Movie-lovers in Delhi, do try to go for the Delhi Art Gallery’s excellent exhibition (January 8-28) of Nemai Ghosh’s film-related photographs, many of them taken on the sets of Satyajit Ray’s movies from Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1968) to Agantuk (1991). This is the culmination of a vast restoration project involving thousands of images - especially vital for a country that has a poor record of cinematic archiving and preservation.
I wrote an essay on Ghosh and Ray for the exhibition catalogue, which means I got to see most of the photos in Jpeg form a few months ago (you can see some of them here) – but seeing them at the exhibition promises to be a much richer experience. Below are just two of my (many) favourites, these from the Shatranj ke Khiladi set: Amjad Khan, one of our most photogenic and regal actors, as the melancholy Wajid Ali Shah, trapped in history’s coil:
And two more photos I like: Smita Patil with camera on the set of Sadgati; and Jaya Bhaduri and Amitabh Bachchan early during their courtship, circa 1973:
I wrote an essay on Ghosh and Ray for the exhibition catalogue, which means I got to see most of the photos in Jpeg form a few months ago (you can see some of them here) – but seeing them at the exhibition promises to be a much richer experience. Below are just two of my (many) favourites, these from the Shatranj ke Khiladi set: Amjad Khan, one of our most photogenic and regal actors, as the melancholy Wajid Ali Shah, trapped in history’s coil:
And two more photos I like: Smita Patil with camera on the set of Sadgati; and Jaya Bhaduri and Amitabh Bachchan early during their courtship, circa 1973:
[Details about the exhibition here]
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