I was flipping through the Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema last night and spotted something unexpected in this still from director V. Shantaram's 1939 film Manoos. The glamorous beauty in the foreground is Marathi actress Shanta Hublikar, but look closer and you'll notice a qipao-clad calendar girl behind her. Those Shanghai ladies sure got around!
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Maybe it's an ad for a cigarette brand, like the Pirelli calendars?
Yes, cigarettes or soap or biscuits. Could be anything. Can't really tell from the photo. The product placement was usually pretty small on these posters.
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