Ramchandra Gopal "Dadasaheb" Torne (Marathi: रामचंदॠर
गोपाळ "दादासाहेब" तोरणे)(13
April 1890 â€" 19 January 1960) was an Indian director and producer,
best known for making the first feature film in India, Shree Pundalik.
This historic record is well established by an advertisement in The
Times of India published on 25 May 1912. Several leading reference
books on cinema including The Guinness Book of Movie Facts & Feats, A
Pictorial History of Indian Cinema and Marathi Cinema : In Restrospect
amply substantiate this milestone achievement of the pioneer Indian
feature-filmmaker.He is considered the "Father of Indian
cinema."Although Torne made his first film, Shree pundalik
(पॠंडलिक, 1912) just under a year before Dhundiraj
Govind "Dadasaheb" Phalke made his, it is the latter who is regarded
as the father of Indian cinema. The distinction may lie with the fact
that, unlike Phalke, Torne sent his film overseas for processing.
Moreover, Torne's Pundalik was 1,500' (c. 22 minutes) long, about
1,200' shorter than Phalke's Raja Harischandra, which ran for about 40
minutes.
गोपाळ "दादासाहेब" तोरणे)(13
April 1890 â€" 19 January 1960) was an Indian director and producer,
best known for making the first feature film in India, Shree Pundalik.
This historic record is well established by an advertisement in The
Times of India published on 25 May 1912. Several leading reference
books on cinema including The Guinness Book of Movie Facts & Feats, A
Pictorial History of Indian Cinema and Marathi Cinema : In Restrospect
amply substantiate this milestone achievement of the pioneer Indian
feature-filmmaker.He is considered the "Father of Indian
cinema."Although Torne made his first film, Shree pundalik
(पॠंडलिक, 1912) just under a year before Dhundiraj
Govind "Dadasaheb" Phalke made his, it is the latter who is regarded
as the father of Indian cinema. The distinction may lie with the fact
that, unlike Phalke, Torne sent his film overseas for processing.
Moreover, Torne's Pundalik was 1,500' (c. 22 minutes) long, about
1,200' shorter than Phalke's Raja Harischandra, which ran for about 40
minutes.
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