Marissa Bronfman

06.09.11

BOLLYWOOD AT THE ROM

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Bollywood dancers teach the crowd a few signature dance moves

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From the exhibit Embellished Reality: Indian Painted Photographs

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From the exhibit Bollywood Cinema Showcards: Indian Film Art from the 1950s to the 1980s

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A Raj Kapoor film screening and film posters from the 1970s in the exhibit Bollywood Cinema Showcards: Indian Film Art from the 1950s to the 1980s

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1980s film posters from the exhibit Bollywood Cinema Showcards: Indian Film Art from the 1950s to the 1980s

Today the Royal Ontario Museum celebrated its gorgeous new exhibit, Bollywood Cinema Showcards: Indian Film Art from the 1950s to the 1980s, in true Bollywood fashion – exuberant Indian dancers taught the crowd three signature Bollywood dance moves and we all moved en masse to a hit Hindi song!

These rare works of Indian art are featured alongside dozens of film clips from different decades in Hindi cinema, and you have to get up close to the old posters to see the genius pairing of paint and photography. This is an exhibit not to be missed and a proper education for fans anticipating the 2011 International Indian Film Academy Awards in Toronto at the end of the month.

Photos: Mallorie Bronfman-Thomas.

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