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Kaliya Mardan (D.G. Phalke, 1919)

This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on January 14, 2014. Dadasaheb Phalke’s 1919 film Kaliya Mardan (“The Vanquishing of Kaliya”) was, like his previous film featuring the god Krishna,  Shri Krishna Janma (“The Birth of Krishna”), by all accounts a smashing success. It’s a perfect example of Phalke’s use of cinema to support…

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