Sitara Devi with Noor Jehan
Date – Not Available
Related Category – Hindi Film Industry
Noor Jehan with Sitara Devi at a private function. Noor Jehan and Sitara acted together in milestone Hindi film Badi Maa (1945).
November 2014
Sitara Devi with Naushad and Suraiya
Date – Not Available
Related Category – Hindi Film Industry
Actress cum Dancer Sitara Devi with Music Director Naushad and Actress cum singer Suraiya at a private function. Sitara and Suraiya acted together in two Hindi films – Phool (1944) and Lekh (1949).
September 2014
Madhubala in Ek Dil Sau Afsane (1959)
Date – June, 1959
Related Category – Hindi Film Industry
Madhubala in Ek Dil Sau Afsane (1959). Later she was replaced with Waheeda Rehman and the film was released with the same title in 1963.
August 2014
Noor Jehan with Dilip Kumar, Lata, Suraiya and Dharmendra
Date – Early 1980s.
Related Category – Hindi Film Industry, Pakistani Film Industry
A rare picture showing (from left to right) Dilip Kumar, Noor Jehan’s daughter Henna, Noor Jehan, Suraiya, Lata Mangeshkar and music director Kalyanji. Notice how Dharmenda is squatting in front of Suraiya. Dharmendra, […]
Sadhana, Ameeta and H.S. Rawail on the sets of Mere Mehboob (1962)
Date – August, 1962
Related Category – Hindi Film Industry
Though Sadhana (right) is obviously impressed by what Ameeta has to say, Producer-director H.S. Rawail has misgivings. The three are seen on the sets of “Mere Mehboob”, an Eastman color film.
Lunch-break of Silent Film Unit
Date – Perhaps from late 1920s or early 1930s
Related Category – Silent Indian Film Industry
A very rare picture showing lunch-break of silent film unit. Actress Sulochana (Ruby Myers), with mirror, was screen enchantress who started the star system, was prized by the Kohinoor and […]
June 2014
“Silver Jubilee” celebration of “Chaudhvin Ka Chand”
Date – December, 1960
Related Category – Hindi Film Industry
Photograph taken at the celebration of the “silver jubilee” of Guru Dutt’s film Chaudhvin Ka Chand shows Guru Dutt (left) with Shakeela, Nasreen and Geeta Dutt. The entertainment program included a qawalli session.
Guru Dutt celebrated the […]
May 2014
London premiere of Pakistani film Waada
Date – November, 1958
Related Category – Pakistani Film Industry
At the London premiere of Pakistan producer W.Z. Ahmed’s “Waada” are (seen from the left) Mr. E. Pochee, Secretary of the Asian Film Society, Mr. W.Z. Ahmed, India’s Producer-director Mehboob Khan who has recovered from his […]
Suraiya – July – 1956
Date – July, 1956
Related Category – Hindi Film Industry
A rare color picture of singing-star Suraiya taken in July, 1956.
Madhubala Goes Chinese!
Date – January, 1957
Related Category – Hindi Film Industry
Members of the Chinese Women’s Delegation dropped in on the sets of Om Prakash’s “Gateway of India” the day they arrived in Bombay. Madhubala welcomed them cordially and is seen chatting with two of the members.
It […]
