Dadasaheb Phalke
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Dadasaheb Phalke was an Indian filmmaker widely regarded as the "father of Indian cinema" for pioneering the country's early feature films.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dadasaheb Phalke canonical | 13 |
| Bhalchandra Phalke | 1 |
| Dadasaheb Phalke, director of Raja Harishchandra | 1 |
| Dhundiraj Govind Phalke | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dadasaheb Phalke Context triple: [Raja Harishchandra, director, Dadasaheb Phalke]
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A.
Vaman Shivram Apte
Vaman Shivram Apte was a noted 19th-century Indian Sanskrit scholar, lexicographer, and educator known for his influential Sanskrit dictionaries and textbooks.
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B.
Guru Dutt
Guru Dutt was a pioneering Indian filmmaker and actor of the 1950s and 1960s, renowned for his poetic, melancholic cinema and classics like "Pyaasa" and "Kaagaz Ke Phool."
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C.
Satyajit Sen
Satyajit Sen is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a distinguished bearer of the surname Sen.
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D.
Ritwik Ghatak
Ritwik Ghatak was a pioneering Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, and theorist whose stark, socially conscious films and innovative narrative style made him one of the most influential auteurs of Bengali and world cinema.
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E.
Tapan Sinha
Tapan Sinha was a renowned Indian film director celebrated for his socially conscious and critically acclaimed works in Bengali cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dadasaheb Phalke Target entity description: Dadasaheb Phalke was an Indian filmmaker widely regarded as the "father of Indian cinema" for pioneering the country's early feature films.
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A.
Vaman Shivram Apte
Vaman Shivram Apte was a noted 19th-century Indian Sanskrit scholar, lexicographer, and educator known for his influential Sanskrit dictionaries and textbooks.
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B.
Guru Dutt
Guru Dutt was a pioneering Indian filmmaker and actor of the 1950s and 1960s, renowned for his poetic, melancholic cinema and classics like "Pyaasa" and "Kaagaz Ke Phool."
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C.
Satyajit Sen
Satyajit Sen is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a distinguished bearer of the surname Sen.
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D.
Ritwik Ghatak
Ritwik Ghatak was a pioneering Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, and theorist whose stark, socially conscious films and innovative narrative style made him one of the most influential auteurs of Bengali and world cinema.
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E.
Tapan Sinha
Tapan Sinha was a renowned Indian film director celebrated for his socially conscious and critically acclaimed works in Bengali cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinematographer
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ person ⓘ pioneer of Indian cinema ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| alias | Dadasaheb Phalke ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1870-04-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Tryambakeshwar, Bombay Presidency, British India ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1944-02-16 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Nashik, Bombay Presidency, British India ⓘ |
| directed |
Kaliya Mardan
ⓘ
Lanka Dahan ⓘ Mohini Bhasmasur ⓘ
linked to:
Mohini
Raja Harishchandra ⓘ Satyavan Savitri ⓘ
linked to:
Savitri
|
| education |
Sir J. J. School of Art, Bombay
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linked to:
Sir J. J. School of Art
|
| fieldOfWork |
Indian cinema
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silent films ⓘ |
| founded |
Phalke Films Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Phalke Films
|
| fullName |
Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
ⓘ
linked to:
Dadasaheb Phalke
|
| genre | mythological films ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Father of Indian Cinema ⓘ |
| honor |
Dadasaheb Phalke Award named in his honor
ⓘ
linked to:
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
|
| inspiredBy |
The Life of Christ (1910 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Life of Christ
|
| knownFor |
being the father of Indian cinema
ⓘ
directing Raja Harishchandra ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | silent ⓘ |
| legacy |
Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest award in Indian cinema
ⓘ
linked to:
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
|
| movement | early Indian film industry ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kaliya Mardan
ⓘ
Lanka Dahan ⓘ Mohini Bhasmasur ⓘ
linked to:
Mohini
Raja Harishchandra ⓘ Satyavan Savitri ⓘ
linked to:
Savitri
|
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
cinematographer
ⓘ
director ⓘ filmmaker ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| produced | Raja Harishchandra ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| spouse | Saraswati Phalke ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Bombay
ⓘ
linked to:
Mumbai
|
| yearsActive | 1912–1937 ⓘ |
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Subject: Dadasaheb Phalke Description of subject: Dadasaheb Phalke was an Indian filmmaker widely regarded as the "father of Indian cinema" for pioneering the country's early feature films.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Indian cinema
subject linked to:
Raja Harishchandra
subject linked to:
Raja Harishchandra
subject linked to:
Raja Harishchandra
subject linked to:
Raja Harishchandra
linked to: Dadasaheb Phalke
linked to: Dadasaheb Phalke
linked to: Dadasaheb Phalke
subject linked to:
located near Sanjay Gandhi National Park