Hiralal Sen

Film director

1866 – 1917

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Who was Hiralal Sen?

Hiralal Sen was an Indian photographer generally considered one of India's first filmmakers. He is also credited with creating India's first advertising films and quite possibly India's first political film. A fire in 1917 destroyed all of his films.

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Born
1866
Religion
  • Hinduism
Ethnicity
  • Bengali Hindus
Nationality
  • India
Lived in
  • Dhaka
Died
1917

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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