<Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> Silent </Td> </Tr> <P> Raja Harishchandra (lit . King 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 and is based on the legend of Harishchandra, recounted in the Ramayana and Mahabharata . The film, being silent, had English and Hindi language intertitles . </P> <P> Phalke decided to make a feature film after watching The Life of Christ (1906) at a theatre in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay . He went to London for two weeks to learn filmmaking techniques and founded Phalke Films . He imported the hardware required for the filmmaking and exhibition from England, France, Germany, and the United States . Phalke shot a short film Ankurachi Wadh (Growth of a Pea Plant) to attract investors for his venture . He published advertisements in various newspapers calling for the cast and crew . As no women were available to play female leads, male actors performed the female roles . Phalke was in charge of scriptment, direction, production design, make - up, editing, along with film processing . Trymbak B. Telang handled the camera . Phalke completed filming in six months and 27 days producing a film of 3,700 feet, about four reels . </P>

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