Are you passionate about movies? If you are than you must definitely go for Harishchandrachi Factory. The movie is nothing less than a time machine which takes you back into history when no one was aware about motion pictures and people all over India were satisfied with Indian stage dramas. The movie depicts about the struggle of Dadasaheb Phalke who is also known as the Father of Indian Cinema. Though, the movie is a biography and talks about the struggle of one man with a vision, the movie does not bore you even for a minute and the credit goes to the director Paresh Mokashi for this brave attempt to show something new on the celluloid.
The story is like a time shuttle and take you almost a century ago when Dhundiraj Phalke (Nandu Madhav) works in a printing press, but soon both the partners of the press fall out and Phalke is jobless. Being idle he decides to go for a silent motion picture where he watches the motion picture and decides to come up with his own silent motion picture, but his ideas are not welcomed by his relatives and neighbors who think that he has lost his mind and they even drag him to Thane Mental Hospital for check up, but Dhundiraj takes this task as a challenge to prove everyone wrong. He receives a good support from his wife Savitri (Vibhavari Deshpande) and his two sons. After a lot of struggle he eventually goes to London and learns about making silent motion pictures and when he returns he makes Raja Harishchandra which becomes the first silent motion picture in India.
The overall movie is very simple and since you already know the story line you might feel that the movie might not be that interesting. Even I thought the same way, but director Paresh Mokashi has done a splendid job to keep you involved in the movie. The movie becomes a laugh riot after the return of Phalke from London and some scenes are hilarious even without a dialog. The movie has already won 14 awards at state and national level which includes Best Film and Best Director award and have been selected as India's official entry for Academy Awards.
When we talk about the performance, Nandu Madhav have done an exceptional job for his role of Dhundiraj Phalke. Vibhavari Deshpande once again gives her best performance after Natarang, but here she gets a better scope compare to Natarang. Other situational characters have done their job very well which is why the movie has been so successful. Cinematography by Amalendu Choudary is good. However, what keeps the spirit of the movie alive is the music by Anand Modak which makes every scene engaging. Though, the movie is already out of the Oscar nomination, Harishchandrachi Factory has won many Indian hearts and will always be remembered as a rare tribute to a legend who laid the foundation stone of the biggest film industry in the world.
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