Harishchandrachi Factory

Harishchandrachi Factory (pronunciation^ⓘ; transl. Harishchandra's Factory) is a 2009 Indian Marathi-language biographical film written and directed by Paresh Mokashi. It is about Dadasaheb Phalke, who made the first Indian feature film Raja Harishchandra (1913), and starring Nandu Madhav as him and Vibhavari Deshpande as his wife Saraswati. Harishchandrachi Factory focuses on the struggle Phalke faced during its production.^[1]

Harishchandrachi Factory
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paresh Mokashi
Written by	Paresh Mokashi
Produced by	Ronnie Screwvala Paresh Mokashi
Starring	Nandu Madhav Vibhavari Deshpande
Cinematography	Amalendu Chaudhary
Edited by	Anurag Kashyap
Music by	Anand Modak
Distributed by	UTV Motion Pictures
Release dates	July 2009 (2009-07) (Osian's Cinefan) 29 January 2010 (2010-01-29) (India)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	India
Language	Marathi

The film is the directorial debut of Paresh Mokashi who won the Best Director award at Pune International Film Festival, where the film was shown. In September 2009, it was selected as India's official entry to Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film Category, making it the second film, after Shwaas (2004), in Marathi cinema to receive this honour.^[2]

Overview

Main article: Raja Harishchandra

The film depicts the making of India's first full-length feature film by Dadasaheb Phalke.^[3]

Cast

• Nandu Madhav as Dadasaheb Phalke
• Vibhavari Deshpande as Saraswati Phalke
• Sandeep Pathak as Trymbak B. Telang
• Bhalchandra Kadam as Deaf and dumb actor
• Satish Alekar as Lawyer (Special Appearance)
• Jitendra Joshi as Parsi in theatre in beginning of movie (Special Appearance)
• Hrishikesh Joshi as School Teacher in beginning of Movie (Special Appearance)
• Pravin Tarde as Carpenter
• Vishakha Subhedar as Prostitute's mother

Critical reception

The film was officially released in India on 29 January 2010 and received critical appreciation.^[4]

Awards and honours

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
2008	56th National Film Awards	Best Feature Film in Marathi	Harishchandrachi Factory	Won	[a 1]
	SIGNS: John Abraham Awards	Best Feature Film	Harishchandrachi Factory	Won	[a 2]
2009	Ahmedabad International Film Festival	Best Feature Film	Harishchandrachi Factory	Won	[a 3]
	18th Aravindan Puraskaram	Best Debutant Director	Paresh Mokashi	Won	[a 4]
	Balasaheb Sarpotdar Award	Best Feature Film	Harishchandrachi Factory	Won	[a 5]
	Gollapudi Srinivas Award	Best Debutant Director	Paresh Mokashi	Won	[a 6]
	14th International Film Festival of Kerala	Hassan Kutty Award for Best Debut Indian Film	Harishchandrachi Factory	Won	[a 7]
	India's Official entry	Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film	Harishchandrachi Factory	Nominated	[a 8]
	1st International Film Festival Kolhapur	Public Choice Award	Harishchandrachi Factory	Won	[a 9]
	46th Maharashtra State Film Awards	Best Feature Film	Harishchandrachi Factory	Won	[a 10]
		Best Director	Paresh Mokashi	Won
		Best Art Direction	Nitin Chandrakant Desai	Won
	Marathi International Film and Theatre Awards	Best Screenplay	Paresh Mokashi	Won	[a 11]
	Pune International Film Festival	Best Director (Marathi Section)	Paresh Mokashi	Won	[a 12]
2010	Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles	Audience Choice Awards	Harishchandrachi Factory	Won	[a 13]