Artists at "Mohan Arts" studio, in front of
their freshly painted "cut outs" which will be placed out
side movie theaters in Chennai. The cut out can be up to 60' high.
The cost for these larger than life hand painted advertisements is
still cheaper to produce than printed ones. In south India, particularly
in Madras and Hydrabad, the hand painted film advertisements are still
more common than printed ones. In Bombay the hand painted banners
hardly exists today.