An exhibition from the Osianama archives honouring the divas of the Indian silver screen and 100 glorious years of Indian cinema. The pictures will reveal the special status that actresses have enjoyed in the film industry. In India, women are seen as manifestations of Shakti, the Mother Goddess, the primordial force of life. This concept of womanhood has endowed actresses in Hindi cinema with a special aura and magnetism that the diva embodies both in her films and her private life. Her various avatars will be explored through the roles essayed by actresses and stars such as Sulochana, Zubeida, Gohar, Devika Rani, Fearless Nadia, Suraiya, Kamini Kaushal, Suraiya, Meena Kumari, Geeta Bali, Nargis, Madhubala, Nutan, Mala Sinha, Waheeda Rehman, Saira Banu, Vyjayanthimala, Asha Parekh, Hema Malini and many others. The cinematic artworks comprising vintage and rare posters, show-cards, stills, song-synopsis booklets among other artifacts, will evoke a unique atmosphere of glamour, grace and awe most befitting a diva!
