Amar

Amar movie poster for sale.

Featured here is an actual surviving vintage Bollywood poster of the old 1954 black and white Hindi film that was produced and directed by legendary filmmaker Mehboob Khan and starred two of the biggest superstars of Bollywood – the ultimate method actor of Indian cinema Dilip Kumar and the Marilyn Monroe of India, Madhubala along with Nimmi.

Released under the Mehboob Productions banner, Amar (1954) also starred Jayant, Ulhas, Mukri and Murad in supporting roles.

The film dealt with the complex subject of consent. On a stormy night, Sonia (Nimmi), a poor milkmaid takes refuge in the home of an affluent and successful advocate called Amarnath (Dilip Kumar) after fleeing the advances of local goon Shankar (Jayant) at a local fair. However, Amarnath is overpowered by his feelings of lust for Sonia and ends up raping and impregnating her. Amarnath’s wife Anju Roy (Madhubala) is a feminist who advocates for the rights of the underprivileged. She discovers the truth and decides to save Sonia from becoming an outcast in her village and get him married to Amar.

Printed and circulated during a subsequent release of the film in theaters (somewhere in 1960s), this vintage Bollywood poster was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.

This old Bollywood poster for sale was originally designed in hand painted oil on canvas format by a poster art studio in Delhi. Quirky hand drawn artwork that is typical of vintage Bollywood design is seen in this old movie poster for sale.

A large hand drawn portrait of actress Nimmi is seen on the top. Smaller quirky portraits of Madhubala and Dilip Kumar are seen below. The title of the film appears in a striking red font against a white background at the bottom of this Amar movie poster.

The soundtrack album of Amar (1954) was composed by legendary music composer Naushad, while lyrics were written by Shakeel Badayuni. It featured gems such as “Na Shikwa Hai Koi Na Koi Gila Hai,” “Na Milta Gham Toh Barbadi Ke Afsane Kahan Jaate” and “Tere Sadke Balam Na Kar Koi Gham” all sung by the nightingale of India, Lata Mangeshkar. “Insaaf Ka Mandir Hai Ye Bhagwan Ka Ghar Hai” sung by Mohammed Rafi was another popular track from the music album.