In Popular Culture
The art gallery and the Samovar restaurant were featured in the 1975 Bollywood film Choti Si Baat.
The building has been designed by Durga Bajpai and is one of the early concrete structures in the city. The gallery has been turned inwards due to a combined function of an auditorium and an art gallery. Although the concept of an introvert art gallery could be questioned today, the Jehangir is an example of an early modernist notion of the inward looking art galleries in the city. Moreover, the function of the auditorium left no scope for the gallery to be open to the street. The play with concrete can be easily seen with a large wavy cantilevered entrance which embraces the street. The otherwise bland facade is articulated with relief stone cladding.
The official website which is currently under construction for The Jehangir Art Gallery is http://www.jehangirartgallery.com which will go live on, at the start of the 60th year celebrations on the 17th October 2012. At the moment the temporary site at that url promotes Art for Art which is a call for entries for the masthead of the website. You can get updates on the current happenings by liking the official facebook page http://www.facebook.com/jehangirartgallery and follow us on twitter https://twitter.com/JehangirArt
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