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An unaccompanied girl is like an open treasure chest. Even a part-time Bollywood fan knows where this equation comes from,Jab We Met.

An unaccompanied girl is like an open treasure chest. Even a part-time Bollywood fan knows where this equation comes from,Jab We Met. Similarly,the word Bagwati recalls Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. NIFT graduate and film buff,22-year-old Akshar Pathak,has worked on these quirky symbols of films to create an art exhibition titled Minimal Bollywood Posters.

Minimalism is an art be it music,design or paintings. And when anything is stripped down to its bare essentials,it becomes awesome, says Pathak. Thus,his artwork show two hands against the background of a train compartment for Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge,a partly invisible Anil Kapoor in Mr India,and India Gate in an ochre wash for Rang De Basanti.

In an average three-hour Bollywood film,only a few scenes or dialogues define the film. I watch out for these moments, says Pathak who creates these posters on his computer. What his works lack in terms of cerebral aesthetics,Pathak makes up with a sense of humour that teases Bollywood buffs. The posters are not action-packed with photo-manipulated images. I have stuck to simple illustrations of an element from the film, says Pathak.

The current exhibition has taken him one month to put together. Making the poster doesnt take as much time as finalising the concept does, says Pathak,who makes screens for cellphone-based applications for a living.

The exhibition is being held at India Habitat Centre till today. Contact:24682001

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