[www.keralites.net] Old Photos- Various Vintage Photos- Part-55

 

 

Elephants of the Indian Viceroy - 1860's Photographer: Samuel Bourne Source: ebay

Shiv Temples at Dakshineswar Kali Temple - Albumen Photograph Calcutta (Kolkata) 1880's Source: ebay

Portrait of Famous Playback Singer Geeta Dutt (1930-1972) Geeta Dutt (23 November 1930 20 July 1972) was a prominent singer in India. She found particular prominence as a playback singer in Hindi cinema. She also sang many modern Bengali songs.

K. Asif, Director of Epic Hindi Movie Mughal-e-Azam (1960) on the Sets of Sheesh Mahal K. Asif (14 June 1922 9 March 1971) was a film director, film producer and screenwriter who was famous for his work for the Hindi epic motion picture, Mughal-e-Azam (1960)His directorial debut, Phool (1945), did very well at the box-office due to the casting of and portrayals by famous actors and actresses of the time such as Prithviraj Kapoor, Durga Khote and Suraiya.In 1944, Asif planned to make a film called Mughal-e-Azam based on the life and times of Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great's court dancer, Anarkali, with Chandramohan in the male lead and the then upcoming actress Nargis in the female lead. However, in 1946, before the production of the film could begin, the male lead, Chandramohan, died.At that time, Asif temporarily shelved the film until further notice. He produced his next venture, the film Hulchul, and released it in 1951. At that time, Asif recast Mughal-e-Azam with Dilip Kumar in the male lead and Madhubala in the female lead and began the production of the film in the same year. In 1960, after twelve years in production, Mughal-e-Azam was released and became a huge hit at packed cinema houses across India. With this film, Asif attained legendary status despite having only worked in three productions so far.

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