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Photographic lobby still for the film 'Ab Dilli Dur Nahin'

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Museum of Art & Photography

Museum of Art & Photography
Bangalore, India

Photographic lobby still for the Hindi film 'Ab Dilli Dur Nahin' (translation: The Destination Is Not Too Far), released in the year 1957.

The card depicts one of the important plot points from the movie where the lead character Hariram's (Motilal) wife Bela (Sulochana Latkar) is bitten by a snake. The frame shows the setting of their sleeping room where Hariram is holding Bela close and standing on one side of the room along with their son Rattan (Master Romi)(sitting on a bed), staring in horror at the snake on the bed next to them. On the card's bottom left is a logogram of the Parliament with text reading 'RAJ KAPOOR'S' and 'Ab Dilli Dur Nahin' (Devnagri) under it. Below it reads 'DIRECTION' and AMAR KUMAR' under. RK Films' company logo is printed on the bottom right. Interestingly, the frame depicted on the card is not present in the movie and may have been orchestrated completely for the purpose of the lobby card.

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  • Title: Photographic lobby still for the film 'Ab Dilli Dur Nahin'
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Location: India
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 25.3 cm, W. 29.3 cm, Matting- H. 33.3 cm, W. 38.3 cm
  • Type: Lobby Still
  • Contributor: Museum of Art & Photography
  • Medium: Silver gelatin print- hand-painted
  • Release Date: 1957
  • Credits: Written by Rajinder Singh Bedi, Muhafiz Hyder and Akhtar Mirza, the movie was produced by Raj Kapoor under the direction of Amar Kumar and music by Dattaram Wadkar. Starring in the lead were Motilal (Hariram), Sulochana Latkar (Bela), Master Romi (Rattan)
  • Category: Popular Art
  • Banner: Banner- R.K. Films Ltd. Producer- Raj Kapoor
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