Meena Kumari

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.

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.

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.

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.