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Very rare vintage Bollywood poster for sale of the cult Guru Dutt film, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962).
This is an actual surviving old Bollywood poster for sale of the 1962 classic Hindi film that featured one of the greatest filmmakers of Indian cinema, Guru Dutt in the lead role opposite actresses Waheeda Rehman and Meena Kumari.
Based on a Bengali novel, Shaheb Bibi Golam by Bimal Mitra, the film was a massive critical and commercial success and has over the years garnered cult status. Meena Kumari’s performance as an alcoholic lonely wife in the film is often credited as one of the finest acting performances in the history of Indian cinema.
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam won four Filmfare Awards, including the Best Movie award and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was also chosen as India’s official entry to the Oscars, making this Guru Dutt poster highly collectible!
Printed and circulated somewhere in the 1960s, this old Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam poster was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
This beautifully hand painted Bollywood poster features a stunning portrait of Guru Dutt and actress Meena Kumari locked in a passionate gaze on the top. A vintage alcohol jug at the bottom overlapping Meena Kumari’s portrait suggests the plot of the film – a complicated triangle of relationships between a lonely alcoholic wife, her wealthy husband and their servant.
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Set of ten old Bollywood movie still photos of the hit Hindi film, Baiju Bawra (1952) for sale.
This is an actual surviving set of old Bollywood lobby cards of the 1952 Hindi film that starred Bharat Bhushan in the lead role as “Baiju” and Meena Kumari as his love interest.
Meena Kumari went on to win her first Filmfare Best Actress Award in 1954 for Baiju Bawra. Coincidentally, the category for Best Actress was introduced by the Filmfare Awards Committee for the first time during the same year (1954). As such, Baiju Bawra marked not just the first Filmfare Best Actress Award of Meena Kumari’s career (she would subsequently go on to win three more Best Actress trophies in her career), but also the first Filmfare Best Actress Award ever declared.
Baiju Bawra was a musical masterpiece. The film’s music director Naushad bagged his first and the only Filmfare Award win of his illustrious career for Baiju Bawra, making this old Bollywood still photo set highly collectible.
Printed and circulated somewhere in the early 1950s, this old Bollywood movie lobby card set was designed and printed for publicity of the film inside a cinema hall.
These beautiful black and white Bollywood still photos were actually used inside a theater that screened Baiju Bawra. The four corners of the lobby cards feature punched holes and display tell tale sings of being pinned on the notice board of a movie theater.
This old Bollywood movie lobby card was designed by taking an iconic still photograph from the film (shot on set location) and mounting it on a board. Ten key scenes from the film are captured in this set comprising ten individual old Bollywood movie still photos.
The film was based on the life of Baiju Bawra with a historic setting in Mughal Emperor Akbar’s court in India. Since it was based on classical music, the film was met with great skepticism initially but went on to become a huge commercial and critical success, catapulting both its lead actors into stardom.
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Vintage Bollywood poster of the old Hindi film Bheegi Raat (1965) for sale.
This is an actual surviving old Hindi movie poster of the 1965 film that featured the Tragedy Queen of Bollywood, Meena Kumari in the lead role.
Printed and circulated a few years after the first release of the film (1970s), this vintage Bollywood poster for sale was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
This old Bollywood poster was originally designed on a hand painted canvas by a small time art studio in Delhi, giving it a very quirky feel.
Bheegi Raat is a 1965 Bollywood movie starring Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari and Pradeep Kumar.
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Black and white old Bollywood movie stills of the Hindi film, Char Dil Char Rahen (1959) for sale.
This is an actual surviving set of old Bollywood lobby cards of the 1959 Hindi film that starred the two most successful actors in Indian cinema, Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor in lead roles.
Featured here for sale is a rare surviving set of Bollywood movie lobby cards of the film Char Dil Char Rahen (1959) comprising a total of 20 old Bollywood movie stills!
Printed and circulated during the original first release of the film (late 1950s), these old Bollywood black and white pictures were printed for publicity of the film inside a cinema hall.
This beautiful vintage set comprising 20 old Bollywood movie stills was designed and printed for publicity of the film inside a cinema hall. The corners of each lobby card display visible pin hole markings – tell tale signs of being pinned on the notice board of a movie theater.
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Black and white old Bollywood movie stills of the Hindi film, Gazal (1964) for sale.
This is an actual surviving set of old Bollywood lobby cards of the 1964 Hindi film that starred Meena Kumari and Sunil Dutt in lead roles.
Featured here for sale is a rare surviving set of Bollywood movie lobby cards of the film Gazal (1964) comprising a total of 19 old Bollywood movie stills!
Printed and circulated during the original first release of the film (early 1960s), these old Bollywood black and white pictures were printed for publicity of the film inside a cinema hall.
This beautiful vintage set comprising 19 old Bollywood movie stills was designed and printed for publicity of the film and was actually used inside a theater that screened the film Gazal. The corners of each lobby card display visible pin hole markings – tell tale signs of being pinned on the notice board of a movie theater.
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Old Bollywood black and white movie stills of the Hindi film, Adil-E-Jehangir (1955) for sale.
This is an actual surviving old Bollywood lobby cards set of the 1955 Hindi film produced by G.P. Sippy that starred Pradeep Kumar and Meena Kumari in lead roles.
Featured here for sale is a rare surviving set of Bollywood movie lobby cards of the film Adil-E-Jehangir (1955) comprising a total of 10 old Bollywood photos!
Printed and circulated during the original first release of the film (1950s), these old Bollywood black and white pictures were printed for publicity of the film inside a theater.
This beautiful vintage set comprising 10 old Bollywood movie stills was designed and printed for publicity of the film and was actually used inside a theater that screened the film Adil-E-Jehangir. The corners of each lobby card display visible pin hole markings – tell tale signs of being pinned on the notice board of a movie theater.
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Old Bollywood movie poster of the hit romantic Hindi film, Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960) for sale.
This is an actual surviving original vintage Bollywood movie poster of the 1960 Hindi film that featured Raaj Kumar and the Tragedy Queen of Bollywood, Meena Kumari in lead roles.
Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai’s music composed by the legendary duo Shankar Jaikishan became a rage throughout the nation. Tracks from the film (most notably “Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh” sung by Lata Mangeshkar) are fondly remembered and played till today.
Printed and circulated during the original first release run of the film (late 1950s / early 1960s), this old hand painted Bollywood movie poster was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
This old Bollywood movie poster was originally hand painted on canvas by a leading Bollywood poster design studio in Bombay. Beautiful hand painted portraits of Raaj Kumar and Meena Kumari appear side by side divided by a large burning candle in the center. A woman appears to be holding on to the base of the candle. The lead actors as well as the supporting cast are mentioned prominently on the top. The printed signature of Bollywood poster painter Manohar Suresh is seen on the bottom right.
This vintage Bollywood poster has been graded ★ As Is due to a few tiny holes as seen in the photograph (below Meena Kumari’s face). Overall fair condition and these minor imperfections make no significant difference to the display quality of the poster from a viewing distance.
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Old Bollywood movie poster of the hit Hindi film, Main Chup Rahungi (1962) for sale.
This is an actual surviving original vintage Bollywood movie poster of the 1962 Hindi film that featured the Tragedy Queen of Bollywood, Meena Kumari in the lead role opposite Sunil Dutt.
For her stellar performance in the film, Meena Kumari received a nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress Award, making this poster highly collectible!
In the same year, Meena Kumari was also nominated for the Filmfare Best Actress Award for two other films, establishing a record by having all three nominations for Best Actress of the year (1963) to her credit.
Printed and circulated during the first release run of the film (early 1960s), this old hand painted Bollywood movie poster was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
This old Bollywood movie poster features beautiful vintage hand painted artwork. A hand painted portrait of actress Meena Kumari crying is seen on the right hand side of the poster. Sunil Dutt appears alongside hand painted in a green Hulk-like avatar.
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Old Bollywood movie poster of the Hindi film, Satta Bazar (1959) for sale.
This is an actual surviving original vintage Bollywood movie poster of the 1959 Hindi film that featured the Tragedy Queen of Bollywood, Meena Kumari in the lead role.
Printed and circulated during the first release run of the film (late 1950s), this old hand painted Bollywood movie poster was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
This vintage Bollywood movie poster features stunning hand painted artwork. A brilliant hand painted portrait of actress Meena Kumari is set against a plain white background in this minimalist Bollywood poster. Originally hand painted on canvas, the printed signature of the Bollywood poster painter is seen on the bottom right of the poster.
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Spectacular vintage hand painted Bollywood poster of the old Hindi film Bheegi Raat (1965) for sale.
This is an actual surviving old Bollywood poster of the 1965 film that featured the Tragedy Queen of Bollywood, Meena Kumari.
Printed and circulated somewhere during the first release of the film (Mid 1960s), this old Bollywood poster for sale was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
This vintage Bollywood poster was originally designed on a hand painted canvas by one of the finest Bollywood movie poster artists of all time, DR Bhosle. Known for his restrained and simplistic approach, this Meena Kumari poster bears DR Bhosle’s tell tale signs of mastery. In this Bheegi Raat poster, Tragedy Queen Meena Kumari and actor Pradeep Kumar are seen in a passionate embrace. This is one of the finest minimal Bollywood posters ever produced by DR Bhosle, making it highly collectible.
The poster is set against a cloudy background. The title of the film uses an interesting typeset comprising fine brush strokes to give it a “rainy” look to reflect the name of the film.
Artist DR Bhosle’s original signature appears on the bottom left hand corner of the poster.
Bheegi Raat is a 1965 Bollywood movie starring Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari and Pradeep Kumar.
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Very rare original old Bollywood poster of the hit Guru Dutt film, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam poster (1962) for sale.
This is an actual surviving vintage Bollywood poster of the 1962 award winning Hindi film that was produced by one of the most influential filmmakers in Indian cinema, Guru Dutt. Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam featured Guru Dutt in the lead role along with Meena Kumari.
This is an extremely rare Bollywood movie poster that depicts Meena Kumari lying in a drunken stupor, at a time when women drinking alcohol was regarded as a taboo in Indian culture, making this poster highly collectible.
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam was a stellar success and Meena Kumari’s performance as an alcoholic lonely wife is considered one of the finest performances in Indian cinema till date. The film features in many top ranking lists that have been compiled over the years and is unanimously regarded as a must see film in Bollywood.
Printed and circulated somewhere in the late 1960s, this old Bollywood poster was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
This artistic hand painted Bollywood poster features stunning portraits of Guru Dutt & Waheeda Rehman at the top. Painted by popular Bollywood poster painter Shrikant, the bottom of this Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam poster features an interesting hand painted portrait of Meena Kumari holding an empty alcohol glass in her hand. This old Meena Kumari poster has been printed on thick stock paper and features block overprinted typography used in the movie title.
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam is a 1962 Bollywood movie produced by master filmmaker Guru Dutt. The film stars Guru Dutt, Meena Kumari, Waheeda Rehman and Rehman. Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam is based on a Bengali novel, Shaheb Bibi Golam by Bimal Mitra. The novel (and the film) tells a story about the complicated triangle of relationships between a lonely wife, her wealthy husband and their servant.
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam won four Filmfare Awards, including Best Movie award. The film won international acclaim with a Golden Bear nomination at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival and became India’s official entry to the Oscars.
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Beautiful old Bollywood movie poster of the hit Hindi film Pakeezah (1972) for sale.
This is an actual vintage poster of the 1972 epic film directed by perfectionist Kamal Amrohi that won critical acclaim and is remembered till date for its memorable footprint on the history of Indian cinema.
Pakeezah reportedly took 14 years to make due to the separation between lead actress Meena Kumari (Tragedy Queen of Bollywood) and director Kamal Amrohi in 1964. The two decided to separate after twelve years of marriage, leaving the film stalled midway. The film was reportedly restarted in 1969 and finally completed in 1972.
Printed and circulated several years after the first release of the film (somewhere in the 1980s/1990s), this movie poster was originally designed for publicity of the re-release of the film but never ended up being used.
In the poster, the lead protagonist of the film, Meena Kumari is seen in her spectacular best in an iconic dancing pose. This scene is captured through a still photograph from the film, which has been pasted on to the poster. A small cut out of the lead actor Raaj Kumar is seen on the bottom. The typography used in this poster is in English, with the title translated in Devanagari Hindi as well as Urdu.
Pakeezah (Pure) is a 1972 hit Hindi film, written and directed by Kamal Amrohi, which tells the story of a prostitute with a pure heart. Tragedy Queen of Bollywood, Meena Kumari played the lead role in the film. The film’s music composed by Naushad went on to become a rage throughout the nation.
In particular, “Chalte Chalte” & “Inhi Logon Ne” sung by Lata Mangeshkar are considered all time classics and played till today.
