Mohini Bhasmasur (1913)
- Original title
- मोहिनी भस्मासुर
- Directed by
- Dadasaheb Phalke
- Genre
- fantasy film, silent film
- Country
- British Raj
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This is an early Indian silent film based on a Hindu myth. It tells the story of a demon who obtains a special power from a god and the goddess Mohini who intervenes.
early cinemamythologicalsilentstagedhistoricalsimplearchaic
What happens
Mohini Bhasmasur is a 1913 Indian mythological film directed by Dadasaheb Phalke and starring Kamlabai Gokhale and Durgabai Kamat. It is India's and Phalke's second full-length feature film. Mohini Bhasmasur is the first Indian film to have a female actor. In Raja Harischandra, India's and Phalke's first film, the role of the female was played by Anna Salunke, a male. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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