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Photographic lobby still for the film 'Aakhri Khat'

Possibly Jal Mistry

Museum of Art & Photography

Museum of Art & Photography
Bangalore, India

Photographic lobby still for the Hindi film 'Aakhri Raat' (The Last Letter), released in the year 1966.

The still shows an outdoor setting with a road and buildings in the background. In the frame, a middle-aged man is shown sitting by a small wooden structure towards the left of the frame. He is dressed in soiled clothes and is looking down, resting his head on his left hand while his right hand rests on his right knee. There is a police Jeep in the background in which a police inspector (Manvendra Chitnis) and a constable are seated. The police inspector is peeping and looking at the middle-aged man.

On the bottom border, the credits of the film are printed in the following manner. From the top first comes 'Chetan Anand's', next line; 'AAKHRI KHAT', next line; 'A Himalaya films presentation'. Under this text, from the left, first comes 'WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY', next line; 'CHETAN ANAND'. This is followed by 'MUSIC', next line; 'KHAYYAM'. Next comes 'LYRICS', next line; 'KAIFI AZMI'. The last credit in the line is 'PHOTOGRAPHY', next line; 'JAL MISTRY'.

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  • Title: Photographic lobby still for the film 'Aakhri Khat'
  • Creator: Possibly Jal Mistry
  • Location: India
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 29.5 cm W. 24.5 cm
  • Type: Lobby still
  • Contributor: Museum of Art and Photography
  • Medium: Silver gelatin print- B&W
  • Release Date: 1966
  • Credits: Writer- Chetan Anand Director- Chetan Anand Cast- Rajesh Khanna, Indrani Mukherjee, Master Bunty, Nana Palsikar, Manvendra Chitnis Music- Khayyam
  • Category: Popular art
  • Banner: Producer- Chetan Anand Banner- Himalaya Films
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