Some important people in the movie industry are Dadasaheb Phalke , Dada Kondke , Ashok Saraf , Laxmikant Berde , Sachin Pilgaonkar , Mahesh Kothare and V. Shantaram . The pioneer of Indian movie industry , Bharat Ratna Shri Dadasaheb Phalke , producer & director V. Shantaram , B.R. Chopra , Shakti Samanta , Raj Kapoor , form a few names of the Hindi film fraternity , while writer , director , and actor P. L. Deshpande , actor Ashok Saraf , actor Laxmikant Berde , actor & producer , Sachin Pilgaonkar , Mahesh Kothare belong to the Marathi film industry .