The film, Shree Pundalik, was released on this day on 18 May, 1912, which was almost a year before Dadasaheb Phalke released his full-length film, Raja Harishchandra. Shree Pundalik; was a silent film directed by Ram Chandra Gopal Torne also known as Dadasaheb Torne; materialises into the very first Indian movie made, although the film negatives, of about 1,500 feet and about 22 minutes long, was sent to London for processing.
