Pakeezah (1971)/ Pure Heart

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Artist/Maker	Pamart (Designer)
Place of origin	Bombay (Made)

The poster is dominated by the image of an embracing couple (Meena Kumari and Ashok Kumar), in the foreground set against a plain blue background. The English title runs across the top of the poster in bright yellow lettering, the Hindi and Urdu title are much smaller and placed below the main title on the right hand side.

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Category	Film and Cinema
Object type	Indian film poster
Title	Pakeezah (1971)/ Pure Heart
Materials and techniques	Printed, paper Paper Printing Ink Lithography
Brief description	Indian film poster
Physical description	The poster is dominated by the image of an embracing couple (Meena Kumari and Ashok Kumar), in the foreground set against a plain blue background. The English title runs across the top of the poster in bright yellow lettering, the Hindi and Urdu title are much smaller and placed below the main title on the right hand side.
Dimensions	Height: 102cm Width: 76cm
Production type	Mass produced
Gallery label	This classic film tells the story of the courtesan, Sahibjaan. The poster depicts a classic scene from the film where Sahibjaan is reunited with her true love, Salim and shows that, despite her profession, the heroine's heart belongs to one man.
Associated object	IS.165-1992
Bibliographic reference	Rachel Dwyer & Divia Patel, Cinema India: The Visual Culture of the Hindi Film, Reaktion Press, 2002
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.130-1988

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Record created	October 18, 2002
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O68587/pakeezah-1971-pure-heart-indian-film-poster-pamart/

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