MoMA Presents RAJ KAPOOR & THE GOLDEN AGE OF INDIAN CINEMA, 1/6-1/16

The Museum of Modern Art presents RAJ KAPOOR & 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 and influential periods of world cinema. Kapoor founded RK Films in 1948, and it became the most important Hindi studio of the post-Independence era—and the one most commonly associated with the nebulous and often misunderstood expression "Bollywood."

Admission is $12 adults; $10 seniors, 65 years and over with I.D. $8 full-time students with current I.D. The price of a film ticket may be applied toward the price of a Museum admission ticket when a film ticket stub is presented at the Lobby Information Desk within 30 days of the date on the stub (does not apply during Target Free Friday Nights, 4:00–8:00 p.m.). Click here to view full detail schedule.  Admission is free for Museum members and Museum ticketholders.

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