Five Bengali films in NFAI’s virtual exhibition of posters for patriotic films

An online exhibition of posters from iconic patriotic films has been launched by the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) celebrating India’s 75 years of independence. The special exhibition titled ‘Chitranjali@75: A Platinum Panorama’ reflects on different moods of patriotism comprising 75 film posters and photographs in different languages.
Among several other film posters, the exhibition which was unveiled by Union minister for information and broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur sees five Bengali films representing Bengali cinema.These films are Udayer Pathey (1944), Biyallish (1949), Chinnamul (1950), Dada Thakur (1962) and Subhash Chandra (1966).
The virtual exhibition has three segments namely ‘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 intersection of Indian cinema and the Indian Nationalist movement in the early decades of the twentieth century. It showcases 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 the armed forces, which has been a recurring theme in our cinema.
Apart from the five Bengali films, some of the notable films included in this exhibition are - 1857 (1946, Hindi), Piyoli Phukun (1955, Assamese), Kadu Markani (1960, Gujarati), Kittur Chennamma (1961, Kannada), Padandi Munduku (1962, Telugu), Haqeeqat (1964, Hindi), Shaheed e-Azam Bhagat Singh (1974, Punjabi) and 22 June 1897 (1979, Marathi).