These are screenshots of Dhundiraj Govind Phalke's Raja Harishchandra (1913?) from a wonderfully restored print (PAL DVD5) I obtained from the National Film Archive of India.

Thanks for sharing. Do they have a website? I'm sure they must have other rare titles that have thus far been unreleased on commercial DVD.

Charolastra, did you get this DVD?

I got the DVD from a friend of mine who works with the NFAI. The DVD had only Raja Harishchandra in it.

@DragunR2: Where did you find that cover? I had no idea that the NFAI was restoring the other silent classics as well.

That's awesome. Would you be able to find out if there are any documentaries on Indian classical dance that have been released on DVD by the NFAI?

I found that cover here.

Is the Raja Harishchandra DVD possibly available for purchase from somewhere? Does anyone know?

Update: Raja Harishchandra is now available with 2 other silent movies (Kaliya Mardan & Jamai Babu). People can buy it here:

http://www.induna.com/1000013050-productdetails/

WOW!!!!! That's bloody awesome!
Can anyone shed more info on this? Like how is the overall clarity, the stability, etc. How much dirt, splice, cracks are still visible and is it a progressive DVD?