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Dada Phalke is reputed to be the father of the Indian Cinema. Why, because even though people made made short films earlier, he made the first feature film. So, is there a Mother of Indian Cinema?
Yes, there is. Let us list some of her accomplishments.
She edited the first film and many more.
She cooked for about 60 people daily.
When her husband did not have money, she suggested to sell her household things so he can travel to UK.
When her husband's friends tried to send him to a mental asylum, she disagreed.
When he ran out of money, she gave him her ornaments.
When he was busy learning to make films, she was busy raising their 9 children.
She helped with the carpentry and the electrical equipment on the set.
Her name, Saraswatibai Phalke!
Note : Info from Lights ... Camera ... Action! by Rupali Bhave.
Now you know!
Roberto 76a
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I first read about him on Greta's blog. He seemed to be quite knowledgeable about Indian and Pakistani films. Later I learned about his expertise in VHS/VCD restoration. I saw a few samples that he used to distribute as multi-part ISO files. The difference between the quality of the original VHS tapes and his final DVD-quality videos was magical. We became friends and, later, I also contributed a lot of videos that I had from my own collection and the collections of Dr Manohar Lal Kapur and late Amarjit Singh Anand.
Also I would like to mention here that although I ended up writing the book on Edwina, Tom is the one who actually interviewed her and graciously allowed me to use his material in the book. Thanks Tom!
He posts his videos on YouTube, focussing on early films, for which the copyright has expired.
Thomas Daniel: Video Restorer and a Great Friend
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Khurshid went to Pakistan with her first husband, Lala Yaqoob. I believe that this was a different Yaqoob.
Now you know!
Roberto 75a
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