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Pakeezah (1971)/ Pure Heart

Indian Film Poster
1971 (Made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitlePakeezah (1971)/ Pure Heart
Materials and techniques
Printed, paper
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 typeMass 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
Bibliographic reference
Rachel Dwyer & Divia Patel, Cinema India: The Visual Culture of the Hindi Film, Reaktion Press, 2002
Collection
Accession number
IS.130-1988

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Record createdOctober 18, 2002
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