Anna Salunke

Anna Salunke
Salunke as Sita in Lanka Dahan
Bornc. 1897
Died1944
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actor, cinematographer

Anna Hari Salunke (c. 1897-1944), also known as A. Salunke and Annasaheb Saluke, was an Indian actor who performed female roles in very early Indian cinema and also a cinematographer.[1][2] He is the first person to perform as a heroine in Indian cinema when he played the role of Queen Taramati in Dada Saheb Phalke's first full-length film, Raja Harishchandra (1913). In 1917, Salunke became the first to play a double role in Indian cinema, by playing the roles of both the hero and heroine in Lanka Dahan.

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  2. ^ "Cinema Citizens". INDIAN MEMORY PROJECT. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

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