Bollywood dance poster design for sale: Katilon Ke Kaatil (1981).
Featured here is an actual surviving original vintage Bollywood poster of the hit 1981 Hindi action drama produced and directed by Arjun Hingorani that starred Dharmendra, Rishi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman and Tina Munim in key roles.
The film also starred Nirupa Roy, Shakti Kapoor, Amjad Khan, Arjun Hingorani, Keshto Mukherjee and Bruce Lee lookalike “Bruce Le” in supporting roles.
Printed and circulated during the debut release of the film in theaters (somewhere in 1981), this vintage Bollywood poster was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
This Katilon Ke Kaatil poster was originally designed in hand painted oil on canvas format by the highest paid Bollywood poster artist of his time, Diwakar Karkare of Studio Diwakar fame. The printed signature of master Bollywood poster painter Diwakar is seen on the bottom left of this old Bollywood poster.
A stunning full length hand painted portrait of actress Zeenat Aman dancing is seen on the right. Dharmendra appears serenading her on the left dressed in a qawwali outfit. The actress is seen performing to the song, “Main Woh Chanda Nahin Jise Baadal Chhupa Le.”
The background depicts an elaborate set with background dancers and large candles. Beautiful floral motifs are seen in this Bollywood dance poster design. Typography used in this Katilon Ke Kaatil movie poster is entirely in Devanagari Hindi.
The soundtrack album of Katilon Ke Kaatil (1981) was composed by popular duo Kalyanji-Anandji. The album contain hit duets sung by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle such as “Sare Bazaar Karenge Pyar, Na Koi Parda Na Deewar” and “Yak Bayak Koi Kahin Mil Jaata Hai.” “O Meri Chorni, O Meri Morni” sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi was another popular duet in the film.
