Mumbai, March 16 -- Actor Riteish Deshmukh recently spoke about the "birth" of Indian cinema and the challenges faced by Marathi films while attending the 'Vision India: Creative Economy Summit'.

While addressing the event, he said that although the film industry began in Maharashtra, Marathi films gradually began "shrinking" as Hindi cinema grew larger.

Discussing the origins of the industry, Riteish referred to the "birth" of cinema in Maharashtra and credited legendary filmmaker Dadasaheb Phalke for starting the journey. He explained that Mumbai played a pivotal role in the early days of Indian cinema.

"The birth of the film industry happened here in Maharashtra, in Mumbai. A Marathi man, Dadasaheb Phalke, started this journey... Wh...