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Who is called "the father of Indian movies"?

19 12, R.G. Thorne filmed the feature film Pundalik based on the story of a Hindu saint. As the photographer of this film is British, India confirmed that King harish Chandra, shot by Balgi D.G. in 19 13, was the first feature film in India. King harish Chandra, based on Indian fairy tales, is deeply loved by the audience. This film laid the foundation of Indian film industry and provided a concrete model for the form, content and expression of Indian films in the future. Therefore, Balgi won the praise of "Father of Indian Film".