Directed by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke and first screened on April 21, 1913 this is India's first feature-length film. The complete film is no longer available and these are portions of the first and last reels of the original 3700 feet of film.
This video is a part of the India Public Domain Movie Project initiated by Cutting the Chai and was salvaged by the National Film Archives of India, Pune.