Photographic lobby still for the film 'Boot Polish'
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Museum of Art & Photography
Bangalore, India
Photographic lobby still for the Hindi film 'Boot Polish', released in the year 1954.
The still shows an up-close frame with Belu (Kumari Naaz) and her new mother (unidentified actress) from the point where a famished and unwell Belu gets separated from her brother ending up in a train and is found by this child-less couple. The mother is affectionately and protectively holding Belu close to her (chest), as a distraught Belu lays her head on her shoulder.
On the bottom border of the image is centrally placed text and a logogram for the movie. Starting from left to right, there is a silhouette of a boy and a girl, possibly representing the lead brother-sister duo, 'Bhola' (Rattan Kumar) and 'Belu' (Kumari Naaz). Next to the logogram is text reading 'RAJ KAPOOR'S' (Producer) and the film's name 'Boot Polish' (script: English) under it.
- Title: Photographic lobby still for the film 'Boot Polish'
- Creator: Unknown
- Location: India
- Physical Dimensions: H. 29.4 cm W. 24.5 cm
- Type: Lobby still
- Contributor: Museum of Art and Photography
- Medium: Silver gelatin print- B&W
- Release Date: 1954
- Credits: Writer- Bhanu Pratap Director- Prakash Arora Cast- Rattan Kumar, Kumari Naaz, David Abraham, Chand Burque Music- Shankarsingh Raghvanshi and Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal
- Category: Popular Art
- Banner: Banner- R.K. Films Ltd. Producer- Raj Kapoor
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