Lurid Bollywood posters then, art now

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“The National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford has put together an exhibition of film posters to mark ten years of its Bite the Mango film festival, including Aan (Savage Princess) from 1952.” [BBC]

According to family history, my grandfather was a co-owner of the only 4 color printing press in Delhi after Independence. It was across the street from Jama Masjid, and is still in operation (I’ve been to see it). My father has fond memories of all the posters he collected as a child, and reflects that they would have been worth a pretty penny had he managed to keep them.

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