‘China Town’ film poster

Title
‘China Town’ film poster
Year/Period
1962
Region
India
Material
paper
Dimension
Image size: 101.7 x 77 cm
Accession No.
2009-02905
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

‘China Town’ is a Hindi film which was directed by Shakti Samanta, starring Shammi 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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