Photographic lobby card for the film 'Mirza Ghalib' featuring actress Suraiya
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Museum of Art & Photography
Bangalore, India
Photographic lobby card for the Hindi/Urdu film, 'Mirza Ghalib' (proper noun), released in the yeat 1954.
The still features lead character Moti Begum (Suraiya) in a moment of agony/pain. The frame shows her in a bust-length view where she is dressed in heavy jewellery, make-up and clothes made with very rich fabric. Captured in a diagonal angle, she is shutting both her ears with her hands and her face holds a painful expression.
On the bottom border, to the left, first comes the logo of the production banner, Minerva Movietone. Next to it is the name of the movie in bold letters reading 'MIRZA GHALIB'. To the right is 'PRODUCED &', next line; 'DIRECTED BY', next line; 'SOHRAB MODI'.
- Title: Photographic lobby card for the film 'Mirza Ghalib' featuring actress Suraiya
- Creator: Unknown
- Location: India
- Physical Dimensions: H. 37.7 cm W. 46.7 cm
- Type: Lobby card
- Contributor: Museum of Art and Photography
- Medium: Silver gelatin print- hand-painted
- Release Date: 1954
- Credits: Writer- Rajinder Singh Bedi (dialogues) and Saadat Hasan Manto (story) Director- Sohrab Modi Cast- Bharat Bhushan, Suraiya, Nigar Sultana and Durga Khote Music- Ghulam Mohammed
- Category: Popular Art
- Banner: Producer- Sohrab Modi Banner- Minerva Movietone
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