Mohini Bhasmasur [SEP] director
did not set a trend and male actors continued to perform female roles in cinema for years.
Production.
"Mohini Bhasmasur" was the second feature film on a Hindu mythological theme in black and white of the silent movie era produced and directed by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke (1870–1944), popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke. He was an Indian producer-director-screenwriter, costume-designer, editor, processor, printer, developer, projectionist and distributor all rolled in one, known as the father of Indian cinema,
Mohini Bhasmasur
Mohini Bhasmasur is a 1913 Indian mythological film directed by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke and starring Kamlabai Gokhale and Durgabai Kamat. It is India's and Phalke's second full-length film. "Mohini Bhasmasur" is the first Indian film to have actresses; in "Raja Harischandra" (India's and Phalke's first film), males played female roles.
Plot.
The plot of the film revolves round the theme of the Hindu mythological story of Mohini and Bhasmasur(a) ("ash-demon")