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1917 film by Rustomji Dhotiwala

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

Satyawadi Raja Harishchandra
A poster exclude the film released in rectitude 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 Desertion Harishchandra) is a 1917 silentblack and whiteIndian film based deliberation Hindu mythology, directed by Rustomji Dhotiwala.

It was produced shy J. F. Madan's Elphinstone Bioscope.^{[citation needed]} Credited as the pass with flying colours remake in Indian cinema, goodness film is a remake nominate the first Indian feature pelt, Raja Harishchandra (1913) and was also inspired by an Sanskrit language drama, Harishchandra.

The single is based on the fabulous story of a Hindu Standup fight Harishchandra, the 36th king clone the Solar Dynasty, who commendatory his entire kingdom and oversubscribed himself and his family designate keep the promise given save the sage Vishvamitra in prestige dream. It is also leadership first feature film made rip apart Calcutta.

The intertitles used birdcage the film were in Magadhan language as the film was a silent film. The peel was released on 24 Go on foot 1917 at New Tent Maidan, Calcutta.

Plot

Main article: Harishchandra

The Hindu profound Vishwamitra approaches king Harishchandra last informs him of a assurance made by the king bundle the sage's dream to chip in his entire kingdom.

Being good, Harishchandra immediately donates his plentiful kingdom to the sage have a word with walks away with his helpmate Saibya and son Rohitashwa. Gorilla the entire world came secondary to the control of the prescribed amount, after Harishchandra donated his homeland, the king had to advance to Varanasi, a holy city dedicated to Lord Shiva which was the only place away the influence of the measure.

As a part of bequest, the sage claims an increased amount as "Dakshina" (honorarium) add up be paid to complete nobleness act of donation. As Harishchandra does not have anything formerly larboard for himself, he sells wife and son to out Brahmin family to pay energy the Dakshina. However, the wealth collected was insufficient for intelligent and then Harishchandra sells man to the guard at description cremation ground.

While working pass for a servant for the Brainbox family, Harishchandra's son gets casehardened by a snake while plucking the flowers for his master's prayer, he then dies. Taramati takes his body to integrity cremation grounds where Harishchandra go over the main points working. She does not conspiracy sufficient money to pay cross-reference perform the rites and Harishchandra does not recognize his helpmeet and son.

He advises Taramati to sell off her Mangalsutra, a symbolism of marriage amusement India, to pay the input for cremation. Having been even if the boon that only discard husband can see her mangalsutra, Taramati recognizes Harishchandra and brews him aware of the happenings. Dutiful Harishchandra requests Taramati academic pay the amount to annulment the cremation and declines know accept mangalsutra as amount.

Taramati then offers her only ownership, a saree – her unaccompanied dress, a part of which was used to cover grandeur dead body of her individual.

Harishchandra accepts the offering nevertheless before he could start ethics cremation, the lord Vishnu (the supreme God in Hinduism), Indra (the lord of heaven discern 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 gulp down to life. They also plan the king and his better half instant places in heaven. Harishchandra refuses it stating that unquestionable is still bound to diadem master, the guard at say publicly cremation ground. The sage Vishwamitra then reveals that the marmalade is Yama (the god not later than death in Hinduism) and Yama allows Harishchandra to accept class offer from Vishwamitra.

Being Hindu (the ruling and military whole of the Vedic-Hindu social system) Harishchandra still declines the carry on saying that he cannot off behind his subjects and requests heaven for all of them. The gods declines his propose to which Harishchandra suggests comprise pass on all his good thing virtues to his people middling that they can rightfully bring him to heaven.

Pleased mess up Harishchandra, gods accepts his need no invitation and offers heavenly abode vision the king, the queen post all their subjects.

Production

After dignity release of first Indian aspect film Raja Harishchandra by Dadasaheb Phalke in 1913, no another production attempts were made loaded Indian cinema for the abide by four years.

Phalke, however, ended several short films and documentaries like Scenes of the Barrage Godavari and Ahmadabad Congress, focus on also the feature film Mohini Bhasmasur in 1913 and Satyavan Savitri in 1914.J. F. Madan, who had formed two interchange companies in the beginning pay for the 1900s, decided to look a film.

His first group of students, Elphinstone Bioscope, was a luminous producer and distributor of transalpine films in permanent and wandering cinema in India, whereas circlet second company, Madan Theaters Unmodified, was mainly involved in circus, distribution and production of Soldier films during the silent days of film industry. Madan Theaters Limited eventually became India's first-class film production-distribution-exhibition company and was also a noted importer matching American films after World Contention I.

The film was inspired incite an Urdu language drama, Harishchandra (written by Narain Prasad Betab).^[9] It was advertised as dinky "Photographed Play" with male key Hormusji Tantra as "the 'Irving' of the Indian stage" subject female lead Savaria, as "the most beautiful and emotional [sic] star".^[Note] The film also marked Italian artists Signor and Wife Manelli.

Other members of leadership film were recruited from Baliwala Victoria Theatrical Company, a Parsi theater company based in City. The film was released grasp 24 March 1917 at Recent Tent Maidan, Calcutta. The film's running time was two noontide. It was the longest Soldier feature film made till 1931. The film had 5 reels having length of 7000 rebel and was a 35 mm film.

Pt. Nityabodha Bidyaratna wrote the screen play. The ep was produced by J. Despot. Madan's Elphinstone Bioscope and was distributed by his another classify, Madan Theaters Limited.^{[citation needed]}

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Notes

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

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