As part of our Recent Acquisitions series, this set of Indian films toured Europe and the United States before being donated to the George Eastman Museum. Curated by Galen Rosenthal, who lived in India for ten years and worked as a screenwriter, these films represent some of the best crime movies made in India at the beginning of the 21st Century. With the museum’s reputation as the largest repository of South Asian films outside of the region, it has attracted several smaller collections of these films that have been donated. Crime knows no boundaries, and these gritty films reveal a side of Indian cinema overwhelmed by the glitzy musicals the country’s film industry is known for.
Events in this Series
Ek Hasina Thi - 35mm
Mumbai Noir | Recent Acquisitions | To Collect and Project Travel agent Sarika (Urmila Matondkar) is pursued by Karan (Saif Ali Khan), a customer and handsome, mysterious man.
Recent Acquisitions
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11 Films on Screen Pulling films that have come into the collection in the last decade, this series will highlight not only the best of these additions, but demonstrate how the museum is growing and assembling a world-class collection.