Archive for Bollywood
Booklet of Pyar Ki Jeet (1948) – Starring – Rehman and Suraiya
Booklet of Gogola (1966) – Starring Azad Irani and Tabassum
A desi Godzilla destroys familiar Mumbai landmarks. Publicity stills reveal that the creature in the movie resembled Barney the dinosaur.
Booklet of Sangram (1950) – Starring Nalini Jaywant and Ashok Kumar
Nalini Jaywant generated some controversy when she donned swimsuit for this film in 1950.
Publicity Poster of Zimbo (1958) – Azad Irani and Chitra
Publicity poster of India’s first color jungle film Zimbo (1958) starring Azad Irani and Chitra. See how the poster publicizes by mentioning “in Full Gevacolor”. Because of the poor preservation efforts the original lush Gevacolor of this film has faded into Black & White.
Veena in K. Asif’s Phool (1945)
Legendary director K. Asif directed only three films in his entire career – Phool (1945), Mughal-e-Azam, (1960), and Love & God (1986). Phool starring Veena, Prithviraj Kapoor, Suraiya and Sitara Devi was Asif’s debut film as director.
Madhubala and Dilip Kumar in incomplete film Gohar (1951)
August 1951, Filmindia cover showing Madhubala in incomplete film Gohar (1951).