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Harishchandra

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Harishchandra [ˌhærɪʃˈtʃændrə]
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(Biographies / Harishchandra (1850-1885) M, Indian, WRITING: poet, THEATRE: dramatist, WRITING: essayist) also known as Bharatendu. 1850-85, Indian poet, dramatist, and essayist, who established Hindi as a literary language


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In the 2008 film, Phalke almost loses his eyesight from staring at miniscule cinema prints in the dark, and convinces friends and family to act in his film, based on the ancient Hindu tale of the king Harishchandra.
Our knowledge of Phalke ends there," said Mokashi recently, on why he chose to focus on Phalke's experience of filming Raja Harishchandra as his subject, rather than focus on his whole life.
Rajesh Gopal Kumar of Harishchandra Research Institute, Allahabad.
 
 
 
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