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Photographic lobby still for the film 'Jis Desh MeGanga Behti Hai' featuring actress Padmini

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Museum of Art & Photography

Museum of Art & Photography
Bangalore, India

Photographic lobby still for the Hindi film, 'Jis Desh Me Ganga Behti Hai' (The Land Where The Ganges Flows), released in the year 1960.

The still shows a bust-length, front profile portrait of lead character Kammo (Padmini). She is dressed as a village belle, with hair pleated and kept on one side. She has kohl in her eyes, a bindi on her forehead and three black decorative dots on her chin. She is holding her coy and demure face between her two palms. The printed area of the image is aligned to the extreme right of the frame. On the left of the frame is a rectangular printed patch and on the extreme top of the patch is the logo of the production banner R.K. Films. On the bottom left corner of the frame is the producer's name and the film's name under it, all written in Devanagari script, reading 'Raj Kapoor Krit' (Raj Kapoor Created), next line; 'Jis Desh Me Ganga Behti Hai'.

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  • Title: Photographic lobby still for the film 'Jis Desh MeGanga Behti Hai' featuring actress Padmini
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Location: India
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 29.5 cm W. 24.5 cm
  • Type: Lobby still
  • Contributor: Museum of Art and Photography
  • Medium: Silver gelatin print- B&W
  • Release Date: 1960
  • Credits: Writer- Arjun Dev Rashk Director- Radhu Karmakar Cast- Raj Kapoor, Padmini, Pran Music Director- Shanker-Jaikishan
  • Category: Popular Art
  • Banner: Producer- Raj Kapoor Banner- R.K. Films
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