Ratan Kumar & Baby Naaz in film 'Boot Polish' (1954).

 

 

"Nanhe munne bachche..

teri muthi mein kya hai..? 

*Muthi mein hai takdeer hamari..

hamne kismat ko bas mein kiya hai!"

Vittorio De Sica's 'Shoe Shine' (1946).

Great performances of child artists Ratan Kumar & Baby Naaz in 'Boot Polish' (1954) directed by Prakash Arora!

'RK's this movie won 'Filmfare's 'Best Film'..and 'Best Cinematographer' award for Tara Dutt!..And Baby Naaz won special prize for Best Child Artist in 'Cannes Film Festival', 1955!

Baby Naaz, Ratan Kumar & David in 'Boot Polish' (1954).

This film inspired from Vittorio De Sica's 'Shoe Shine' (1946)..'Oscar' honoured pioneering film of Italian Neo-Realism!

The picture of song "Nanhe munne.." still contemporary!

- Manoj Kulkarni
['Chitrasrushti', Pune, India]