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Photographic lobby card for the film 'Roop Basant'

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Museum of Art & Photography

Museum of Art & Photography
Bangalore, India

Photographic lobby card for the Hindi film 'Roop Basant', released in 1955.

The image shows a lead woman dancer (possibly Dancer Chandrawli) and many other women dancers behind her. The lead dancer is in a position with her right leg bent from the knee to the side, while her left leg is straight. Her body is also bent to the right, her left arm is raised above her head and her right arm is bent so that her hand reaches her shoulder. Her fingers on both hands are spread is gestural poses. In the background are two rows of dancers who are all in a pose with one hand over the head and the other straight out.

Below the image on the border, also pasted on the card is a label with text that reads ' PRESENT' followed by 'ROOP BASANT' (in English, Devanagari and in Urdu from top to bottom).

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  • Title: Photographic lobby card for the film 'Roop Basant'
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Location: India
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 30.3 cm W. 24.5 cm
  • Type: Lobby card
  • Contributor: Museum of Art and Photography
  • Medium: Silver gelatin print- B&W
  • Release Date: 1955
  • Credits: Writer- A.M. Khan (screenwriter), Ghafil Harnalvi (dialogues) Director- A.M. Khan Cast- Daljit, Roopmala, Kamran, Wazir Mohammad Khan Music- Dhaniram(composer), Ghafil Harnalvi (lyrics)
  • Category: Popular art
  • Banner: Producer- Ramniklal N. Shah Banner- Shah Pictures
Museum of Art & Photography

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