Parasmani

Fantasy Bollywood movies poster for sale: Parasmani (1963).

Featured here is an actual surviving original Bollywood poster of the old 1963 fictional adventure Hindi film directed by Babubhai Mistry that starred Mahipal and Geethanjali in key roles.

Produced by Bachubhai Mistry & Pandit Madhur and presented by Kantibhai Parikh under the Movieland banner, Parasmani (1963) also starred Manher Desai, Nalini Chonkar, Maruti Rao, Uma Dutt, Naazi, Jeevan Kala, Aruna Irani, Jugal Kishore, Shekhar Purohit and Ajit Soni in supporting roles. Helen appeared as a dancer in the popular song “Ooi Maa Ooi Maa.”

Directed by the pioneer of cinematic effects in Indian cinema (Babubhai Mistri), Parasmani (1963) was an attempt to wow the audience with special effects that were previously unseen in Bollywood.

The film has the distinction of being one of the rarest films in the history of Indian cinema to be shot both in black and white as well as in colour (the first half of the film was shot in black and white and the second entirely in Eastman colour), making this Parasmani poster, highly collectible!

Parasmani (1963) told the story about a poor man called “Paras” (Mahipal) who falls in love with a princess (Geethanjali) and desires to marry her. The king (Manher Desai) sets a condition for the marriage: Paras must set out on a quest to find a rare gem that has the power to grant eternal life. The film traces his epic journey during which he encounters magical creatures, dragons, gigantic spiders, sorcerers and sorceresses.

Printed and circulated during the initial release of the film (somewhere in 1963), this fantasy Bollywood movies poster was originally designed for publicity of the film in theaters but never ended up being used.

This vintage Parasmani movie poster was originally designed in hand painted oil on canvas format by Bombay-based Bollywood poster artist G.G. Vishnu and features stunning artwork.

Lead actor Mahipal is depicted playing a classical musical instrument (Sitar), trying to woo his lady love Geethanjali, who is seen in her character of a princess. The actor appears fighting a giant spider on the top left of this Parasmani poster, giving away the fantasy genre of the film.

Typography used in this Bollywood fantasy movies poster is entirely in Devanagari Hindi, except for a translation of the title in English. The main Devanagari Hindi title appears in a 3D font in a two tone mix of light and dark blue, accentuated with a yellow and green border.

Parasmani (1963) marks the first independent film in which Bollywood’s most successful music composer duo, Laxmikant and Pyarelal worked together. They would later go on to become one of the greatest composers in Indian cinema in the years to follow.

The film is remembered till date for its unforgettable songs. Woh Jab Yaad Aaye, Bahut Yaad Aaye” a duet sung by Lata Mangeshkar & Mohammed Rafi is considered a classic. “Hansta Hua Noorani Chehra, Kali Zulfein, Rang Sunehra” sung by Lata Mangeshkar & Kamal Barot and “Ooi Maa Ooi Maa Yeh Kya Ho Gaya” sung by Lata Mangeshkar were two other super hit songs from the album that are played till today.

The theme of the film revolves around the protagonist’s quest to locate the gem of eternal life, “Parasmani” in order to win his lady love.