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Explain the following statement with reasons.
Maharashtra has nurtured the Indian Film Industry.
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Solution
Maharashtra is known as the birthplace of the Indian film industry for the following reasons:
- In Maharashtra, the first full-length film was produced and released.
- Gopal Ramchandra Torane, also known as Dadasaheb Torane, A.P. Karandikar, S.N. Patankar, and V.P. Divekar collaborated with foreign technicians to create the film Pundalik, which was released in Mumbai in 1912.
- Raja Harishchandra, directed by Dadasaheb Phalke and released in Mumbai in 1913, was the first fully processed film in India.
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