RahulGupta at 05:18, 21 June 2006

2006-06-21T05:18:57Z

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Idea from an episod for the year 1911-1913

Bombay 1911

Engulfed in a pool of darkness
floundring, feeling and growing
is phalke, a shed within phalke
who has lost his sight
but not his vision,
infact he becomes like the
all knowing -- omniscient.

breathing, atleast listening
yhe indian visionary lies
waiting.

Saraswati prays for him
She prayes t0o him.
She is the cause of his state
she has contained him
and she is container.

His ulcered eyes is concealed
and the angle of lord(Dr. Prabhaker)
comes to him.
He4 comes to him and light is unravelled.

Saraswati waits, for she contains within her
life - which grows in darkness.

Phalke with his nascent sight reads,
and Phalke writes
but without a cause
without a direction
He stands at a crossroads
and has to learn to see again
with Babaraaya

Babaraya - See there, Father!
Something's happening
a crowd

Phalke - Let us go and see
lead me, Babaraya...

A certain croud at sea
a certain wating and watching
Englands expands naval strenght.
It is the calm before the STROM

Phalke sees as he never before.
Something Something within him clicks as
Christ shines forth a silver coin from
a fish's mouth - and like Shakuntala's
King he has blinding revelation
An enlightment of a consuming nature.

'The life of Christ makes an impact
and sows the seeds for "Raja Harischandra"

For phalke now posesses a cubist sight...

The embersare fed
the flame within is ablaze
devouring him

Pworks furiously
Each night the mionight oil burns
as Phalke studies and absorbs.

Babaraya - Play with me baba

Saraswati - Listen to me...
Look me

Relatives - You are wasting your time
- why don't you living instead
- you are going mad
- Lunatic Asylum....

Saraswati steps back into the shadows.

There is no income.
There is no security.
Her chil;dren are hungary.
She doesn't recorgonize him,
Him whome she has nurtured.
She is alone.

Babaraya - Baba doesn't take me for walk anymore
Am i not his child still?

Saraswati - Your father is a great man ...
he has many children.

Saraswati steps forth from
behind the curtains.
Ocean lies between them
Saraswati his vassel,
bring from darkness to light
Mandakini, Ganga's avtaar.

Meanwhile in london, 1912

Cabourne - Your knowledge and foresight impress me,
Mr Phalke i suggest you to meetMr. Hepworth,
owner of the studio - he will be able to help
you with training and equipment.

Phalke - Thank you Mr. Cabourne.. I wish you great
success with your weekly and i hope to see
you soon - but with my film next time.

Diary : Hepworth has been a great help
I am finally purchasing a
Williamson Camera, a Perforator and
Printing machine.
I can't wait to get back to india and START !

Bomabay 1912

Babaraya - Now what Baba has come back from
vilayat, he is always with that new
black machine. I can barely tell which
is baba and which is machine
under the black cloth.

Even littel Mandakni gets more
attention than me.

I hate them both.

Phalke - The pea plant grows fast. I will teast
my science through it and if god be willing
- The india nation will watch,
While an Industery grows
as fast as this....
And so is shot " the growth of a pea plant.
FOR MY COUNTERY0 MEN I WILL RECREAT LIFE, INDIAN LIFE.
On the screen.
It will be there faith,
and my life that will come alive on the Indian screen."
And so begin the conception of Raja Harishand
begin Phalke's struggle.

Phalke put his soul in sculpting of his body.
He fashin the sets,
the script,
the screenplay

and while choosing the cast,
starts a new phenomenan.

Phalke - You dont know what
acting on screen is all
about.
It is the mediam for the eyes,
Beauty is essential.

Senitors - I have acted in many plays,
why do you reject me?

I only need beautiful garments
with zari, to make me look
charming,
Why do you reject me?

Phalke answers that no woman who could truly
play Taramati is virtue of her background
would appear on scren.

Phalke steps down into the alleys of the underworld
and, to his disappointment,

In his dejection observes...
Paan for kings and commoners
Pann to help you see what you desire.
Paan to help you what you desire

And phalke knows the Taramati can not be far now.
With the image of Taramati in mind
Phalke spots her in flesh
Cooking as Salunke
and Phalke makes his purchase for Rs. 15/- ...

The cast :

And Phalke begins the shooting "Raja Harishchandra"
Saraswati stands back stage,
for that is where she belongs - she is the spine.

Saraswati - Stands stii Babaraya
Let me dress you
So you look like Rohit....

Babaraya - O! mother
how I hate this scene
where i am being sold
Baba is so strict
and I always go wrong...

Phalke - Rohit your gesture is too stiff
live the part you are playing
Saraswati steps back and watches as Phal;ke
puts his heart into the dissoling of Taramati

Saraswati - I wonder why a chill passes down
my spine...

She pulls her sari tightly around herself
and goes to prepare for the next shot.

Story by a girl in NID - Revision history

RahulGupta at 05:18, 21 June 2006