In Photos: The stories behind the big films

A selection of nostalgic images from major movie sets across the country, which tell stories of films beyond what you've seen on-screen

By Mexy Xavier

Dec 30, 2019, 16:37 IST1 min

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Actor Smita Patil tries her hand at photography on the set of the film Sadgati

Image by Nemai Ghosh/DAG

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Actor Utpal Dutt (extreme right) clicked during an interview

Image by Nemai Ghosh/DAG

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Director Mehboob Khan (extreme left) on the set of his film Mother India, with his actors Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar and Nargis, in 1956

Image by Dinodia Photo

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Actor Amitabh Bachchan in conversation with director Hrishikesh Mukherjee (extreme left) and Vinod Mehra on the sets of Jurmana in 1979

Image by Dinodia Photo

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Actors Naseeruddin Shah (extreme right) and Rekha interact with director Muzaffar Ali on the sets of Umrao Jaan in 1981

Image by Kamat Neha/Dinodia Photo

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Actor-director Guru Dutt and actor Mala Sinha on a film set

Image by Solaris/Dinodia Photo

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Actor Shivaji Ganesan is in the midst of applying makeup for his 1958 mythological film Kathavarayan, directed by TR Ramana, in which he played the title role

Image by Gnanam Media

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Actor Asokan (extreme left) observes as director AC Tirulokchandar hurls a fake punch at his co-star CL Anandan (extreme right) during a rehearsal shot on the set of a film in the 1960s

Image by Gnanam Media

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A 15-year-old Sridevi observes as a smiling P Bharatiraja—the director of her Tamil film 16 Vayathinile in 1977—strikes up a conversation with K Raghavendra Rao (extreme right) who helmed the Telugu remake of the same film

Image by Gnanam Media

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Actor-politician MG Ramachandran captures his co-star J Jayalithaa on camera in between shots of the romantic drama Raman Thediya Seethai directed by P Neelakantan, in 1971

Image by Gnanam Media