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Film still for 'Dahej'

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Museum of Art & Photography

Museum of Art & Photography
Bangalore, India

Film still for the Hindi film 'Dahej' (Dowry), released in the year 1952.

The still shows the setting of lawyer Biharilal's (Ulhas) house possibly from the last part of the film. The still features lead character Chanda (Jayashree), her father Thakur (Prithviraj Kapoor), her mother-in-law (Lalita Panwar) and three other female characters (unidentified). In the frame, Thakur is standing in side profile view to the left of the frame, dressed in an embroidered sherwani, 'churidar', jootis and a cap. He is
holding a huge plate with both his hands that has coins on it and is angrily looking in the front. The mother-in-law is sitting scared in the background, looking at Thakur. Chanda is laying unconscious on the floor with a bleeding forehead and a lot of coins are spread all around her. Only the top half of her body is visible and the bottom half is hidden behind a big plant pot, which also has two pillars passing through it. Two female
characters are lurking from behind the pillars, looking at Chanda. The third female character is in the background, standing next to a big wooden almirah/cabinet, also looking at Chanda.

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  • Title: Film still for 'Dahej'
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Location: India
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 15.9 cm W. 20.8 cm
  • Type: Film still
  • Contributor: Museum of Art and Photography
  • Medium: Silver gelatin print- B&W
  • Release Date: 1952
  • Credits: Writer- Shams Lucknowi Director- V. Shantaram Cast- Prithviraj Kapoor, Jayashree, Karan Dewan, Lalita Pawar Music - Vasant Desai
  • Category: Popular Art
  • Banner: Banner- Rajkamal Kalamandir Ltd. Producer- Rajkamal Kalamandir Ltd.
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