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An IP address added material to the article that clearly pushed one point of view in the debates about whether this is the first Indian film. I have cut out the unneeded peacock terms and terminology used to push a POV, but I am not an expert in Indian film history and I cannot evaluate whether the POV pushed by this user is consensus or not. An expert in the field is needed to check this. Michitaro (talk) 22:17, 6 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The article mentions that Guinness Book of Movie Facts and Feats by critic Patrick Robertson acknowledges Shree Pundalik as first feature film in India. However, per this source (page 21 and 22 under the chapter "The Industry"), Robertson mentions "Shree Pundalik" as "Drama" and "Raja Harishchandra" as "Feature".

INDIA: Film: Cocoanut Fair (1897), maker unknown, probably English. First by Indian: The Wrestlers (f. Nov 1899), d. Harishchandra S. Bhatvadekar of Bombay. Drama: Pundalik (pr. 18 May 1912), d. R.G. Tomey. Feature: Raja Harischandra (pr. 17 May 1913), d. D.G. Phalke of Bombay. Talkie (Hindi): Alam Ara (pr. 14 Mar 1931), d. A.M. Irani, prod. Imperial Film Co., starring Master Vithal and Zubeida. Talkie (Bengali): Jamai Sasthi (1931), prod. Madan Theatres. Colour: Kiscm Kanya (1937), d. Moti B. Gidwani, prod. Imperial Film Co. - Cinecolor.

The abbreviations are defined as follows on the page 18 under the chapter "The Industry": The following list chronicles, wherever known, the first motion picture production, the first dramatised (ie acted) production, the first feature film (over one hour duration) and the first talkie feature of each of the film-producing countries of the world, signified by the abbreviations Film, Drama, Feature, Talkie.

So removing the reference of this book from the article. Discuss in case of any disagreement. - Vivvt (Talk) 08:52, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The poster clearly refers to the film as "Pundlik-Pundlik". Other sources refer to it as Pundalik. So why does this article add "Shree" to the title? I propose the article page should be renamed. Pranab 04:39, 3 December 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pranab.salian (talk • contribs)