NFDC releases Kamal Swaroop's Tracing Phalke to commemorate 100 years of Indian Cinema

Today is 3rd May when the Indian film industry celebrates 100 years of its existence. For it was on this very day a hundred years ago the Father of Indian Cinema Dadasaheb Phalke released India’s first film Raja Harishchandra in theatres. On this momentous occasion, the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) has released the limited edition of a coffee table book titled Tracing Phalke, researched, compiled and written by Kamal Swaroop, a film, television and radio director and screenwriter, more popularly known for his masterwork Om-Dar-B-Dar (1988). Speaking on this occasion, Swaroop, said, "I am happy that Tracing Phalke will be re-released this year just around the date of Indian Cinema completing a glorious century. And considering that NFDC is a harbinger in fostering and promoting Indian Cinema, associating with them couldn't have been more apt for this initiative.” A text-based visual treat that lends a magnified view into Phalke's life, Tracing Phalke is an eponymous compilation tracing the life span of the Father of Indian Cinema, with rare details right through his schooling, places he visited, people he met and experiences that lent value to his innate genius and imagination that eventually lead to the birth of Indian Cinema. "Tracing Phalke is a very insightful compilation of Phalke's life by Kamal Swaroop and we are delighted to present this visual treat for film aficionados and the fraternity in this centenary year of Indian Cinema,” said National Film Development Corporation, General Manager, Vikramjit Roy. NFDC also organises Film Bazaar that is the biggest co-production and distribution market for the entire South Asian region and is held every year in November alongside IFFI.