Moving Pictures

The show was curated to highlight the important moments in Indian cinema while paying tribute to some of the greats. The intense era of Guru Dutt and Meena Kumari unfolded in shades of black and white,while nationalist zeal explodes in Eastman colour with faces like Dilip and Manoj Kumar playing the deshbhakt.

Another section paid tribute to the dancing divas of the 1960s — Shammi Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman— the bombshells of the 1970s and 1980s—Helen,Rekha,Hema Malini— and,of course,jumping jack Jeetendra. Mithun Chakraborty,however,was absent from the lineup.

The collection brought alive car chases between heroes and villains shot in the confines of the studio,and transported the viewer to a time when a rain-drenched Raj Kapoor looked deep into the eyes of the gorgeous Nargis Dutt. It also rolled in the period when the epic drama Mughal-e-Azam unfurled on screen,the grandiose sets,replete with charging elephants were frozen in time along with images of a long-haired Dilip Kumar romancing a cherubic Madhubala.

The central space in the hall was devoted to the angry young man manifested through Amitabh Bachchan’s films of the late 1970s and early 1980s. A rare image of Saeed Akhtar Mirza’s Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai showed us a young Naseeruddin Shah,replete with youthful stubble and a prominent Adam’s Apple.

The surprise element of this collection was the set of three rare monochromatic prints of Junoon that captured Jeniffer and Shashi Kapoor with a stunning Nafisa Ali. A treat for connoisseurs.

Film buffs who missed the show or would like to own the posters have a second best option— log on to http://www.osians.com or call (011)41743166 and order a catalogue to soak in the reel magic of Bollywood’s dream factory.

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