Poster for the film 'Mother India'

PART OF:
A collection of Indian cinema memorabilia
Made:
1953 in Delhi
maker:
J P Printers

Poster for the film 'Mother India', 1953. Printed by J P Printers, Delhi.

Mother India (Bharat Mata) was an international success for director Mehboob Khan and was nominated for the best foreign language film Oscar (losing out to Federico Fellini's Nights of Cabiria). The film depicts the struggles of a woman to reconcile traditional values with modern life, metaphorically representing India as a nation following its independence in 1947.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Object Number:
1997-5001/19
Materials:
ink and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
760 x 510
type:
poster

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