Julie poster for sale.
Featured here is an actual surviving original vintage Bollywood poster of the old 1975 romantic Hindi film directed by K.S. Sethumadhavan that starred Lakshmi (Yaragudipati Venkata Mahalakshmi) in the titular role opposite Vikram Makandar.
Julie (1975) was a remake of a Malayalam film Chattakari (1974), which also starred Lakshmi in the title role. The actress made her debut in both Malayalam as well as Hindi cinema with the two films.
Produced by B. Nagi Reddi and released under the Vijaya Productions banner, Julie (1975) also starred Sridevi, Nadira, Rita Bhaduri, Om Prakash, Utpal Dutt, Achala Sachdev, Sulochana, Jalal Agha and Rajendra Nath in supporting roles.
Based on a novel called Chattakari written by Pamman, Julie (1975) explored complex subjects such as inter-faith marriage and pregnancy before marriage. The film told the story of a young Anglo-Indian Christian girl called Julie (Lakshmi) who falls in love with a Hindu Brahmin boy called Shashi Bhattacharya (Vikram).
Julie (1975) is the first film in the history of Indian cinema to feature a complete song in English language, “My Heart is Beating”, making this original Bollywood movie poster, highly collectible.
Additionally, Julie (1975) is credited as actress Sridevi’s first significant role in Bollywood. A teenager at the time, she starred in the film as Julie’s younger sister Irene.
Printed and circulated during the original first release of the film in theaters (somewhere in 1975), this vintage Bollywood poster was designed and printed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
This Julie poster has been designed by one of the greatest Bollywood poster artists of all time, DR Bhosle and bears his printed signature on the top right hand corner. DR Bhosle’s distinct style of minimalism is clearly seen in this old Bollywood poster for sale.
The poster features a stunning hand painted portrait of the lead couple in a passionate pose. Set against a dark background, the film’s title is seen at the bottom in stunning rainbow colored typography, which is accentuated by the minimalism in the design of this original Bollywood movie poster.
Julie (1975) was a musical hit, with award winning music by Rajesh Roshan which won him the Filmfare Award for the year. Songs from the film, most notably “Dil Kya Kare” sung by Kishore Kumar are fondly remembered and played till today.
