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100 years of Indian cinema: Top 10 films of the silent era
The first film made by an Indian was Raja Harishchandra, which was shown to the public on May 3, 1913. As we enter the 100th year of India cinema, we take a look at the silent era (from 1913 to 1930) of the movies and present to you our top 10 films from this period
Raja Harishchandra, 1913: Even though the first film that went into making was Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, in 1912, it was considered a British production. Click here to read more4 Comments
Ketan Mehta’s ‘Rang Rasiya’ to release in November 2011
Ketan Mehta’s film on painter Raja Ravi Varma, titled Rang Rasiya – Colours of Passion, will hit Indian cinema screens in November 2011, the director revealed. The film has finally found a distributor and the producers are working on the dates. Starring Randeep Hooda as Raja Ravi Varma and Nandana Sen as his muse Sugandhabai, the film has been ready for release since 2008 but did not find any takers. However, it was showed at many film festivals in the meantime. Rang Rasiya apparently faced problems due to some sensuous scenes between the lead pair.
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