How a moody Italian film director found artistic inspiration - and love - in Nehru's India
In December 1956, Italian film director Roberto Rossellini  leading exponent of the neo-realist movement, maker of films such as Rome, Open City and husband of the world-famous Hollywood star Ingrid Bergman  visited India at the invitation of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

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