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.

Harishchandrachi Factory
Theatrical release poster
Directed byParesh Mokashi
Written byParesh Mokashi
Produced byRonnie Screwvala
Paresh Mokashi
Starring
  • Nandu Madhav
  • Vibhavari Deshpande
CinematographyAmalendu Chaudhary
Edited byAnurag Kashyap
Music byAnand Modak
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • July 2009 (2009-07) (Osian's Cinefan)
  • 29 January 2010 (2010-01-29) (India)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

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.

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