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Naseeb (1981)/ Destiny

Indian Film Poster
1981 (Made)
Artist/Maker
Karkare, Diwakar (Designer)
Place of origin
Bombay (Made)

The poster is made up a montage of images that reflect the nature of the film - that of a comic-extravaganza. There are a line of figures dressed in costumes: Audrey Hepburn in her 'My Fair Lady' outfit, Charlie Chaplin, a spanish flamenco dancer, a spanish bull fighter and two Arabian dancers. The background is a rainbow of colours giving the poster a slightly psychedelic look. The title in yellow runs across the bottom of the poster. See also IS.101-1986.

Object details

Category
Film and Cinema
Object type
Indian film poster
TitleNaseeb (1981)/ Destiny
Materials and techniques
Printed on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Lithography
Brief description
Indian film poster
Physical description
The poster is made up a montage of images that reflect the nature of the film - that of a comic-extravaganza. There are a line of figures dressed in costumes: Audrey Hepburn in her 'My Fair Lady' outfit, Charlie Chaplin, a spanish flamenco dancer, a spanish bull fighter and two Arabian dancers. The background is a rainbow of colours giving the poster a slightly psychedelic look. The title in yellow runs across the bottom of the poster. See also IS.101-1986.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76cm
  • Width: 50.5cm
Production typeMass produced
Gallery label
This film has a complex plot and constantly refers to other films. The last
song brings the three heroes together dressed as a matador, a Cossack and as Charlie Chaplin.
Associated object
IS.101-1986
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.102-1986

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Record createdOctober 18, 2002
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O68582/naseeb-1981-destiny-indian-film-poster-karkare-diwakar/
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