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Cine frames: Artefacts from Indian Cinema
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VS Kundu, Director General, Films Division, who put together the exhibition. (Photo: Arijit Sen/Hindustan Times)
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Samskara, 1970, is a Kannada film written by UR Ananthamurthy and directed by Pattabhi Rama Reddy. The film starring Girish Karnad is said to have pioneered the parallel cinema movement in Kannada. (Photo: Arijit Sen/Hindustan Times)
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A poster of Father India. The title of Mehboob Khan’s epic film Mother India was clearly inspired by it. (Photo: Arijit Sen/Hindustan Times)
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A newspaper advertisement calling for a viewing of the Lumiere Brothers’ 10-minute films on sea bathing, life in a factory, women on soldiers travelling by train. (Photo: Arijit Sen/Hindustan Times)
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Alam Ara is a 1931 film directed by Ardeshir Irani. It was the first Indian talkie. It was so popular that police aid had to be summoned to control the crowds. HT photo
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JJ Madan of Madan Theatres was the big daddy of film importing. In 1907, he established Elphinstone Picture Palace, currently known as Chaplin cinema, the first permanent show house in Kolkata. (Photo: Arijit Sen/Hindustan Times)
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Fatima Begum (1892–1983) was India's first female film director. She was the mother of Zubeida, a superstar of the silent film era. In 1926, she directed Bulbul-e-Paristan. (Photo: Arijit Sen/Hindustan Times)
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