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Old Bollywood poster for sale of the Hindi film, Madari (1959).
This is an actual surviving vintage Bollywood poster for sale of the 1959 Hindi film that was directed by the pioneer of special effects in Indian cinema, Babubhai Mistry.
Madari starred Ranjan, Chitra, Sunder and Manher Desai in prominent roles.
This vintage Bollywood poster was designed and printed for publicity of the film a few years after its original first release (somewhere in the 1960s).
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.
Set against a blue background, the poster features a snake charmer and a skull at the bottom, giving away the fantasy plot of the film. Lyrics from popular songs in the film find mention on the top of this hand drawn Bollywood poster.
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Vintage Indian mythology poster for sale of the old Bollywood movie, Hanuman Vijay Yane Jai Shri Ram (1974).
This is an actual surviving old Bollywood poster for sale of the 1974 Indian mythology film that was produced by Homi Wadia and directed by the pioneer of special effects in Indian cinema, Babubhai Mistry.
This Indian mythology poster was originally designed and printed for publicity of the first release of the film (somewhere in the early 1970s) but never ended up being used.
Hanuman Vijay was an Indian mythology film that chronicled the story of Lord Hanuman.
This Indian mythology poster was originally hand painted on canvas by a leading art studio in Bombay. Lord Hanuman is seen prominently in the center carrying a tree in his hands. Beautiful hand painted portraits of Lord Ram and Sita are seen at the bottom of this Indian mythology poster.
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Indian mythology poster of the old Bollywood movie Bhagwan Shri Krishna (1985) for sale.
This is an actual surviving vintage Indian mythology movie poster of the 1985 Hindi film that featured actor Ranjeet Raj as Bhagwan Shri Krishna.
Printed and circulated during the first release of the film (somewhere in the mid 1980s), this Hindu mythology poster was printed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
This old Indian mythology poster was originally designed using a collage of still photos from key scenes in the film. The background is hand painted, making it an interesting combination of two different styles of Bollywood poster design.
The entire star cast of the film is credited on the top in Devanagari Hindi script.
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Indian mythology poster of the old Bollywood movie Sati Naag Kanya (1956) for sale.
This is an actual surviving vintage Indian mythology movie poster of the 1956 Hindi film that was directed by the pioneer of special effects in Indian cinema, Babubhai Mistri.
Printed and circulated a few years after the first release of the film (somewhere in the late 1960s or early 1970s), this Hindu mythology poster was printed for publicity of the re-release of the film but never ended up being used.
This hand drawn Indian mythology poster was originally designed in oil on canvas format by a small time art studio in Delhi. The artwork created by Bollywood poster painter O.P. Bangali gives this vintage Indian mythology poster a very quirky feel. The snake woman is seen seated on a giant cobra holding a severed human head on her lap, suggesting the mythological theme of the film.