Rating: na Presenter: UTV Motion Pictures, Mayasabha Director: Paresh Mokashi Camera: Amalendu Chaudhary Art: Nitin Chandrakant Desai Music: Anand Modak Cast: Nandu Madhav, Vibhawari Deshpande, Mohit Gokhale, Atharve Karve, Dilip Joglekar, Ketan Karande, Dhiresh Joshi, Sandip Pathak, Vaibhav Mangle, Ganesh Mayekar, Ambarish Deshpande, Pravin Tarde, Mayur Khandge, Gary Richardson, Gary Tanton Movie Review by: Ulhas Shirke

After the announcement of its entry from India for Oscars and having won the hearts of audience abroad recently during various film festivals across the globe, ‘Harishchandrachi Factory’ has indeed created a lot of anxiety among Indians about its recognition at Oscars. Watching this film during the recent Third Eye Film festival in Mumbai was a real pleasure. For every scene that was filled with humour, the elite audience comprising of foreign delegates seated in the balcony of Plaza Cinema, responded spontaneously.

‘Harischandrachi Factory’ is not only a beautifully crafted cinematic presentation about the making of India’s first feature film, but also depicts in a simple way as to how perseverance, hard work and a splash of humour, could make a realistic film. At a time when people in India were scared to watch the moving images shown at tent theatres, an enthusiastic photographer cum Magician from a middle class family dared to make first feature film in India. The film maker Paresh Mokashi has gone into details of the family life of Dadasaheb Phalke and the support he received from his family members and close friends during the making of ‘Raja Harischandra’ the first feature film of India.

What is more appreciating point about the film is that the film maker has almost recreated Mumbai 1911 with clever picturisation of scenes. Thanks to Art director Nitin Desai for his studio creations. Besides this unique theme which pays tributes to the Icon of Indian film industry, the film has best cinematic presentation with technical areas well managed. With required lobbying in US, the film stands all chances to win Oscars. UTV Motion Pictures who are marketing this film have scheduled the release of this much talked about film on January 22, 2010 all over India. Watch it with your family. It’s a biggest tribute to the grand old man of Indian cinema.
‘Harishchandrachi Factory’ which is co-produced by Paprika Media and Mayasabha Production is Paresh Mokashi’s directorial debut and stars many talented actors like Nandu Madhav, Vibhawari Deshpande, Mohit Gokhale, Atharve Karve, Dilip Joglekar, Ketan Karande, Dhiresh Joshi, Sandip Pathak, Vaibhav Mangle, Ganesh Mayekar, Ambarish Deshpande, Pravin Tarde, Mayur Khandge, Gary Richardson and Gary Tanton.