 Zee Talkies, a 24-hour channel dedicated to Marathi movies, has been introduced.In 2009, Marathi film "Harishchandrachi Factory" (with a budget of Rs.6 crore), depicting the struggle of Dadasaheb Phalke in making "Raja Harishchandra" in 1913, India's first feature film, directed by theatre-veteran Paresh Mokashi was selected as India's official entry to Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category, making it the second Marathi film, after "Shwaas", to receive this honour.