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
Actor Smita Patil tries her hand at photography on the set of the film Sadgati
Actor Utpal Dutt (extreme right) clicked during an interview
Director Mehboob Khan (extreme left) on the set of his film Mother India, with his actors Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar and Nargis, in 1956
Actor Amitabh Bachchan in conversation with director Hrishikesh Mukherjee (extreme left) and Vinod Mehra on the sets of Jurmana in 1979
Actors Naseeruddin Shah (extreme right) and Rekha interact with director Muzaffar Ali on the sets of Umrao Jaan in 1981
Actor-director Guru Dutt and actor Mala Sinha on a film set
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
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
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
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
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