Truly a tribute to the legendary film maker

“Harishchandrachi Factory” the 128 minutes movie depicts the passion and ambition of the great film maker Dadasaheb Phalke, the pioneer of Indian film industry, who made India's first feature film Raja Harishchandra in 1913. Though the movie is talking about the struggles Phalke underwent while making his first movie, it is presented in a most humanized way. The movie allows every single individual who is passionate about movie making to associate them to the central character played by Nandu Madhav.

 From the beginning till the end of the movie, it celebrates the themes of simplicity, dedication and charm of the central character.   The movie has a one linear story accompanied by an interesting way of narration which gives equal importance to all the characters, illuminating the massive potential of every character played. Though the movie reveals the struggles of a well known movie maker while producing his debut movie, there is no element of confusion either in the story line or in the style of narration used which distracts the viewers from watching the movie.

  Moving on to characters, we can see a strong desire to speak about the role and status of women and the attempt to break the stereotyped impression about the women , whose life need not be in the four walls of the kitchen. Saraswati Phalke character played by Vibhawari Deshpande in the movie demands a great deal of attention as she is there with her husband by helping him to take right decisions and showing immense support in fulfilling his dream. The two enthusiastic kids also grab the attention of the audience through their outstanding yet natural performance.

The settings of the movie, the back ground music used and different camera angles and shots have helped in displaying the struggle and effort taken by the legendary film maker during his journey of film making with a fine touch of humor. The last scene where the real the action begin by giving birth to film making industry does inspire those who are passionate about film