Do Sher (Two Lions), 1974
Set of 4 Showcards, c. 1974, 37.5cm X 75cm
Tinted gelatin silver print and poster paint on board with screen-printed lettering.
Do Sher is a Punjabi film starring Dharmendra and Rajendra Kumar.
"One of the few showcards not related to the Hindi film industry, this one represents the Punjabi regional cinema. The title and the central figure holding a shotgun suggests this film is about hunting, and yet the poses and facial expressions of the other figures indicate that tigers may not be the only thing being hunted. Punjabi regional culture is reflected in the bright rainbow-like colours that add drama to the photo cut-outs.
The film Do Sher (1974) was produced by Billa-Onkar-Amarnath and Bee-Dee International and directed by Sukhdev Ahluwalia. Music by Sonik Omi. Color, Punjabi, starring Dharmendra and Rajendra Kumar."
--Text by Dr. Deepali Dewan and Alexandra McCarter, based on Deepali Dewan, ed. Bollywood Cinema Showcards: Indian Film Art from the 1950s to the 1980s. Showcards from The Hartwick Collection. Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum Press, 2011. Copyright of and reproduced here with the generous permission of the Royal Ontario Museum.
Literature
Deepali Dewan, ed. Bollywood Cinema Showcards: Indian Film Art from the 1950s to the 1980s. Showcards from The Hartwick Collection. Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum Press, 2011, p. 97, Cat. no. 46.