‘Boot Polish’ film poster

Title
‘Boot Polish’ film poster
Year/Period
1954
Region
India
Material
paper
Dimension
Image size: 76 x 52 cm
Accession No.
2009-02898
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
NLB Type
Document

‘Boot Polish’ is a Hindi film which was directed by Prakash Arora and produced by Indian film icon, Raj Kapoor. Hindi films were popular in Singapore, especially among the Indian and Malay communities. Early Malay films derived inspiration from Hindi films and appealed to the Malay audience as the similarities between the two were obvious.

 

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