PIONEER OF INDIAN FILMS Published on June 10, 2017 in PIONEER OF INDIAN FILMS Full resolution (800 × 600) PIONEER: Among the first films released by Dada Palke was ‘Lanka Dahan’ in 1917. Since at that time women did not act in films, the role of Sita was played by a muscular male artist Salunke (who also played Ram), and Hanuman’s tail was a rope!