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"Now, we have printed posters, but, earlier, hand-painted posters of movies used to be displayed in the lobby of cinema halls. He has created hundreds of such paintings, including that of 'Mother India' and 'Pakeezah'.His son has now decided to donate the original paintings of these posters to the Mumbai museum. The museum will be inaugurated soon," said Gupta.The 'Pakeezah' poster, painted in 1972, is 54x34 inch while the 'Mother India' (1957) one is 36x24.B D Gupta,(1935-2001) has painted hundreds of Bollywood posters at his studio, situated in the Walled City. It was a difficult job as it required time and the artist had to paint faces of artists very accurately," he said.But Gupta is happy that two of his father's paintings have been selected for display at the film museum. These were lively and expressed the soul of the film," said Gupta..