Mandakini Athavale

Mandakini was a daughter of Dadasaheb Phalke, a father Indian cinema. Honoured to be one of the First Child Artist in Indian cinema, she featured as a child artist in Phalke’s films like Lanka Dahan (1917), Shri Krishna Janma (1918) and Kaliya Mardan (1919). Born around the same time when Indian cinema was taking its first steps, she has closely observed the Dadasaheb Phalke’s cinematic journey and development of our films.

This interview was conducted by Bapu Watve on 7th and 13th June 1987 while Mandakini Athavale was 75 years old. Bapu Watve was a renowned author on subjects relating to cinema, and studious researcher. He is known for books like “Ek Hoti Prabhat Nagari”, “Bhartiya Charitramala: Dadasaheb Phalke” and “Bhartiya Cinemache Janak”.

Language : Marathi,    Duration : 116 min

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