| MoMA presents eight films of Raj Kapoor, legend of Indian cinema |
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NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art presents Raj Kapoor and the Golden Age of Indian Cinema, which reveals through eight legendary films the work of actor, director, and mogul Raj Kapoor (1924-1988), from January 6 through 16, 2012. Largely unknown in North America—except to filmgoers of South Asian descent—Kapoor is revered not only in India but also throughout the former Soviet world, the Middle East, and beyond for the films he made during the Golden Age of Indian cinema. The exhibition is curated by Noah Cowan, Artistic Director, TIFF Bell Lightbox, and organized by TIFF, IIFA, and RK Films, with the support of the Government of Ontario. It is organized for MoMA by Joshua Siegel, Associate Curator, Department of Film, The Museum of Modern Art. Presented in newly struck 35mm prints, Raj Kapoor and the Golden Age of Indian Cinema offers an introduction to one of the most ravishing read full article
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