Visitors at the exhibition of rare film posters at Kala Srot Art Gallery
Lucknow: An exhibition of rare film posters titled ‘Bisoscope 2-Gumnaam Hai Koi’ began at Kala Srot Art Gallery in Aliganj on Saturday. Unlike conventional film exhibitions centred on famous stars and celebrated movies, BIOSCOPE-2 spans Indian cinema from the 1930s to contemporary times and includes original posters, vintage photographs and rare memorabilia. Among the stories featured are Kangan (1939) directed by German filmmaker Franz Osten and Ram Rajya (1943) — the only feature film which was watched by Mahatma Gandhi.
Founder of Metaphor Litfest, Kanak Rekha Chauhan, said, “Walking through these Bollywood posters feels like reliving decades of cinema, as every colour, face, design brings back a cherished memory from the silver screen”. The exhibition gives a peek into the lesser-known stories of Indian cinema . The rare posters are from the personal collection of Indian Revenue Service officer Suboor Usmani, who is also a collector, curator and film archivist. The exhibition was inaugurated by actor, screenwriter and theatre personality Atul Tiwari . Filmmaker and film historian Karan Bali was the guest of honour.