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Photographic lobby still for the film 'Boot Polish'

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Museum of Art & Photography

Museum of Art & Photography
Bangalore, India

Photographic lobby still for the Hindi film 'Boot Polish', released in the year 1954.

The still shows the two lead characters Bhola (Rattan Kumar) and Belu (Kumari Naaz) and supporting character John Chacha (David Abraham) in their house, where both the children share their woes with their uncle after being beaten up by their aunt Kamla (Chand Burq). Towards the left of the frame, Bhola is sitting shirtless on the ground, clinging to John Chacha's leg, who is trying to console him by patting his head. A weepy Belu is standing towards the right side of the frame, holding on to a bamboo pole.

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.

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  • Title: Photographic lobby still for the film 'Boot Polish'
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Location: India
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 24.5 cm W. 29.7 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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