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Extremely rare vintage Satyajit Ray movie poster of one of the finest films ever made in Bengali cinema, Nayak (1966) for sale.
Written and directed by master filmmaker Satyajit Ray, Nayak is a Bengali drama that starred Uttam Kumar and Sharmila Tagore in lead roles.
This Satyajit Ray masterpiece won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali in 1967, making this Nayak movie poster highly collectible!
Printed and circulated during the debut release of the film (somewhere in the mid 1960s), this is one of the rarest Satyajit Ray film posters for sale that one can buy.
The story of Nayak revolves around a successful film actor who is traveling on an overnight train to receive a national award. During the journey, he ends up revealing his failures, insecurities and regrets to a young journalist who realizes that hidden behind all the glamor and stardom is a broken man. Nayak won a Golden Bear nomination for Best Film at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1966.
Before venturing into film making, Satyajit Ray worked as a commercial artist. It is widely believed that he designed the original posters of quite a few of his films himself, including the beautiful poster featured here for sale.
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Hand painted old Bengali movie poster of the classic Indian film, Bandi (1978) for sale.
This is an actual surviving vintage Bengali movie poster of the 1978 film that featured Bengali superstar Uttam Kumar in the lead role. Utpal Dutt and Amjad Khan also starred in this film.
Printed and circulated during the first release of the film (somewhere in the late 1970s), this old Bengali movie poster was printed for publicity of the film in Kolkata but never ended up being used.
This poster was originally designed in hand painted oil on canvas format by a small time art studio in Kolkata, making this poster highly collectible.
The design of this hand painted old Bengali movie poster features a stunning portrait of Bengali star Uttam Kumar holding a sword. Amjad Khan is seen in the background, also holding a sword in this rare old Bengali movie poster for sale.
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Old hand painted Indian movie poster of the classic Bengali film, Bandi (1978) for sale.
This is an actual surviving vintage publicity poster of the 1978 film that featured Bengali superstar Uttam Kumar in the lead role. Utpal Dutt and Amjad Khan also starred in this film.
Printed and circulated during the first release of the film (somewhere in the late 1970s), this old Bengali movie poster was printed for publicity of the Bengali release of the film but never ended up being used.
This poster was originally designed in hand painted oil on canvas format by a small time art studio in Kolkata, making this poster highly collectible.. The design of this old Bengali film poster captures the star cast in quirky portraits set against a bright yellow background.
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Old Indian movie poster of the classic Hindi & Bengali film, Amanush (1975) for sale.
This is an actual surviving vintage publicity poster of the award winning 1975 film that featured Sharmila Tagore and Uttam Kumar in lead roles.
Printed and circulated a few years after the first release of the film (somewhere in the late 1970s), this old Bengali movie poster was printed for publicity of the Bengali release of the film but never ended up being used.
Amanush when released in Bengali, became a massive hit among the local Bengali speaking population, making this poster highly collectible.
This poster was originally designed in hand painted oil on canvas format by a small time art studio in Kolkata. The design of this hand drawn old Bengali film poster captures lead actor Uttam Kumar in a large portrait whereas Sharmila Tagore appears in a smaller avatar at the bottom.
Amanush is a 1975 Bollywood movie made in both Hindi and Bengali. The film starred Sharmila Tagore and Bengali superstar Uttam Kumar in lead roles and was produced and directed by Shakti Samanta. Utpal Dutt played the role of a villain in the film.
Kishore Kumar sung several smashing songs for the Bengali version of Amanush, which became a rage among the Bengali speaking population of the country.
The film won several awards and accolades, including the prestigious Filmfare awards.
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Hand painted old Bollywood poster of the Hindi film Anand Ashram (1977) for sale.
This is an actual surviving vintage poster of the 1977 Bollywood movie that was made in dual languages – Hindi as well as Bengali. Starring actress Sharmila Tagore, this poster was printed and circulated somewhere during the first release of the Hindi version of the film. This hand painted old Bollywood poster was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
The poster was originally designed on a hand painted canvas by one of the greatest Bollywood movie poster designers in history, D.R. Bhosle, making it very collectable. D.R. Bhosle has chosen a very simplistic approach in hand painting this poster, as seen by the large and highly realistic portraits of Uttam Kumar, Sharmila Tagore and Ashok Kumar. Poster artist D.R. Bhosle’s original signature is found on the top left hand corner of the poster. The typography used in this poster is both in English as well as Devanagari Hindi.
Anand Ashram is a 1977 Bollywood film which was released in both Hindi as well as and Bengali. Written and directed by Shakti Samanta, the film is based on a story by Bengali film director and novelist, Sailajananda Mukhopadhyay. It starred Ashok Kumar, Uttam Kumar and Sharmila Tagore in lead roles. Samanta had previously made another dual language version called Amanush (1975) with the same lead actors.
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Quirky, hand painted old Bengali poster of the film Anand Ashram (1977) for sale.
This is an actual surviving old poster of the 1977 Bollywood movie that was made in dual languages – Hindi as well as Bengali. Starring actress Sharmila Tagore, this old poster was printed and circulated somewhere during the release of the Bengali version of the film. This quirky, hand painted old Bengali movie poster was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
The poster was originally designed on a hand painted canvas by a small time art studio in Kolkata, making it very collectable. It features a large, quirky hand drawn portrait of the lead actor Uttam Kumar on the top, with smaller portraits of the two actresses Sharmila Tagore and Moushumi Chatterjee on the bottom. The entire poster is designed and printed in two primary colors, i.e. yellow and red, adding greatly to its quirk quotient. The typography used in this poster is entirely in Bengali.
