Raja Harishchandra, the first full-length Indian feature film, is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry.

Raja Harishchandra

1913 film by Dadasaheb Phalke

Raja Harishchandra is a 1913 Indian silent film directed and produced by Dadasaheb Phalke. It is often considered the first full-length Indian feature film. Raja Harishchandra features Dattatraya Damodar Dabke, Anna Salunke, Bhalchandra Phalke and Gajanan Vasudev Sane. It is…

Feature film

Film with a long running time

A feature film or feature-length film, also called a theatrical film, is a film with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment theatrical program. The term feature film originally referred to the main,…

Cinema of India

The cinema of India, consisting of motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century. Indian cinema is made up of various film industries, each focused on producing films in a specific language,…