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Photographic lobby still for the film 'Krorepati'

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Museum of Art & Photography

Museum of Art & Photography
Bangalore, India

Photographic lobby still for the Hindi film 'Krorepati' (Millionaire), released in the year 1961.
The still is a photomontage of two images. The image on the left features one of the lead characters Roopa, played by Shashikala, in the setting of an artificially constructed balcony. In the frame, she is dressed in a sari and is gracefully posing by the balcony railing, looking in the direction of the camera. The image on the right shows the lead character Kishanlal, a stuntman, played by Kishore Kumar. In the frame, he is sitting on top of a chair in a make-up room, holding a photograph of the his look-alike character Ram in the film (who is a mentally unstable man). His facial expressions look comical, matching with the Ram's expressions in the photograph. Kishore Kumar plays a double role in this film.

On the bottom border, the credits are as follows. From left to right, first comes 'SaigalBros.', next line; 'PRESENT'. Next to this text is the name of the film 'KROREPATI' (English). Next to this is 'DIRECTED BY', next line; 'MOHAN SEGAL', next line; 'MUSIC', next line; 'SHANKER JAIKISHAN'.

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  • Title: Photographic lobby still for the film 'Krorepati'
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Location: India
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 24.5 cm W. 30 cm
  • Type: Lobby still
  • Contributor: Museum of Art and Photography
  • Medium: Silver gelatin print- B&W
  • Release Date: 1961
  • Credits: Writer- Mohan Segal (story), N.K. Suri (story), I. S. Johar (dialogues and screenplay), Radhakrishnan (dialogues) Director- Mohan Segal Cast- Kishore Kumar, Shashikala, Kumkum, K.N. Singh, Anoop Kumar Music - Shankar- Jaikishan
  • Category: Popular art
  • Banner: Producer- Om Prakash Saigal Banner- Saigal Bros.
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