DPIFF Team pays homage to Dadasaheb Phalke ji on his death anniversary

Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke was a renowned Indian filmmaker and screenwriter. Phalke was born on this day in 1870 in a Marathi family from Nashik, Maharashtra. He passed out from J. J. School of Art, Mumbai in 1890, Phalke went to the Kala Bhavan, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in Vadodara, where he studied sculpture, engineering, drawing, painting, and photography.

Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival is a unique initiative intended to honour the entertainment industry and to appreciate the creativity, in the presence of Celebrities, Dignitaries, Industrialists, Delegates and Media Personnel. The DPIFF platform will set a realistic benchmark to motivate, inspire & nurture the talent of South Indian Cinema on National Level. The grandson of Dadasaheb Phalke ji Shri C.S. Pusalkar Ji is the Jury President of the organisation.

The team was invited in a function arranged by Maharashtra Film, Stage and Cultural Development Corporation Limited, Film city. It was help in the presence of Legendary Director Subhash Ghai, Managing Director of MFSCDCL Smt. Manisha Varma, I.A.S. l, CEO of DPIFF Mr. Abhishek Mishra, Grandson of Dadasaheb Phalke Shri C.S. Pusalkar, MD of DPIFF Shri Anil Mishra, From DPIFF Team Mr. Yash Jain, Mr. Vinay Punamiya, Ms. Neha Singh, Ms. Shweta Mishra and several other artists from the industry.

Team DPIFF also conducted the tree plantation drive and planted several trees in the Film City.  This drive was conducted as part of the CSR activity – Go Green Initiative brought about by the team of Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards in collaboration with MFSCDCL.

Each year, the team of DPIFF comes up with an activity through which they spread awareness about environmental consciousness and do their bit to give back to nature. The Tree Plantation Drive was one amongst many activities that come under the initiative. The initiative never fails to leave its mark and has received constant acknowledgement and appreciation from Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi Ji and Home Minister of India Shri Amit Shah Ji.