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Sangeetrao-----anuraag kakaz ka phool kitna bhi sunder ho vo manko nahin bhata vo nirjeeve hai vhneeras hai.usme abhinaye ki shakti nahin.vahi kisi upvan me jao aur shakha pe lage pushp ko dekho,hava ke jhonke se jaise man dolle.tumhari taraf dekh ker khoob hansege….jaise abhinay ho Anurag--------aise vaicharik ko kaun pagal kahega? Madhuri bhabhi,aap chinta kyon karti hain?dekhiye me bhi inki tarha gungunane laga.

gungunao behosh hoker gungunao

profeser saheb ab ye bolna band madhuri bhabhi ko pareshani hoti hai

main ab kuch n bolu …theek hai sur pakdo…na bolu na bolu

…….ab aap band bhi kijeeye,varna mujhe maryada chodni padegi.anuraag tum kala ko ghar chod aao. Anuraag--------kalavati gharchalenge na?

mujhe aap se kuch kahna hai.mujhe to inki prakriti ke bare mein chinta hai.inka sir bigda hai aisa kahate hai

ye jhoot hai

kintu is ati vichar se kisi ka kya bhala hoga.



Taleem master Vigyapan mein likha tha arzbar aur gore varn,kintu ise baitha ker nhalane baithe to syahi ka karkhana zaroor khul sakta hai. Aap kahan se Company ka nam Nam nahi bata sakta kyonki company ne nav bar naam badla hai aur aaj hi subha dasva naam rakha hai’


Mainchar maheno se ghar me baitha hoon.pahle jagat natak mein tha per vahan ke malik se pati nahin.malik ki aadat chamatkari thi.mere swabhave se bilkul alag.me hansu to ve rowe.

Main ak nut hoon.baal subhdra ka natak dekhne ke baad hamne taye kiya ki hum bhi vridh subhdra ka role khelenge.ak ischa hai ki ak ameer company hum budhon ka khel khelen.

Aap garg muni ki bhoomika lete honge Chi main subhdra hun Aap kaun? Tailer .upto date tailer, urdu or gujrati company ka darji.tumhara raja log ka dress humko bilkul kangal lagta.main naya dress bana ker laya hoon.vilayti kaschi ne jhaler ,cham cham karti bijli ki battiyan ,baju me batan.pariyon ka……


Tu kahan se Ghar se Kabhi natak me kaam kiya Club me scool me ganpati ke utsave me,

Aap Bhikshuk,janeu tayar karke pet bharna nahin,socha baithe baithe koi manager ka post milega to dekhenge.sab dukan chn ker thk gaya,phir vichar aaya ki chehra shastr virudh ,per company ke manager me kya Me aaj se do saal phale cinema company me tha,mere haath me film ka tukda tha.mujh se poocha cinema ke parde per ye chize hilti dulti dikhti hai,phir isme kyon nahin 


Madhuri

Suron ke charn ka zikre ker rahi ho Are nahin,suron ke charan kyon hua Acha ab me ak pad bolta hun Sari yade meri aisi ho Ki adhik hote hote Ak doosre ko mar mite Ye kavita sun ker main sukh ke path se door ho rahi hun Mainvahan se shuru karunga jahan sukh ke pad khatam ho Besur vilayti kitaben gudgobar ke godam ki Naam n lena jab tak swaraj n aaya Kala koshal nahin lesakta swaraj kasthan. Apradhi kaun bhala Ab mujhe theek se n pata Chaandal aur brahmin ak hain pata Ho gai Sanskrit bilkul lapata


Daudte ki sur me.rote kis sur me.scheekte kis sur me.aur kis sur me kharrante lete ho Ab kahenge mere bhadkne ka sur nikal

Din pratidin inke sangeet au r natak ka pagalpan badta ja raha hai .aur hukm hua hai ki meri kharrato ka notation karke rakho.ab ye kis sur me kharratn lete hai,kitni matra me late hai,sur hai ki besur.kya bolu mera sir.sargam me nahin bandha to kahenge mere bhadkne ka notation nikaal.

Compny ko rang dene walla rang devta bahar gaya hua hai.mere pass aye ho to me bhi bahar gaya hua hun ,haste kya ho,main khud bol raha hoon.main bahar gaya hoon,kal aao dakshina ke taur per ak adh tickit bhi doonga. Sangeet rao pagal ho chukka hai.

Her her mahadeva,ye sangeetrao ki adhogati,aur iske chehre per viyog janya actingnahi dikhti.are chitro jaisi dammi jaisi.

Ye wakt tumahra nahi,ye wakt vasa nahi ki khin bher khadi ho jao.ser neeche ker ak aah bharo.meri aur aanso bher aankhon se dekho.aankhe aadhi band karo ,chyan rahe prasag viyog ka hai.pad jaise hi samapt hua gale lagne ka hai.


MAIN KAUN HOON? Bharat ki tees krod ki aabadi me ak or sankya jodne walla baap,ak patni ka pati.bharat varsh ka aisa das jisne matra boomi ka karz ada nahi kiya.sahukaaron ki ischaon ka shikar vyakti.kabhi kabhi main un anubandho ki prakrti ko prkat karna chahta hunkijis ke karan meri sari ummido aur aakanksha nirartak ho gai.ise me anivare samajhta hun ki main apne sahayogi kalakaar ko yeh tathye ujagar karu ki hum jase gareeb aur zarorat mand kalakar vyarth me dhokha kha jate hai.aise anuband vedhy hai ya Kaun hu main,mane apna kuch bhi ho iska dava chod diya hai,sukh or dukh ki avdharna tyag di hai.

Lekin kyon nahin meri patni manch…. Vahi to hai jo mujhe mere navejeevan se bhar rahi hai.sansarik chintao se trast mere mastishk ko shanty pradan karti hai.mere jeevan ke bikhre sutron ka mel karati hai Meri priye,jab tumne parde ke peeche itni madad ki hai to zara manch per aajao.

hai ishvar to kya is parde ke liye kaam karo.?tumahra kathan hai,is parde ne sab jagah dvand khada kiya hai. Mahilao ke liye parda,vichar aur vyvhar me parda or ye hi dhohra pan ghar mr bahar me.is parde ne ak chera andar ka ak bahar ka.isiparde ne rahasya or gopniyata ko badhava diya hai.chipi cheezo ko ujagar hone se bachaya hai.

Sach hai,kaun aisa hoga ko aise dohre vyvahar ko banane vale pardo ke khatme ka virodh kare




SONGS







1766Lokmanya Tilak visits Varanasi. Phalke narrates some scenes from his play to him. He shows him a matchbox model for a revolving stage, built by his son Mahadev. Tilak promises to help him financially to stage the play.

179Children are playing on the swings. Suddenly, due to Mandakini’s mistake, one of the girls falls off and dislocates her hand. Mandakini is terrorized by guilt. To make things worse, she steals some roses and is caught by the mali.


178One day, mahadev and Prabha, two of Phalke’s sons, go out to buy some cooking oil. Prabha suddenly finds that he is lost in the midst of a busy bazaar. A Maharashtrian boy takes him home, where he meets a small doll-like girl with open hair. The boy’s mother asks him to take Prabha back where he found him. Prabha s brother, Mahadev, dies of sunstroke.181Then they receive news of Tilak’s death. Death is everywhere in Kashi…184Phalke leaves for Kolhapur to stage his play.

185Baburao Painter screens his ‘Sairandhari’ for Dada. Phalke is moved by their achievements, surprised at their ingenuity in making their own camera. There is a fire in the studio, and the camera melts down. Tough competition compels the financing partners of Hindustan Films to recall Phalke to the fold once more.

186But the Phalke who rejoins the Hindustan Film Company is now a different man. His activities are conditioned by budgetary controls and release schedules. He adopts an attitude of resignation and is satisfied with supervising only the technical side of the studio.187Phalke’s second daughter, Malati, is born. Dadasaheb takes the whole family for an excursion in the Victoria. 194The school children bunk class and watch ‘Gold Rush’ by Charlie Chaplin. Possessed by Chaplin, Prabhakar announces that he too will eat his shoe. The others challenge him to do this. There is no mango papad to be had in Nasik, so Prabhakar and Neelkanth order a packet from Warlekar Company, Bombay. One afternoon, the postman arrives at the Phalke home with a parcel. The children are petrified that Dada will scold them. But he already knows about it. Instead of scolding the children, he offers to help them to make the shoes. Dada goes to a cobbler and has 2 pairs of shoes made from the mango papad. So Prabha manages to eat his shoes in front of the whole school’s disbelieving eyes. He comes running home to tell his father of his success. But Dada has already left for Delhi to appear before the Cinematograph Inquiry Committee.

195 In Delhi Phalke is interviewed extensively by a five-man committee consisting of Dewan Bahadur T. Rangacharya, Sir Ibrahim Jaffer, Mr. Green, Col. Crawford, Mr. Courtman and Pandit Hridayanath Kundzru. Mr. GG Hooper (ICS) is the secretary of the committee.

188Prabha breaks a glass gas lantern. Dada punishes the child, making him bend over, holding his toes. He forbids anybody to plead on his behalf, saying, ‘If you want to relieve him, you’ll have to do it instead. The terms of the punishment have to be met.’ Undaunted, Mandakini volunteers on her brother’s behalf. Within five minutes, Dada lets her go.189They look for a suitable match for Mandakini, but nobody is prepared to accept a girl who has acted in the movies… She is in the seventh standard.190Athavale, having seen ‘Kaliya Mardan’ prior to the engagement, was happy to accept, despite the stigma attached.191Dada gives Mandakini away in orthodox style.192The whole family misses Mandakini when she goes.


1928 – SETU BANDHAN196DadasahebHis partner, Mayashankar Bhatt, is waiting for him Together; they announce their next film, ‘Setu Bandhan’.

201I wanted an actress to portray Seeta in my film ‘Setu Bandhan’. I was faced with two dozen cuties. It took me an hour to make one understand the character. After I have given a long discourse, the would-be Seeta tells me, ‘don’t worry, I’ll play the role fine. But will you give me the best zari clothes to wear?’ The poor soul did not know what hardships one has entails when sent to the forest for suffering (Rama and Seeta are complete paupers, with tree leaves and animal skins for cover.) Further, this ignorant girl says, ‘I have a sister. Shall I bring her to you? She can ride a horse, climb trees, and she swims well. She can play Hanuman’s wife.’ (In fact, Hanuman, the most devoted follower of Rama, was a 208Brethren! Doesn’t it hurt you when the characters of Seeta and Draupadi are portrayed on the screen with vulgar gestures, fluttering eyes, semi-bare breasts, and swinging hips? Doesn’t it enrage you? I feel it would be good if such type of actresses vanish from our studios. Frankly, it would be welcome if some rich playboy lured them away from our studios by offering them thrice of what we can pay. At present they are swarming all over the studios. By God’s grace, if these vamps are replaced by a few from good families, the whole atmosphere in the film studio will entirely change, and the black spot of its being compared to brothels will be completely wiped off. If at all, because a play is a truthful representation of life, one has to include a dance, it would be so clean and pure that one will not be compelled to watch the vulgarity of swinging hips, skirts flying thigh high and bare breasts bobbing up and down in rhythm with the tune. Then came another jewel of a cutie.209To give her an idea how ladies from good families sit, adjust their pallav, I had myself to act like a lady suffering the separation from her husband, but nothing could be seen from her face. Perhaps her dictionary lacked words like separation, and the resultant loss or sorrow.

210After experiencing such cheap models, I became sure in my mind that to portray such a noble character like Seeta, I must have a lady from a noble family.211To become an actress, one should be blessed with many factors, and the primary asset is beauty. And by that I mean real beauty. Truthful beauty and unreal beauty, now this is new. Yet, there is nothing new in this thought. It is only a question of looking through the right type of glasses. Actually, beauty is God’s gift.212Beauty is neither love, nor a feeling of belonging. A Sanskrit saying which literally means that even an ass that has come of age looks attractive only proves that a throbbing youth or a girl of that age is also a type of beauty. If even this does not suffice, keep a small sharp instrument always with you and be bold to use it in an emergency, to teach these people the lesson of their lifetime

202On an outdoors shooting, his Vanar sena lose their way to the location. The actors decide to walk to the location, 2 miles away. The townspeople are not familiar with the movies, and mistake the actors for Lord Rama’s real monkey army. The excited crowds garland the heroes and make offerings to them. The actor playing Hanuman is a big hit. The whole town gathers to see them off. When they finally reach the location, Dadasaheb is very upset with the actor playing Hanuman and slaps his face. Tears spring to the unfortunate actor’s eyes. That night, Dada goes to meet the man and apologizes for being so harsh with him.


198Hanuman received a great welcome from his warriors.. When Rama saw Hanuman returning, he ran to him." I pray you have word of Sita." Without saying a word, Hanuman gave Rama Sita's jewel. Rama praised Hanuman for his bravery and said, "You have given me reason to live again." 199Rama stood on the shoreline of the great ocean and spoke to the ocean god. "Hear me," he called. "I am Rama. I have weapons that are beyond imagination. In an instant I can dry your ocean. If you wish to avoid this fate, show me how to reach Lanka." The ocean said, "Rama, here is Nala, son of the great builder. He will build you a bridge across these waters. I shall support that bridge." With the help of the monkey army, Nala put up a bridge made of wood, rocks, and stones. Every creature helped in its own way. It took five days to complete the bridge to Lanka. Rama, Hanuman, and the monkey army crossed the bridge by nightfall. As they crossed into Lanka they shouted, "Victory to Rama!" Hanuman's army surrounded the city. Rama knew that Sita would soon be safe. Enraged he called upon one of his demons. "Make me an exact copy of Rama's head. Then bring it to me," he said. Ravana took the head to Sita. "O, Sita," he said, "Rama has failed in his attempt to rescue you. His army has been destroyed. That is the end of your hope. The time has come to change your mind and become my queen." Sita looked at Ravana and said, "I do not believe any of this." Ravana responded: "I thought you might say that. So I brought the head of your husband, soaked in blood and sand, to prove my words." Sita collapsed wailing, "Alas, O Rama, you have followed your by now Rama and Lakshmana, having regained consciousness but still dazed, Returned to the fight. Ravana viewed the battle scene from the clouds. Then he spotted Lakshmana. He aimed his magic bow and fired. The arrow cut through the air and struck Rama's brother in the chest. He collapsed. Hanuman rushed to Lakshmana's side. He gently lifted the wounded prince and carried him to safety. Palace, every monkey was either wounded or killed. Only Rama, Hanuman, and Vibhishana remained standing. Rama looked upon around and said, "The battle has been lost." Then in a weakened voice, Jambuvan, one of the leaders of the army, said, "No, Rama. There is still a way we can regain the advantage and defy Ravana. Tell 199Hanuman to go to Kailasa Mountain. There he will see a blazing hill of medicinal Herbs. Have him bring these herbs back before sunrise and our army will be saved. Hanuman rose above the earth and flew off with great speed. When he reached the mountain, he saw the hill that Jambuvan described. But he could not find the herbs. Realizing time was short; he uprooted the entire hill and carried it back to Lanka. Hanuman flew off balancing the hill in one hand. When he returned to Lanka, the monkey warriors began inhaling the healing air of the herbs. One-by-one, they rose to their feet and regained their strength. Even Lakshmana recovered from his near-mortal wound. Hanuman returned the hill to its Original place.

205Phalke and Ardeshir Irani are delighted to see ‘Showboat’, a talkie, at the Excelsior Theatre. Phalke consults his partner about producing a talkie, but the partner is reluctant. s

192920baba rai swims two kilometers, from the first ghat to the last. Here he finds an Englishwoman drowning, and manages to save her. she has lost her voice.

203prabhaker fails his Matriculation examination. Instead, he climbs up the Government building at midnight and hoists the Indian tricolor. he runs away from home.206The Civil Disobedience movement makes the freedom struggle a truly popular movement. Khadi-clad nationalists demonstrate in front of cloth shops against the sale of foreign textiles

bhagatsing ne bomb phoda,TO MAKE THEM HEAR,OPEN THEIR EARS. CHALO GANDHIJI KO DEKHENGE Dimag ka chakra zoron se chalne laga.kkya kiya jaye ki koi mujhe uchaka n samjhe,iske liye school ke praman patra saath me le lene chahiye Bhor hua nhaya --aaj ye kya ---master saheb ne dekhne ke liye sab mangaya hai

baste me sab thoosa.

Congress house me bade zor shor se kaam ho rahe the.Gandhi topi,tirange jhande.me us yog me kho gaya. Prabht farriyon ka zamana tha Sare jahan se acha hindostaan hamara-------zor se bolo tiranga unha uthayenge


Namaksar ka vaibhve ,chamchamata namak dekh ker aankhen choundhiya gai

kyon bhai,ghar se poochker aye ho n?

kyon ji andolan hote hi swaraj mil jayega n? 






And a small party of one projectionist and two mechanics cart along their Royal

Touring Talkie, screaming ‘Alam Ara!’ prabha joins them . 1932213 ‘Setu Bandhan’, a silent film, does not do well214With the dawn of the Talkies, trademarks come alive. MGM’s lion roars. Pathe’s rooster starts crowing. A film production company called ‘Radio Pictures’ has a very apt symbol – it shows a tall steel tower at the foot of a hill, and sound waves radiate from the top of the tower. The sound track announces that ‘It is a Radio Picture’. 215One day, Prabhakar meets Mahadev and starts to travel with him.216…As soon as our train steamed into the Madras Central Station, and his eager ears caught our shouts of ‘Talkies! Talkies!’ the manager of the Kinema Central ran towards our compartment in response, shouting above the din of the crowded station. 217‘Extreme care was taken by all concerned, wherever we went, to look after our “precious luggage and persons”. Wherever they camped, they were given a princely ovation and a hero’s send-off.218A guard at Trichy Junction delayed a train by four minutes for the latecomers because ‘they are the Talkie people’.219A theatre proprietor in Salem slept by the loudspeaker on the stage to guard it during their stay there. 220Every coffeehouse they visited in Tumkur town in Mysore refused payment for food and drink – the cinema proprietor took care of the bill.221After all the bouquets, they had their first taste of brickbats at Kumbakonam. The all-important sound machine failed! An urgent telegram was dispatched to the Head Office, who in turn called for an engineer from Bombay. The proprietor apologized, and offered refunds. The audience refused, rightly pointing out that they had come to see and HEAR – not to take any money back. Three long hours later, the patient audience was rewarded when the ‘silent’ film came back to life.222Members of the party were carried on people’s shoulders to the bazaar.223In Conjevaram, a showman who, at his ‘talkie’ display, hid interpreter, harmonium, and female singer, all behind the screen, beat the Talkie people to the draw. But the trick was discovered, chairs were broken, and the screen torn down. 1934prabha returns in a music room sahib,ab char jubanon ki samak suniye.isme farsi,marathi,angrezi bhasha ka upyog kiya hai




224‘Setu Bandhan’ is post synchronized with a huge multipurpose machine. Prabha returns. Helps dada.225The sound of a gunshot is obtained by striking a drum on top of the machine on which a chain mat has been placed. At the bottom of the machine is a large bellows operated by foot. Their manipulation in conjunction with one or other of the handles will produce the sound of exhaust steam issuing from a locomotive, the rumbling of a train rushing through a tunnel, and so on. Running water, rain, hail, and the sound of rolling waves are obtained by turning a handle which rotates a ribbed wooden cylinder against a board set at an angle from the top of which hang a number of chains. The puffing of an engine is made by revolving a cylinder with projections against a steel brush. The crash of china pots and pans is due to the revolution of a shaft on which are mounted a series of tappets striking against hammers, which, in turn, come into contact with a number of steel plates. The cracking of a machine gun is caused by turning a shaft having tappets, which strike and lift up a wooden lathe, subsequently releasing them to strike smartly against the framework of the machine. The same device serves for imitating the crash attending the upsetting of chairs, tables and so on Pendant tubes serve to produce the effects of church bells, fire alarm, ship’s bell, and similar noises. Revolving a shaft with 3 tappets, which lift up inverted cups, causes the sound of trotting horses. A trot can be converted into a gallop, and vice versa. Shaking a sheet of steel hanging on one side of the machine makes the sound of thunder. The pross of a bulb gives the bark of a dog. The bellows and another attachment operate the warbling bird, while the cry of the baby is emitted by the dexterous manipulation of plughole and bellow1935 - 36227Flaherty advertises for a hero for his ‘Elephant Boy’. Prabhakar applies.228Anglo-Indian girls who had almost monopolized the female lead roles in silent films are unable to cope with the spoken word. Baba falls in love with her. He had saved her from drowning. He leaves home.



.230The king of Kolhapur invites Phalke to make. initially He is reluctant to shoot but baba and m pursued him. ‘Gangavataran’ Phalke meets abalal. NH Apte is chosen to do the dialog and the screenplay. Kolhapur’s Vasudevrao Karnatiki is hired as the cameraman. Kolhapur’s old-school shastriya sangeetkar Pandit Vishwanath Jadhav is put in charge of the music. Dadasaheb directs the film. They cant decide the location..


231It was baburao again who was first to erect sets.dada only used painted backdrops used in stage.babu rao used 3d sets. Dadasaheb always preferred natural settings to artificial ones erected in the studios. He placed emphasis on outdoor shootings. Even when he used artificial settings, he used them in the open. His love of natural scenery is revealed in a very amusing incident. Dadasaheb was in Kolhapur for filming GANGAVATARAN. There was a scene in the film which showed the snow-clad Himalayas. How to bring the famous mountain-range into Kolhapur was dadasaheb’s problem. He would have preferred to shoot the scene on location in Himalayas if he could afford it. But that would have involved a fabulous expenditure. However, Dadasaheb could not reconcile to the idea of studio-made ‘Indoor Himalayas’. He made a 243


act1 Behind the Horse - To the House of Death 

Sagara now had another thought in his mind. His children were grown   up, and if they had no work to do, they might create unnecessary   trouble, like his first son. So he thought of giving proper work to all of his children. There was also in his mind a certain wish Anyone, who performed a hundred horse-sacrifices, would gain Indra's position as the King of Heaven. He had already performed ninety-nin  such Yagas. If he performed one more Yaga with the help of all hischildren, he would become Indra. So thought King Sagara Sagara's ministers approved his idea. 244The one hundredth Ashwamedha  commenced. The horse was worshipped and sent to wander, as he liked.The entire army of Sagara followed, to protect the horse. Amshumanta, Sagara's grandson, was loved by all. He was made the commander of the army. Thus the sacrificial horse went from kingdom to kingdom. And behind him marched the armed forces of Amshumanta. Nobody had the courage to challenge them.

2"Meanwhile, in Heaven, Indra trembled with fear; he would have to give up his position to the king who performed one hundre horse-sacrifices. He lost interest in everything because of this 

worry. It is always so with people who desire power and position.  Until a person gets such a position, he was anxiety - to attain it.After getting it, there is the anxiety to retain that position. 
Indra thought of a plan to safeguard his kingship of Heaven."Most important in an Ashwamedha Yaga was the Ashwa or the horse. The Yaga would be complete only after the horse returned from his wanderings. Suppose the horse disappeared! Then how could the Yaga  be completed?

246 So Indra came unseen by anyone, stole the horse and took him to Patala Loka, the lower world far below the earth. A sageby name Kapila was performing 'Tapas' there. Indra tied up the horse in his Ashrama"There was much confusion 247 Amshumanta's army when the horse was not to be seen. They searched everywhere for the horse, but in vain. They returned to Ayodhya in despair and narrated everything to the emperor Sagara was very worded. He called his sixty thousand sons and said, 'You must find the horse wherever he be, and bring him. Also punish the thief.' He' sent his army with them. They were all young and proud on account of their strength. They had now a huge army alsowith them and in addition, the father's command. Raising loud war cries, the army went far and wide searching for the horse. Every 249 forest, hill and mountain was searched. But the horse was nowhere to be seen"They were angry rather than disappointed. Since they could not find the horse on the earth, they decided to go to the lower world. They did not know the way, 300 but they started digging the earth to make a way. They dug a big hole, and crawling in it, entered Patala. Roaring aloud, they roamed everywhere and began to search for the horse. By and by, 301 they came to Sage Kapila's Ashrama and uprooted all the trees and creepers there. They had no fear of anybody - Moreover, they were so angry they wanted to chop off everything that they saw. As they were moving on in this manner, they saw SageKapila in deep meditation. Their horse was grazing there. They thought that the sage has stolen the horse and were pretending to perform 'Tapas' and were very angry. So all of them rushed towards him shouting, 'Catch the thief. Beat him. ‘The Maharshis 'Tapas' wa disturbed. He started with wrathful eyes at those who had disturbe his 'Tapas'. The flame of anger shot forth from his eyes and burnt all those sixty thousand brothers. Only a huge pile of ash could be seen in the place where they were standing. The horse too remained in the Ashrama itself.

compromise. He decided to paint Ramalings Hill near Kolhapur and turn it into the Himalayas.Every body laughed at this crazy idea.but dada would not give up.Ramalingahill was bathed in white mortar.It looked rather poor imitation of Himaliyas


236 The Duty of the Descendants 237 Many days passed, but the sons did not return. Emperor Sagara was again very worried. He had already performed the preliminary rites for the sacrifice. So he himself could not go in search of the horse. He sent for his grandson Amshumanta and said, 'Dear child, your sixty thousand uncles who went in search of the horse have not come back till this day. Please go and find them and the horse also. You must be careful and judge wisely. Come back with success.' He sent his grandson with his blessings Amshumanta started with the army, as instructed by his grandfather. He was unable to find the horse on the earth though he roamed fa and wide. He finally entered Patala through the hole dug by his uncles. As he was wandering there, his eyes fell upon Sage Kapila's Ashrama and the ashes piled up like a mountain. The horse was grazing at a distance. There was no road ahead He was a little frightened. There was no way beyond and there was such a huge pile of ash. What could have happened? He was deep in thought. Just then he heard a voice from Heaven -'Child, this is the pile of ashes of your uncles. They were destroyed by the wrath ofSage Kapila.' Amshumanta felt very sad on hearing this. He decided to perform the funeral rites for them so that the souls of the dead might attain salvation. But though he searched everywhere for water, there was none. He did not know what to do and was worried. Just then he saw Garuda in the sky. As you know, Garuda is the big eagle. He is Lord Vishnu's favourite, on whose back the Lord flies wheneverHe wants to go anywhere. Garuda addressed Amshumanta'Royal prince, do not worry. There have died for -the good of the world. They ended thus here, suse of the curse of a sage. Their souls cannot go heaven by the ordinary funeral rites. They can get salvation only when the divine Ganga is brought from Heaven and made to flow on this pile of their ashes. Yet, first take back this horse to your grandfather. Amshumanta had no other way either. So he returned to Ayodhya with the horse and delivered him to his grandfather. Though Sagara felt happy on seeing the horse, he felt very sad on hearing that all of his brave and strong sons had died at once. But since he had already performed the preliminary ceremonies for Ashwamedha, he controlled his sorrow, and performed the sacrifice in the prescribed way But until the divine Ganga was brought down from Heaven, his sone could not attain salvation. This thought continued to worry him. Finally, becoming desperate, he left his kingdom to his grandsonAmshumanta, saying, 'The task of seeing that your uncles attain salvation is yours.' Sagara then went to the forest to perform 'Tapas'"Though he became the king, Amshumanta never thought of his personalhappiness. He was always thinking of the task he had to perform - he had to bring the divine Ganga, according to his grandfather' command. As he could not think of any solution, after some years, he also made over his kingdom to his son Dilipa." Bhagiratha's mother, who was telling him the story, continued"That same king Dilipa was your father. He too was always thinking about the means of bringing Ganga from Heaven. He had also another worry, as he had no children. At least, guided by our kind preceptor, the sage Vasishtha, we worshipped the sacred cow Nandini in his hermitage. She blessed us and you were born. But your father was worried that he could not bring Ganga and help his grandfathers attain salvation. He passed away while you were still young"This, dear son, is the story of your race. And also the answer toyour question. You have now heard all. And now let us see what you will do. Having said this, Bhagiratha's mother gazed at her son, curious and eager to hear what he would say. Act2

232 Thus leaving behind him his mother, wife and the kingdom, he went to the Himalayas.233 He came to a beautiful lake there. He bathed in i purified himself, and feeling clean, started on his 'Tapas', with the firm resolve that the divine river Ganga should come down to the earth and his ancestors should go to the higher worlds. His meditation was not of an ordinary kind. In the beginning he performed meditation squatting cross-legged in the Padmasana posture. He prayed to Lord Brahma. There was no room for anything else in his mind. By his strong 'Tapas' he desired the coming o Ganga.234 After a few days, it was winter. Bhagiratha then stood in the lake with water up to his chest and continued his 'Tapas' with intense concentration. Winter passed giving place to summer. 235 Then he took to a more severe kind of 'Tapas', the Panchagni Tapas, or meditation in the midst of five fires. He stood in the midst of burning fires on all four sides, with the hot sun above as the fifth fire. He stood amidst these five fires, and steadily stared at the sun with eyes wide open. Thus his 'Tapas' continued.

236 He changed his food too. During the first few days, he had food only once a day. Later it was once in a few days. Then it became once in a month. After that, he just used to drink a little water and continue his 'Tapas'. Finally the air was his only food. While performing 'Tapas' thus, a bright flame shoots forth from the body of the devotee. It is called the flame of 'Tapas'. Such a bright flame emerged from Bhagiratha also and it became very severe. Bhagiratha was now as radiant as the Sun God himself. Unable to bear

236 the effects of his 'Tapas', all the gods in Heaven went to Lord Brahma and appealed to him: "O Lord, it has become impossible to bear Bhagiratha's meditation. Please protect us." Brahma consoled

237 them and went to Bhagiratha. Bhagiratha was overjoyed on seeing Brahma. He prostrated before Hi with great devotion and worshipped Him. Brahma was pleased with himand said: "O King, what do you desire? Why are you performing thi 'Tapas'? Bhagiratha begged him: "My Lord, my forefathers are in th nether world, Patala, dead and burnt to ashes. They cannot go to Heaven without proper funeral rites. The divine Ganga herself has to come to deliver them from their sad state. So please send the divine river and help me. Secondly, I have no child. My race will come toan end. Kindly bless me that I may have sons." Brahma replied, "You are really blessed, Bhagiratha, for having performed such a severe'Tapas'. Your wish to bring the divine Ganga to the earth is a very noble one. I shall send Ganga with pleasure. But when she descends from heaven to the earth, the earth cannot bear her terrible force.The whole earth will be destroyed completely. So somebody will have to control her force. It can be done only by iswara, the Lord of allWorlds. None else can do that. Therefore, persuade iswara to arres the force of Ganga and quieten her. Then I will send Ganga. You second wish is also granted. Your lineage will certainly continu with worthy children. So be not worried." On seeing Brahma, Bhagiratha had felt as happy as though he had already performed his task fully. But now he had to face another difficulty. How was he to persuade Lord iswara to control the turbulence of Ganga when she descended to the earth 238 Well, men who think of difficult tasks are of three kinds. There are cowards, who do not begin their work at all, afraid that sometrouble may arise midway. Those who begin but later give up the task, afraid of the difficulties that arise, belong to the secon group. So far as the -task is concerned, both these groups useless. But there are brave people who belong to a third group They continue to work in spite of even an army of difficulties, a finally achieve the goal 239 Bhagiratha belonged to this third category of brave men. He knew ho to bring down Ganga to the earth. He was confident that it could be done. He had only to overcome some difficulties that would arise on the way. Bhagiratha was determined to accomplish his task. Accordingly he began a severe 'Tapas' once again to please Lord

240With folded hands, and standing on one leg, he meditated on Lord iswara with the deepest concentration. So a whole year passed.241 Pleased with Bhagiratha's devotion Lord iswara came to Bhagiratha and asked him"Dear Bhagiratha, what do you want? Why have you been meditating on me thus? With folded hands, Bhagiratha appealed to him: "What is it that you do not know? Lord Brahma has granted my prayer to send the divine river Ganga to the earth. But the earth cannot bear the force of gangas descent. Only you can control the turbulence of thedescending Ganga242 Be pleased to do so." iswara said smilingly, "Yes; I will soften Ganga's descent by my tresses.So said Lord iswara and stood on a big peak nearby, ready to receive the divine river. Act3

231 Taming the Ganga Bhagiratha's joy knew no bounds since his anxiety was over. Iswara, the great God, had consented to arrest the force of Ganga. Thinking that his task was accomplished, Bhagiratha eagerly awaited the descent of Ganga. All the gods of Heaven were looking on with wonder. Even Parvati, the wife of iswara, was there. Ganga decided to flow down to the earth as ordered by Brahma. Just then she remembered Brahma's words that no one could check her force. 'How can even iswara check me?" She thought and this made her very very proud. So she thought she would descend with such force as to drag Lord Iswara along with her waters, so that the gods in Heaven would have some fun. Ganga leaped on Ishwara’s head with tremendous force and at crushing speedThe sight of the descending Ganga was most pleasing. Many animals like fishes, tortoises, crocodile and sea snakes also came down with the stream of Ganga. As Ganga flowed down with waves of white foam and the speed of lightening, everyone gazed with wonder and joyIshwara felt the impact of the powerful flow. He understood that Ganga was haughty. He became wild with anger. As Ganga came down on him with a deafening roar, he tied her up amidst his flowing tresses so tightly that she could not slip away. Thus Ganga, who came to engulf him with such turbulence, was checked and imprisoned. Arrogant people not only bring suffering on themselves, but also cause trouble to those who depend on them. Bhagiratha had been praying with such piety for the divine mother Ganga to flow down to the earth; he had watched her foamy descent. In his joy that Ganga had come down to the earth, he had closed his eyes in meditation After a while, when he opened his eyes, he could not see Ganga, or any flowing water. He could only see Lord Ishwara, terrible in his anger, with Ns hands on his waist, his eyes darting fire Bhagiratha felt that he was ruined. Just when he thought that his very difficult task was completed, a new difficulty had cropped up. It was true that the proud Ganga deserved punishment. But if hethought it right and kept quiet, what about his task? He had no time even to think. 232He was a man of action-So at once he stood with folded hands before Lord Ishwara and begged him "O Lord, be kind and release Ganga. Let her descend to the earth and flow on. Let her sanctify my ancestors and all the people on the earth." Ishwara was pleased. He said: "Bhagiratha, I am pleased with your devotion and humility. Look, I will release Ganga from my tresses. But I cannot allow her as one stream since that will cause trouble to you. She might cause more trouble again in her pride. So I shall release her in seven separate streams. Let three streams go to the west, and three to the east. Only one stream will follow you - With these words he set free GangBhagiratha was happy that his difficulty was over as he wished. Heconsidered himself lucky to have one of the seven streams of Gangafollowing him. Again he bowed to Lord Parameswara and set outtowards the south.233 Ganga now calmly followed him. Her flow now was like the dancing lively steps of an innocent girl following her father. Wherever she flowed, she spread peace, created green foliage and infused life. Sometimes rapid and sometimes slow, she followedBhagiratha, flowing with playful glee. Bhagiratha walked on and on.He was anxious to reach Patala, and to have the ashes of his ancestors made holy by the touch of the waters of the divine Ganga and thus fulfil his task. He had already faced many difficulties; so he was still rather afraid that some trouble might crop up again. So he walked very fast to complete his good deed as soon as possible Bhagiratha had now come down to the open plains from the Himalayan range. Ganga followed Bhagiratha, who was now walking on level ground, like a new bride, shy and happy, Bhagiratha was filled with happiness.


234 There was an Ashrama on the way. It looked very beautiful, with and flowers all around. Peace pervaded this Ashrama of Sage Jahnu. Since Bhagiratha knew the place, he entered the Ashrama with devotion and humilityGanga had been so far following him shyly and slowly. But somehowafter entering the Ashrama, she grew a little mischievous. Sh wandered all over the Ashrama like a small girl. The entire placewas filled with water and it looked as if the Ashrama would be washed away. There was grief and confusion everywhere. But stillGanga was laughing like a naughty girl. Inside the Ashrama was Sage Jahnu. He had been meditating on God. Ganga's mischief disturbed him. He understood everything. He decided to teach that naughty girl a lesson. Drawing Ganga into his palm, h 235 swallowed her at a single gulp. Bhagiratha could not see Ganga anywhere. He was shocked. He waafraid that some other difficulty had come up. Where was Ganga? Whathad happened to her Ganga had disappeared in Jahnu's Ashrama. So Bhagiratha thought the sage would know what had happened. He bowed to the sage with reverence. He narrated his story and prayed in these words: "I was coming to see you, but just then Ganga disappeared. I beg of you, holy sage, tell me what has happened if you know anything." Havinheard everything, the sage replied: "I myself have drunk her. I wanted to teach her a lesson. Bhagiratha did not know what to say. How could he ask the sage to set free Ganga? But he could not fail in his task now. So, summoningup courage, he appealed to him: "0 venerable sage, it is my duty tosee that my dead ancestors go to heaven. So with great difficulty I pleased Brahma and Ishwara. I brought Ganga down to the earth. But her childishness has now come in my way. I beg of you, be pleased toforgive her. Kindly set her free so that my elders may go to heaven." 236 Moved by his prayer and humility, the sage let Ganga escape through his ears and asked her to behave properly.

The Earth Smiles Bhagiratha felt very happy. He again bowed to Sage Jahnu thanking him for his kindness, and left the place. He was afraid that some other obstacle would come up if he delayed in his work. He directlycame to the hole dug by his ancestors Ganga had also grown more sensible by this time. She now understood that her own pride and childishness had brought her trouble and shame. Bhagiratha had worshipped her with devotion. But she had caused him physical and mental suffering. She realized this. So, giving up her foolishness, she followed Bhagiratha into the hole promptly. The whole area, which had been a huge hole earlier, now turned into a vast sheet of water. Since the sons of Sagara had dug it, it came to be known as 'Sagara', or the Ocean Bhagiratha went to Patala and stood near the pile of ashes there. He implored Ganga thus: "0 Mother, piled up here are the ashes of m ancestors. Please touch these ashes, help their souls attain salvation." Ganga straight rushed on the heap of ashes. The souls of all the sixty thousand sons of Sagara, neglected and restless for so many years, were now made holy. Freed from sin, the souls went to Heaven. All the gods in Heaven, who had been eagerly watching this, were full of praise for Bhagiratha's achievement. Bhagiratha had completed the holy task of his life. So his joy knew no limit. He bowed to the divine Ganga and all the gods and goddesses around. Everyone was full of praise for him. All of them also bowed to Gangaaddressing her by various names They called her 'Bhagirathi' since she had followed Bhagiratha like his daughter. She also came to be known as 'Tripathake' one who flowed in three-path -since she had flowed through three worlds Heaven, Earth and Patala. She was called 'Jahnavi' as she had come out of the ears of Sage Jahnu and was his daughter. Bhagiratha, who was returning t his kingdom, was praised by all for having thus brought down to the earth the divine Ganga, who was worshipped by many different names. They hailed him as a great man and a life-giver. Thus, worshipped by one and all, Bhagiratha came back to his capital. His mother was anxiously waiting for him. He touched her feet. He had done a great anct difficult task, facing many dangers. So the mother was overjoyed. She blessed him whole-heartedly Having thus performed a great task, which made everybody happy, Bhagiratha ruled over the kingdom for many years. He was a good king, and earned great fame for himself, his dynasty and his country. That is why the accomplishment of a very difficult task, with stupendous effort, is described as a Bhagiratha-like endeavor. With great difficulty, Bhagiratha brought Ganga to a desert region, which had no water and no green growth at all. The divine Ganga gavethat place clear streams and. made it fertile and fruitful. What was a desert became a smiling land with plentiful crops. Thus, alongwith the ancestors, the later generations also could be happyand Prosperous. This, then, is the story of how Bhagiratha brought Ganga to the earth. It is not just thrilling? Bhagiratha's devotion to duty, and his strong determination, which was not shaken by any kind of difficulty, shines forth in the story. His will power, hard like a diamond, should be an example to US.




.It was asheepshowing itself out of the lions skin.But a sad thing happened over night ,it rained.himaliyas were washed out and striped of there imitation snow.idea proved absured. 




    played the sage Narada. 

                 Credited cast: 
                 Chitnis.... Shankar
                 Suresh Pardesi.... Narada
                 Kusum Deshpande
                 Bhagwat
                 Shankarrao Bhosle
                 Pathan
                 Ibrahim
                 Gawli
                 Dongre
                 Barch Bahadur
                 Mahananda
                 Leela Mishra
                 Ansuya(as Ansuyabai)
                   (more)





A certain misunderstanding occurs between Phalke and the producers.The strain of filmmaking is too much for a man nearing seventy, with the result that Phalke falls sick and is taken to Koregaon Act3 Prabhakar remembers:‘After watching “Hurricane Hansa”, our entire gang had to re-enact the stunts with sounds like “dishum”.Mother had strictly forbidden us from coming near the living room.A person hit squarely on the chin had to fly backwards, but climbing a tree backwards was impossible.’Phalke’s son Shri Krishna is hit in the stomach by a cricket ball, but he hides the injury from his parents.It becomes serious, and the boy dies.Shri Krishna was tall, strong and the rowdiest of the lot.He was called ‘Ravan Mama’ or ‘Rakshas Mama’.In Poona, the Phalkes stay near SP College, in Dhole’s house.Dada is sick with malaria.Shantaram visits him.Dada makes plans to make a 3-D film

- Dada saheb ne aapko bulaya hain. - Kaun dada saheb? - Phalke. - Kahan hain ve? Tum kaun ho? - Unhonein kaha ki jub fursut ho aa jaiein. - Tum thoda rukho abhi aata hoon tumhare saath.

Ek chhota sa kamra, jameen par bichha purana gadda. Dada us pur soyein the. Hur cheej se ghar ki gareebi najar aati thi. Kamre ke bheetri durwaje pur saraswati bai B.A ki seva. Dada saheb ne aankhein kholi. Shaantaram ko dekh kur ve muskuraein. Haath apne haathon mein lekur niharte rahe. - Bahut laachar hokur main tumharein saamne gidgidda raha hoon. Swaasthya laabh hone tak prati maas kuch niyamit roop se sahaayta bheji jaaein to upkaar hoga. Shantaram ne phoren unke munh per haath rakha, -is me upkar ki kya baat hai ham sab aap ki chatrechaya me khade hain.


---ye pitaji ko de dena.






.A trust is set up in his name.But he himself sees most of his material destroyed, and he has to sell about one hundred of his medals for a paltry sum. 1938 Dada is honored with a purse of Rs. 5,000 at the silver jubilee celebrations of the film industry, held in Bombay.At the function, he compares the industry to Shakuntala, daughter of Vishwamitra and Menaka, and himself with Rishi Kanva, poor guardian of Shakuntala, and says that now Shakuntala is patronized by the rich and the wealthy.

Aaj ke is vishesh avsar per hamare beeh baithe hain,hame ashirvad dene aaye hai—hamare pita saman,father of film industry dada saheb phalke. Ab me unse kuch shabd kahneka anurodh karunga.

I am happy to find that the Indian film industry has come to stay in.its initial stages, I have rendered my quota of humble services on its on ward march,as an ardent devotee in the sacred shrine of mother art.but,I sincerely regard that,owing to apparent reason ,the industry is not taking a healthy path The core of the recuitment of fabulously paid stars and the inclusion of many songs.leanthy dialogue,comic interludes that have no bearing on the story.




Of course, in its initial stages, I have rendered my quota of humble service in its onward march, as an ardent devotee in the sacred shrine of Mother Art. But I sincerely regard that, owing to apparent reasons, the industry is not taking the healthy course, which it ought to. In the present circumstances, I would suggest to the producers to give up for good these inordinately long feature films and direct their pointed attention to producing shorter films, say around 7,000 or 8,000 feet long, and include in the program one educational short, one reel of healthy comedy, a reel of some short theme which requires illustrations and illusion, magic, one reel of travelogue, etc. The craze of the recruitment of fabulously paid ‘stars’, and the inclusion of too many songs and lengthy dialogs should also be put an end to.

As one who has been responsible for doing my bit in laying the foundation of the industry in India,it will be a great consolation for me in my old age to find the child which I nursed in its infancy grows up in a healthy environment

APPEAL FOR FUNDS


---letter----- Bombay jaker baburao andse se mil aaya hoon .jo bhi mil raha hai usse her halat mr kush hoon Gat vijayadashmi per aapne mujh per jo kripa ki vase sobhagya ke shan apni saari jindagi me maine kabhi anubhav nahi kiya.varna vijaydashmi ka vo din humekisi keeched bhare gande sthan per beemar avastha me guzzar na padta,kintu us din se din prati din sukh bhare din lot ker aane lage hain.aaj tak apni budhi ke kartab se mane 60 70 rupyon ka kaam kiya hoga.kintu usi samaye bheetre dhun lag gai.mera gharbar jameen aadi sab swah ho gaya.aur me poori tarah se gahare gart me ja gira. Ma bhojan nahin deti thi .baap bheekh mangne nahin deta tha.upper se lato aur ghooson ki maar.kintu rone ki mania thi.

Isi avastha me filmi filmi duniya ko barbas niharte rahne ke baad parmatma ne mujhe apko sari daastan sunane ki prerna di. Varna phalke parivar hi duniya se mit jata.aap aisi bhasha sunna pasand nahin karte .kintu maine jo kaha meri antreatma se uthi bhavnaye hain

Devdat raste per chalta hua chithi padh raha hai. Shriman,dadasaheb. Saprem namaskar, Apki chithi mili.antaram se vyakt apki bhavnaon ko main aap jase tapasvi ki shubhashash manta hu. Aapki hardik bhavnao se gad gad ho gsya hoon.bahut santosh anubhave ker rahan hoon.yeh sach hai ki mujhe apne bare me aisa likha jana katai bhata nahin.kintu aapki bhavanaon ki gahrai samajh ker pranjalta se swikaar karta hoonki aise sarthak shabdon ki avashkta admi ko jindagi me avashye mahsoos hoti hai.aapke shabdo ne mujhe vh santosh prdan kiya hai.jo lakho rupye karch karne per bhi nahi mil pata. Is samay main bahut jaldi mein hoon naya chitre pat samap karne ki daud dhoop ker raha hoon’abhi abhi aaj kam samapt ker taka manda ghar aaya aur mez per rakha pate khol ker padha.bahut acha laga. Kintu,aapko vijayadashmi ke din mile aisa prband ker aapko paanch rupaye bhejhne, aur unhe pooja ghar me rakhne ki jo baat apne likhi vh ajeebo gareeb lagi.aapko paanch rupye bheju na bhejun ye duvadh bhi man me jaag gai.lakin haan apne mere prati jo bavnaye vakt ki hai unhe ashirvad ke taur per apnr poojha ghar me avashye rakh raha hoon.


Shrimaan shantarambapu Seva me sadar pranam Patre is liye likh rahi hoon ki aapne hamare sankat ke dino me aapne hamare poore parivarjo samaye samaye per sahayata puhoonchvae hai,uske liye apne baal bachon ki aur se aapko bahut dhanayvad doon. Aapne thelli nidhi chala ker hamare liye jo 5000 rupey ikatha ker bheje uske karan ham aik bahut bade sankat se mukt ho gaye.is upkar ko main aur mere bache hamesha yaad rakhenge.hamare gharwallo ka swabhave kuch ajeeb sa aur krodhi hai. Phal swaroop aap jaise bale logon ko bhi kabhi kabhi kasht pahunchta hai,ham per isi thare kripa drishti banaye rakhe’88```````````````````







Prabhakar and Neelkanth plan to make ‘Tarzan’ with Prabhakar in the lead role since he is a body-builder and a swimmer. Baba is roped in. But Dada dissuades them. They join the army and neel are away fighting japs. Mandakini has come visiting family. Dada after a recollecting loses his memory

That day I had gone to meet…… That day there was some function .we had gone there to eat. after food, in the evening ,I came home with my daughter. i was pregnant. I came home and my father sat to eat for the night. He sat and said sona sona…no one was before him. mother said who are you calling…why she is sitting in front me…..he was deluded… he fainted and fell.

1942. On 16th February, at about 5 in the morning, He is suffering from senile amnesia, which makes him skip the present and recent past, and allows him to remember only his early life vividly. He takes a bath and performs his daily worship regularly, even though his health is poor

Suresh ,devdat,malti dada ko nahla rahe the.jaise hi ser per lote ka thanda pani girta,dada ko purush sutra yaad aata.baki kuch yaad nahi tha.




. Saraswati has suffered a paralytic stroke and is confined. Dada used to sign the school register simply as ‘DG Phalke, Artist’. Dada receives a telegram announcing that Prabhakar is missing in action. The family turns on the radio to hear the names of the dead being announced. p is not dead. he is hiding from every body

Devdut Phalke writes to Bhalchandra, saying that his time is up and he must come to see his father It is a time of musicals amidst the horrors of war. Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of Indian cinema, passes away, with Malati, Suresh and Deodutt by his side. Mandakini remembers, ‘How red he was, even in death. I remember his face, his feet, nice and delicate, like a child’s they seemed in the white sheet…’

‘Ankhiyan milake chale nahin jaana, chale nahin jaana…’

SONGS

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