India, Sept. 24 -- The ongoing exhibition, Bioscope 2: Collection of Bollywood Posters, curated by Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Suboor Usmani, is offering cinema lovers a window into the past.

It provides a glimpse of Indian cinema from the 1930s onwards. From the 1939 film Pukar, directed by Sohrab Modi, and the Ashok Kumar-starrer Kangan to the films of the 80s, the collection is loaded with trivia and quizzes put together by the collector. The exhibition is underway at Kala Srot Art Gallery in Lucknow.

The film archivist says, "It's a labour of love for over 20 years of collecting things that show our rich past. Posters were the lifeline to cinema then, and this time we have also put up lobby cards and a meme wall which conne...