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This image was widely used as an iconic Lobby Card or Show Card print displayed in theater lobbies and handed out as film memorabilia for publicitypurposes. The original print which had been preserved for nearly 80 years has been scanned at a high resolution and digitally restored to remove any defects and aberrations to create a high resolution large format digital print.
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Description
This rare image shows Devika Rani in a scene for the Bombay Talkies Film studios' classic Hindi Film- Jeevan Naiya shot in 1936.
About Bollywoods German Origins
StoryLTD is delighted to bring forth a collection of photographs by the pioneering German cinematographer Josef Wirsching (1903-1967), who shot numerous iconic films during the early years of Bollywood. First of which was the historic silent film "The Light of Asia"- 1925 and last of which was "Pakeezha"- 1972. These 20 Black and White photos are personal witnesses to the birth of the Indian film industry, and were once used as publicity stills and merchandising material for the films made at the celebrated "Bombay Talkies" film studios during the 1930's. Rare and historic, they have been carefully preserved by the Wirsching family since they were shot 8 decades ago. Over the past few years the family has archived and digitally enhanced them into flawless, large format, limited edition, numbered, canvas prints now being made available to discerning collectors.