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Photographic lobby card for the film 'Mirza Ghalib'

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Museum of Art & Photography

Museum of Art & Photography
Bangalore, India

Photographic lobby card for the Hindi/Urdu film 'Mirza Ghalib' (proper noun), released in the year 1954.

The card shows two lead characters, Mirza Ghalib (Bharat Bhushan) and his wife Umrao Begum (Nigar Sultana) in a moment of conversation. In the frame, Umrao Begum is sitting inside a palanquin with her hands clasped, towards the left side of the frame. Mirza Ghalib is standing next to the palnquin, with his right and resting on the palnquin and his left hand held out in a manner of questioning.

On the bottom border of the card are the main credits for the movie. Starting from left to right, first comes the logo of the producttion banner, Minerva Movietone and right under the logo is text reading 'MINERVA', next line; 'MOVIETONE', next line; 'PRESENTS'. Next to this is 'MIRZA GHALIB', followed by 'PRODUCED &', next line; 'DIRECTED BY', next line; 'SOHRAB MODI'.

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  • Title: Photographic lobby card for the film 'Mirza Ghalib'
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Location: India
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 25.4 cm W. 29.8 cm
  • Type: Lobby card
  • Contributor: Museum of Art and Photography
  • Medium: Silver gelatin print- B&W
  • Release Date: 1954
  • Credits: Writer- Rajinder Singh Bedi (dialogues) and Saadat Hasan Manto (story) Director- Sohrab Modi Cast- Bharat Bhushan, Suraiya, Nigar Sultana and Durga Khote Music- Ghulam Mohammed
  • Category: Popular art
  • Banner: Producer- Sohrab Modi Banner- Minerva Movietone
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