About D. D. Dabke
Lived 1885 – 1946 (aged 60–61). D. D. Dabke was an Indian film actor, actor, film director and cinematographer.
D. D. Dabke or Dattatraya Damodar Dabke was an actor in the first ever Indian full length silent film Raja Harishchandra, directed by Dadasaheb Phalke in 1913. He co-starred with Anna Salunke. He acted in three more movies Satyavadi Raja Harishchandra, Lanka Dahan (1917), Shri Krishna Janma (1918) and later became a cinematographer, as well as a director. He directed the 1924 remake of Raja Harishchandra
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Who was D. D. Dabke?
Marathi stage actor
When was D. D. Dabke born?
D. D. Dabke was born in 1885 in Dapoli.
When did D. D. Dabke die?
D. D. Dabke died on 16 December 1946.
What was D. D. Dabke's occupation?
D. D. Dabke was a film actor, actor, film director and cinematographer.
What nationality was D. D. Dabke?
D. D. Dabke was Indian.
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