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The Mystery of Gumnaam For decades, the mysterious Hollywood film, Gumnaam has remained hidden in the archives. With just an obscure synopsis and few stills that were taken by curious film lovers, it has long been thought that this uniquely haunting film could never be rediscovered. However, five years ago experts were able to locate a negative containing all of what is left of this forgotten piece of cinematic history. The negative was so badly damaged that they feared the film would never be seen again. It wasn't until film preservationist Ajoy Mehta, a former assistant to Martin Scorsese, took on the challenge of restoring this lost gem that Gumnaam would finally be brought back to life. Mehta has been able to recover as much as 70 per cent of the original negative and is currently working on completing this task. The restoration process has been long and arduous. Mehta recently explained, "It's been a difficult job, especially because it's a very emotional story for me now. I was very close to giving up a few times but my perseverance seems to have paid off. As I get closer to completion, I'm finding some hidden treasures." Mehta will soon begin an exhibition of the film. He explained, "I am planning on showing the new video footage in some museums and educational centres in India which has a large Hindu population." The exhibition will open at the Juhu Arts College recently renovated art gallery on 26 October. According to Mehta, "The response has been amazing. It was very hard to convince people that this film existed, let alone that it would still be available for viewing." "It's definitely my dream project," says Mehta . "I'm very lucky to be able to work on such a unique and powerful film." The Mystery of Gumnaam will be his last work as a preservationist. He plans to retire and move back to India soon. "I've been working on this film non-stop for the last five years and now I want to spend the time I have left with my family." According to Mehta , as little as 10 per cent of the original negative was salvageable, however only about 70% of it has been recovered so far. Meanwhile, an additional 5 per cent has been found but is uncorrupted and still requires substantial restoration. "The parts that have been found are mostly in the beginning," explains Mehta, "but what I'm most concerned with is the ending sequence of the film. There was no mention of a final scene in the synopsis and only a few stills were shown in a documentary about lost Hollywood films. That's why no one knows when or where it is located." Gumnaam was originally released in 1964. The only synopsis of this film states: "Raju, an unemployed young man is forced by circumstances to take a job at a mysterious place called Gumnaam (meaning 'strange' or 'mysterious'). It turns out to be an illegitimate asylum run by Dr. cfa1e77820
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