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From Skinny Anupam Kher to Imprisoned Amitabh Bachchan: Here Are Some Extremely Rare candid Pics of Stars from 1970s and 80s
- Parul Sharma
- Dec 01, 2016, 15:49 PM IST
Anybody who is well versed with the world of photography knows who Pablo Bartholomew is. The genius behind many great photographic exhibitions released some never seen before pictures of Bollywood stars that he took with his camera back in 1970s and 80s.
Right from Smita Patil and Amitabh Bachchan to young and coy Shashi Tharoor and enigmatic Mira Nair, a bevy of stars feature in the rare stills. The pictures were revealed to the world in an exhibition recently which left many cinema lovers dazed with their raw beauty.
Pablo Bertholomew was born in Delhi to Art critic photographer Richard Bertholomew and theatre artist Rati Batra. At a tender age of 16, Pablo even got a chance to work with Satyajit Ray as a still photographer on the sets of Shatranj Ke Khiladi.
Now, without much ado, check out these rare gems.
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^^Actors Alok Nath and Mona Chawla in Harold Pinter's play, The Lover. It was directed by Feisal Alkazi, Delhi in 1976.
^^Former Miss India and actress Nafisa Ali. The picture was clicked in Bombay in 1980.
^^Amjad Khan clicked in the Green Room in 1976, Calcutta.
^^Late Saeed Jaffrey relaxing in a hotel in Bombay back in 1981.
^^Young Shashi Tharoor and Mira Nair playing Antony and Cleopatra in a play in Delhi back in 1980.
^^Late Smita Patil reading a book in Pablo's room in Bombay in 1980.
^^Shobhaa De and adman Mohd. Khan at a party in Bombay in 1980.
^^Anupam Kher in his hostel room in Chandigarh in 1974.
^^Shabana Azmi when she visited dancing girls' quarters at G.B Road in 1980.
^^Satyajit Ray scanning a magazine at Haji Ali, Mumbai in 1977.
^^Victor Banerjee on the sets of 'Shatranj Ke Khiladi'. The film was directed by Satyajit Ray.
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