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Anarkali (1953)

Film Poster
post 1952 (made)
Artist/Maker
Pamart (maker)
Place of origin
Bombay (made)

Legend merges with history in this film, which tells of the love between Prince Salim (1605-1627), the son of the Mughal emperor Akbar, and the commoner Anarkali. In other film versions of this story, Anarkali has been depicted as a slave girl and a court attendant. In the poster, it is the costume and jewellery which indicate the historical theme of the film.

Object details

Category
Film and Cinema
Object type
Film poster
TitleAnarkali (1953)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Lithography
Brief description
Poster for the film 'Anarkali' (1953).; Graphic, paper, printed, Bombay, India, C20
Physical description
The poster is dominated by a large scale portrait of Anarkali (Bina Rai) adorned with jewellery. Below her and in the bottom left hand corner on a much smaller scale is the portrait of Prince Salim (Pradeep Kumar) in historical costume. In the background there is a archway from which we can see the moon and stars. All refer to the period setting of this classic Mughal romance which tells of the love affair between the Prince Salim (later to be the Emperor Jahangir) and a court dancer. The English title runs across the bottom of the poster and the Hindi title at the top left hand side.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76cm
  • Width: 50.5cm
Production typeMass produced
Gallery label
Legend merges with history in this film, which tells of the love between Prince Salim (1605-1627), the son of the Mughal emperor Akbar, and the commoner Anarkali. In other film versions of this story, Anarkali has been depicted as a slave girl and a court attendant. In the poster, it is the costume and jewellery which indicate the historical theme of the film.
Subjects depicted
Love
Costume
Jewellery
Summary
Legend merges with history in this film, which tells of the love between Prince Salim (1605-1627), the son of the Mughal emperor Akbar, and the commoner Anarkali. In other film versions of this story, Anarkali has been depicted as a slave girl and a court attendant. In the poster, it is the costume and jewellery which indicate the historical theme of the film.
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.82-1986

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Record createdOctober 1, 2002
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O68186/anarkali-1953-film-poster-pamart/
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