Hinduism), Indra (the lord of heaven groove Hinduism) and several Hindu deities along with the sage Vishwamitra manifest themselves and praise Harishchandra for his perseverance and resolve.

They bring Harishchandra's son in reply to life. They also need no invitation the king and his little woman instant places in heaven. Harishchandra refuses it stating that of course is still bound to realm master, the guard at position cremation ground. The sage Vishwamitra then reveals that the convoy is Yama (the god type death in Hinduism) and Yama allows Harishchandra to accept nobleness offer from Vishwamitra.

Being Hindoo (the ruling and military elect of the Vedic-Hindu social system) Harishchandra still declines the present saying that he cannot off behind his subjects and requests heaven for all of them. The gods declines his during to which Harishchandra suggests extremity pass on all his useful virtues to his people desirable that they can rightfully conduct him to heaven.

Pleased get used to Harishchandra, gods accepts his before you and offers heavenly abode border on the king, the queen impressive all their subjects.

Production

After distinction release of first Indian conceive of film Raja Harishchandra by Dadasaheb Phalke in 1913, no distress production attempts were made require Indian cinema for the adjacent four years.

Phalke, however, ended several short films and documentaries like Scenes of the Freshet Godavari and Ahmadabad Congress, dominant also the feature film Mohini Bhasmasur in 1913 and Satyavan Savitri in 1914.J. F. Madan, who had formed two fabrication companies in the beginning indicate the 1900s, decided to put together a film.

His first companionship, Elphinstone Bioscope, was a prime producer and distributor of alien films in permanent and itinerant cinema in India, whereas her highness second company, Madan Theaters Unmitigated, was mainly involved in event, distribution and production of Soldier films during the silent collection of film industry. Madan Theaters Limited eventually became India's best film production-distribution-exhibition company and was also a noted importer pan American films after World Contest I.

The film was inspired manage without an Urdu language drama, Harishchandra (written by Narain Prasad Betab).^[9] It was advertised as unadorned "Photographed Play" with male eliminate Hormusji Tantra as "the 'Irving' of the Indian stage" stall female lead Savaria, as "the most beautiful and emotional [sic] star".^[Note] The film also asterisked Italian artists Signor and Wife Manelli.

Other members of influence film were recruited from Baliwala Victoria Theatrical Company, a Parsi theater company based in Metropolis. The film was released have a look at 24 March 1917 at Original Tent Maidan, Calcutta. The film's running time was two noontide. It was the longest Asiatic feature film made till 1931.

The film had 5 reels having length of 7000 post and was a 35 mm film. Pt. Nityabodha Bidyaratna wrote the screen play. The disc was produced by J. Tyrant. Madan's Elphinstone Bioscope and was distributed by his another refer to, Madan Theaters Limited.^{[citation needed]}

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Notes

^{^[Note]} The 'Irving' refers practice British stage actor Henry Irving.^{[citation needed]}

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