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Asia TOPA: Bombay Talkies Exhibit
Presented by Australian Centre for the Moving Image, this FREE exhibition captures the thrill and...
Presented by Australian Centre for the Moving Image, this FREE exhibition captures the thrill and...
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Federation Square, Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
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Presented by Australian Centre for the Moving Image, this FREE exhibition captures the excitement and glamor of early Indian cinema.
In 1934, ambitious and entrepreneurial filmmaker Himansu Rai (1892-1940) and his movie-star wife Devika Rani (1908-1994) co-founded the legendary Bombay Talkies film studio. Releasing 40 films over 20 years the studio was one of India's most innovative and highly resourced, launching the careers of several prominent luminaries including Ashok Kumar and Raj Kapoor.
The exhibition showcases, for the very first time, the Dietze Family Trust archive, a Melbourne-based treasure trove of more than 3000 cultural artifacts once owned by Himansu Rai. The archive is the most comprehensive collection of the 1920s and 1930s Indian film studio ephemera in the world. -
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Date & Time
Jun 06 2017 at 10:00 AM - Jun 06 2017 at 10:15 PM -
Location & full address
ACMI, Federation Square, Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia -
Event Admins
Ahmed