Naseeb (1981)
Indian Film Poster
1981 (made)
1981 (made)
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Like many of director Manmohan Desai’s films, Naseeb (1981) has many plots and subplots. This poster illustrates the exuberance of a film known for its extravagant costumes and sets. The style of the poster, with the montage of images, is typical of the artist Diwakar Karkare.
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Indian film poster |
| Physical description | This poster is dominated by three male characters (from left to right: Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha) in aggressive posses, arms raised and ready to fight. They are depicted in colour and have been 'painted-over' to give a more dramatic effect. They tower over three women who are dressed in theatrical costumes; an Arabian dancer, a flamenco dancer and Audery Hepburns' costume from 'My Fair Lady'. The images of the women are in B&W and contrast with the colour images of the men. The background is white and the title in purple runs across the top of the poster. The artist's signature is in the bottom right hand corner. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Summary | Like many of director Manmohan Desai’s films, Naseeb (1981) has many plots and subplots. This poster illustrates the exuberance of a film known for its extravagant costumes and sets. The style of the poster, with the montage of images, is typical of the artist Diwakar Karkare. |
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| 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.101-1986 |
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| Record created | October 18, 2002 |
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