Cinema Booklets
Cinema booklets were produced to promote films and attract an audience, and usually contain a plot summary, stills of film scenes, information about, and photographs of, the cast, and song lyrics. Several examples also feature local advertisements.
Printed Booklet, 18cm X 12cm
The film Gul Sanobar (1953) was produced by Homi Wadia and Basant Pictures, and directed by Aspi Irani. Music by Bullo C. Rani. Black and white starring Shyama, Shammi Kapoor and Agha.
Gul Sanobar, c. 1953
Printed Booklet, 22cm X 14cm
The film Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke (1957) was produced by Sadashiv J. Row Kavi and directed by P.L. Santoshi. Music by N. Dutta. Black and white, Hindi, starring Master Romi, Satish Vyas, and Daisy Irani.
Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke, c. 1957
Printed Booklet, 20cm X 14cm
The film Sarhad (1960) was produced by K.H. Kapadia and directed by Shanker Mukerji. Music by C. Ramchandra. Black and white, Hindi, starring Dev Anand, Lalita Pawar and Suchitra Sen.
Sarhad, c. 1960
Printed Booklet, 12cm X 19cm
The film Sampoorna Ramayana (1961) was produced by Wadia Brothers and Basant Pictures, and directed by Babubhai Mistri. Music by Vasant Desai. Colour, Hindi, starring Mahipal and Anita Guha.
Sampoorna Ramayana, c. 1961
Printed Booklet, 19cm X 14cm
The film Dil Tera Deewana (1963) was produced by Padmini Pictures and directed by B. Ramakrishnaiah. Music by Shankar Jaikishen. Black and white, Hindi, starring Shammi Kapoor, Mala Sinha, and Mehmood.
Dil Tera Deewana, c. 1962
Printed Booklet, 21cm X 13cm
The film Cobra Girl (1963) was produced by Panna Lal and directed by Nanabhai Bhatt. Music by S.N. Tripathi. Black and white, Hindi, starring Ragini, Mahipal and Ramayan Tiwari.
Cobra Girl, c. 1963
Printed Booklet, 18cm X 12cm
The film Char Dervesh (1964) was produced by Wadia Brothers and directed by Homi Wadia. Music by G. S. Kohli. Colour, Hindi, starring Feroz Khan, Sayeeda Khan, and Mukri.
Char Dervesh, c. 1964
Printed Booklet, 19cm X 12cm
The film Shagoon (1964) was produced by Nazir and Suraiya and directed by Nazir. Music by Khayyam. Black and white, Hindi, starring Waheeda Rehman, Nivedita and Neena.
Shagoon, c. 1964
Aakash Deep (front and back), c. 1965
Printed Booklet, 14cm X 22cm
The film Aakash Deep (1965) was produced by Rangam and directed by Phani Mazumdar. Music by Chitra Gupta. Black and white, Hindi, starring Dharmendra, Mehmood and Ashok Kumar.
Printed Booklet, 19cm X 8cm
The film Ghar Ghar Kahani (1970) was produced by B Nagi Reddi and directed by T. Prakash Rao. Music by Kalyanji Anandji. Black and white, Hindi, starring Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy and Om Prakash.
Ghar Ghar Kahani, c. 1970
Printed Booklet, 14cm X 21cm
The film Sarhad (1960) was produced by K.H. Kapadia and directed by Shanker Mukerji. Music by C. Ramchandra. Black and white, Hindi, starring Dev Anand, Lalita Pawar and Suchitra Sen.
Hum Tum Aur Woh, c. 1971
Printed Booklet, 22cm X 14cm
The film Buddha Mil Gaya (1971) was produced by L. B. Thakur and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Music by R. D. Burman. Colour, Hindi, starring Navin Nischal, Archana and Deven Verma..
Buddha Mil Gaya, c. 1971
Printed Booklet, 18cm X 12cm
The film Roshni Aur Andhera (1974) was produced by Rasna Enterprises and directed by Y.R. Swamy. Music by Upendra Kumar. Black and white, Hindi, starring Raj Kumar, Shiv Ram and Ramnath.
Roshni Aur Andhera, c. 1974
Printed Booklet, 19cm X 14cm
The film Mayura (1975) was produced by T.P. Venugopal and directed by Vijay. Music by F.K. Venkatesh. Black and white, Kannada, starring Rajkumar, Manjula, KS Ashwath and Vajramuni.
Mayura, c. 1975
Printed Booklet, 22cm X 14cm
The film Insaaf Ki Awaaz (1986) was produced and directed by D Rama Naidu. Music by Bappi Lahiri. Colour, Hindi, starring Anil Kapoor and Rekha.