Satyawadi Raja Harishchandra was released in 1917Credited as the first remake in Indian cinema, the film is a remake of the first Indian feature film, Raja Harishchandra (1913) and was also inspired by a Urdu language drama, Harishchandra. The film is based on the the mythological story of a Hindu King Harishchandra, the 36th king of the Solar Dynasty, who donated his entire kingdom and sold himself and his family to keep the promise given to the sage Vishvamitra in the dream. It is also the first feature film made in Calcutta. The intertitles used in the film were in Bengali language as the film was a silent film. The film was released on 24 March 1917 at New Tent Maidan,Calcutta
Story
The homage to the upright King Harishchandra who almost sacrifices his kingdom for his love of truth, opens with a tableau showing the king, his wife Taramati and his young son, to whom he is teaching archery. They go on a hunt and the King blunders into an area controlled by the sage Vishwamitra and his disciple Nakshatra. To atone for his mistake, the king is banished. Three furies appear caught in flames whom Harishchandra tries to rescue. They seduce him into renouncing his kingdom. The king endures much hardship before a god appears at the horizon to reassure everyone that it was just a test of the king's integrity.
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Directer - Rustomji Dhotiwala
Producer - Elphinstone Bioscope
Writer - Nityabodha Bidyaratna
Based on - Biography
cast - Hormusji Tantra, Savaria, Gaharjan, Behramshaw
Cinematography - Jyotish Sarkar
Distributed by - Madan Theatre
Release - 24 March 1917
Running Time - 120 minutes
Genres - Drama
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