What makes the story of the certificate incredible is the tale of how it resurfaced. Was it part of the Prabhat archives? Did it fall out of a box during the auctions or government takeover? Nobody really knows. Who originally held this certificate and how it went missing remains an enduring mystery. The old Prabhat campus now houses the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). Its property was auctioned off, and the remaining assets were transferred to the government of India some time around 1960. Prabhat Film Company later went out of business in the early 1950s. The legendary Pune-based company received the award for its classic Marathi film Sant Tukaram. The document was a participation certificate presented to the Prabhat Film Company by the organisers of the 5th Venice International Film Festival held in August 1937.
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