National Film Archive of India launches virtual exhibition of posters for patriotic films

The National Film Archive of India (NFAI) has launched a virtual exhibition of posters for patriotic films to celebrate 75 years of India’s independence.

The NFAI has organized a special virtual exhibition of films called Chitranjali@75: A Platinum Panorama, which presents different moods of patriotism through 75 film posters and photographs from cinema in different languages. The exhibition was unveiled by Union minister for information and broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur.

According to a report from the Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the information and broadcasting ministry, the virtual exhibition has been divided into three segments — ‘Freedom Struggle through the Lens of Cinema’, ‘Cinema of Social Reform’ and ‘Saluting the Brave Soldiers’.

‘Freedom Struggle through the Lens of Cinema' portrays tales of the heroic feats of our freedom fighters, in various languages.

'Cinema of Social Reform’ brings out the ‘power of cinema to mobilize the energy of the people by instilling patriotism through powerful visual projections and melodies'.

'Saluting the Brave Soldiers’ is a fitting tribute to the valour of heroes in uniform. The war films showcased in this segment have succeeded in creating an aura of selfless martyrdom and immortality around the country's soldiers.

1857 (1946, Hindi), 42 aka Biyalish (1949, Bengali), Piyoli Phukun (1955, Assamese), Kadu Markani (1960, Gujarati), Kittur Chennamma (1961, Kannada), Padandi Munduku (1962, Telugu), Haqeeqat (1964, Hindi), Subhashchandra (1966, Bengali), Shaheed e-Azam Bhagat Singh (1974, Punjabi) and 22 June 1897 (1979, Marathi) are some of the notable movies included in this exhibition.