---
title: 'Raja Harishchandra (1913)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Dadasaheb Phalke'
released: '1913-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 40
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'British Raj'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/raja-harishchandra-1913'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0003311/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Raja Harishchandra (1913)

1913 · 40 min · Fantasy · British Raj

Original title: राजा हरिश्चंद्र

## Synopsis

Raja 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. It is based on the legend of Harishchandra, with Dabke portraying the title character. The film, being silent, had English, Marathi, and Hindi-language intertitles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Dadasaheb Phalke](https://cinepixo.com/people/dadasaheb-phalke)
- **Screenplay:** [Dadasaheb Phalke](https://cinepixo.com/people/dadasaheb-phalke)
- **Producer:** [Dadasaheb Phalke](https://cinepixo.com/people/dadasaheb-phalke)
- **Editor:** [Dadasaheb Phalke](https://cinepixo.com/people/dadasaheb-phalke)
- **Director of Photography:** [Trymbak B. Telang](https://cinepixo.com/people/trymbak-b-telang)

## Cast

- [D. D. Dabke](https://cinepixo.com/people/d-d-dabke)

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