Fig. 36: The essence of the villain. Panel from Amar Chitra Katha’s Padmini (1973).
Artist: Ram Waeerkar.

Fig. 01: "Let's dance to the rhythm of love" Greeting card, February 2010. Image courtesy: Archies, New Delhi.

Fig. 11: Vaijantimala Bali by a window, with her head covered. (Publicity still released by Gemini Studios for the film Zindagi).

Fig. 10: Vaijantimala Bali in a dancing posture.

AMITH, 50’s PRICE 25 NP., SAFETY MATCHES, Printed matchbox label, mid-late 20th c., 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [20.026.010]

PARASURAM. SUPERIOR QUALITY. SAFETY MATCHES. PRICE 6. NP. DAMP-PROOF. GOBINATH MATCH WORKS, SATTUR. Colour printed matchbox label, horizontal, mid-late 20^th C, 5 cm x 3.5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.233.005]

 

Fig. 10: Lobby card from the 1964 film Jahan Ara (dir. Vinod Kumar) From the Priya Paul Collection, New Delhi.

Bobby, 12 BOXES EACH 25 Ps. SAFETY MATCHES, Printed matchbox labels, mid-late 20th c., 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [20.026.005]

Fig. 35: The covetous Sultan Alauddin Khilji. Panel from Amar Chitra Katha’s Padmini (1973).
Artist: Ram Waeerkar.

Fig. 09: A poster titled Salim Anarkali depicting Prince Salim and his beloved, Anarkali c. mid-20th century Ajanta Art Calendar Mfg. Co., Calcutta/Madras From the Priya Paul Collection, New Delhi.

MAN & COW, SAFETY MATCHES, PRICE 6 NP, GMW, GNANAPUSHPAM MATCH WORKS MANTHITHOPPU. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, 3.5 cmx 5 cm, mid-late 20^th C, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.126.003]

Fig. 29: Swagat. A stylized Ganesh in the shape of an Aum. Such images are commonly found on greeting cards and wedding invitations (Publication details unavailable)

Fig. 07. Dev in conflict with his father. A screenshot. Dev D. Dir. Anurag Kashyap, Anurag Kashyap Films, UTV Motion Pictures, UTV Spotboy, Moser Baer Entertainment, DVD, 2009.

Afzul Khan, c. 1900, Chitrashala Poona, Oleograph. Collection of Erwin Neumayer and Christine Schelberger, Vienna.

HANUMAN, 50’S 15 PS, DAMP PROOF, SAFETY MATCHES, SCI, RAJA MATCH WORKS, ALLAMPATTI, 626002, Printed matchbox label, early-mid 20th c., 3.5 cm x 5 cm. Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [13.055.002]