Dr Dada Saheb Ambedkar
Film Poster
Early 21st century (made)
Early 21st century (made)
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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the subject of this film, was born an ‘untouchable’ at the bottom of the Hindu caste system. He overcame numerous social and financial obstacles to become one of the first of his caste to gain a college education. He was a scholar and politician and spent his life fighting against the discriminatory caste system. He was responsible for writing the Indian constitution. This film is not a typical Bollywood film. It was produced by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India as a social documentary.
Object details
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| Title | Dr Dada Saheb Ambedkar (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Film poster, Dr Dada Saheb Ambedkar, showing a ¾ length figure and three small images of scenes from the film, India |
| Physical description | On the right hand side is a ¾ length figure of Dr Ambedkar. On the left hand side are three small inset photographs of film scenes featuring Ambedkar. The title in Hindi is at top in white. All of this on a beige background and there are rough pencil sketches of street scenes which can be seen in between the other images. At the bottom it states that the film was produced by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India and Govt. of Maharashtra, NFDC. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Mr K. K. Maheshwari |
| Summary | Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the subject of this film, was born an ‘untouchable’ at the bottom of the Hindu caste system. He overcame numerous social and financial obstacles to become one of the first of his caste to gain a college education. He was a scholar and politician and spent his life fighting against the discriminatory caste system. He was responsible for writing the Indian constitution. This film is not a typical Bollywood film. It was produced by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India as a social documentary. |
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| Accession number | IS.18-2006 |
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| Record created | April 27, 2006 |
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