Samadhi (1950)
Film Poster
1950-1970 (made)
1950-1970 (made)
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This film recalls the popular nationalist hero, Subash Chandra Bose, who fled to Singapore where he raised the Indian Independence army from prisoners held in Japanese camps. This army fought the British alongside the Japanese in Burma. In this film, the hero abandons his wealth to join Bose's army and helps to capture British spies. Here, the many different images together convey the nationalist theme of the film.
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Poster for the film 'Samadhi' (1950).; Graphic, paper, printed, Bombay, India, C20 |
| Physical description | At the top left hand corner is the figure of a woman holding a gun. At the top right hand corner is a larger scale portrait of a woman and below her is a man in a soldier's uniform. The titles in Hindi, Urdu and English run across the bottom of the page and alongside the English title is a small image of a woman dressed in black kneeling before a monument. All images refer to the theme of the film, the story of Subhas Chandra Bose and the Nationalist movement. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Summary | This film recalls the popular nationalist hero, Subash Chandra Bose, who fled to Singapore where he raised the Indian Independence army from prisoners held in Japanese camps. This army fought the British alongside the Japanese in Burma. In this film, the hero abandons his wealth to join Bose's army and helps to capture British spies. Here, the many different images together convey the nationalist theme of the film. |
| Bibliographic reference | Rachel Dwyer & Divia Patel, Cinema India: The Visual Culture of the Hindi Film, Reaktion Press, 2002. |
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| Accession number | IS.53-1987 |
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| Record created | October 1, 2002 |
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