#QUESTION Identify the actress on the booklet cover.
#HINT She began her long acting career in a stunt film from the silent era.

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A stunning image of the actor and dancer Sitara Devi appears in the August 1939 issue of FilmIndia magazine. The colour plate in the magazine was publicity for the film Meri Aankhein (1939) directed by Dwarka Khosla.
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#RajKapoor and #Nargis make an enduring appearance on the poster of #Barsaat (1949) directed by #RajKapoor and written by #RamanandSagar . The embrace between the two leads would further be immortalised in the logo of Kapoor's production company, RK Films.

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Zeb Rehman appears on the evocative song booklet cover of Kidar Sharma's Fariyaad (1964). The film starred Ashok Sharma and Zeb Rehman in lead roles with music composed by Snehal Bhatkar. 

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#KLSaigal appears in a stunning profile as the beloved and gifted musician #Tansen in the film Tansen (1943) directed by #JayantDesai . The much loved music of the film was composed by #KhemchandPrakash with lyrics by Pandit Indra and K.L. Saigal and #KhursheedBano as singers.

#SuchitraSen and #DevAnand make an appearance on a lobby card from #BombaiKaBabu (1960) directed by #RajKhosla and written by #RajinderSinghBedi . The widely loved soundtrack of the film was composed by #SDBurman with lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

Prem Nazir and Sheela make an appearance as lovers next to a waterfall on a lush poster of the Malayalam film Ramanan (1967) directed by D.M. Pottekat and based on the work Ramanan by the poet Changampuzha Krishna Pillai. #Changampuzha #PremNazir

Chithra makes a delightful appearance on a striking powder blue-hued poster of the Marathi comedy Bolavita Dhani (1953) directed by Raja Thakur and produced by Nava Chitra Studio. #SudhirPhadke #GDMadgulkar

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Chittor V. Nagaiah makes a brooding appearance in the Telugu film Swarga Seema (1945) produced and directed by B.N. Reddi. The film starred #PBhanumathi as a street performer who is discovered by a publisher (Nagayya) and goes on to become a star. 
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#Mahipal and #Anuradha make a tender appearance in a striking photograph from the #Rajasthani film #Nazrana (1942), directed by the music composer G.P. Kapoor. The film, which marked the acting debut of Mahipal, also starred Ashiq Hussain and Kailash Matwala among others.

Nanda and Shashi Kapoor appear in an intense moment in the film Char Diwari (1961) directed by Krishna Chopra. The soundtrack was composed by Salil Choudhury with lyrics by Shailendra with hit songs including 'Kaise Manaoon Piawa' and 'Jhuk Jhuk Jhuk Jhum Ghata'.