Photographic lobby still for the Hindi film 'Madari', released in the year 1959.
The still shows a frame from the song 'Dil Lootne Vale Jaadugar', sung by Mukesh and Lata Mangeshkar. In the frame, there is a male character present on the left, who is playing a snake charmer's flute while looking sideways. A female character is present next to him. She is dressed in an embellished set of garments including a long flared skirt, a blouse and a veil. She is holding one end of her skirt with her right hand and her left hand is stretched out. With a cheerful smile on her face, she is looking in the direction of the male character. The frame shows both the characters in a three quarter length view.
On the bottom border, starting from the left, first comes 'RATAN picture's' and under this text is an illustration of a snake charmer's flute, a skull and a bone. Next to this is the name of the film 'Madari' (English). Right under the name of the film, from the left, first comes 'PRODUCED BY RATAN', next to this is 'SPECIAL EFFECTS', nextl line;'& DIRECTION'. This is followed by 'BABUBHAI MISTRY'. Next to this is 'MUSIC', followed by 'KALYANJI ANANDJI'. In the end is the name of the film in Devnagri script. On the extreme right of the bottom border, next to the name of the film in English, there is an illustration of two dancing girls, a curtain and a structure.
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