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Photographic lobby still for the film 'Mastana'

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Museum of Art & Photography

Museum of Art & Photography
Bangalore, India

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

The still shows the setting of the character Phuggewala's (Sunder) house featuring himself, Bina (Nigar Suultana) and Rano (Yashodhara Katju). In the frame, phuggewala is present towards the left. He is dressed as a clown . Bina is present in the centre of the frame. She is wearing a sari and blouse and looks sad by the expression on her face. Rano is standing next to her, dressed in a 'lehenga' (long flared skirt), a blouse and a dupatta. She is holding a utnesil with both her hands and is looking at Bina.

On the bottom towards the extreme left, the credits are printed inside a rectangular shape. From the top towards the left, first comes the logo of Black & White movies. Next to the logo is 'Movies PRESENT'. Under this text is the film's name printed inside a customised shape, reading 'MASTANA' (English) and under it is 'Directed by H.S. RAWAIL'. Towards the right side of the rectangular shape, other credits are printed within smaller black rectangles. First comes 'Produced by KHUSHI & SETHI''. Under this
is 'Music by MADAN MOHAN'. Under this text is 'Songs RAJINDER KRISHAN'.

Details

  • Title: Photographic lobby still for the film 'Mastana'
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Location: India
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 28.2 cm W. 36.5 cm
  • Type: Lobby still
  • Contributor: Museum of Art and Photography
  • Medium: Silver gelatin print- hand-painted
  • Release Date: 1954
  • Credits: Writer- H.S. Rawail (story and screenplay) Director- Harnam Singh Rawail Cast- Motilal, Kuldip Kaur, Nigar Sultana, Gope, Romi, Sunder, Chandrashekhar, Yashodhara Katju Music- Madan Mohan
  • Category: Popular art
  • Banner: Producer- Khushi & Sethi Banner- Black & White Movies

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