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Hand drawn Bollywood poster for sale of the Hindi film, Amar (1954).
This is an actual surviving vintage Bollywood poster for sale of the 1954 black and white Hindi film that was directed by legendary filmmaker Mehboob Khan.
Amar starred two of the biggest superstars of Bollywood – the Tragedy King of Indian cinema Dilip Kumar along with the Marilyn Monroe of Indian cinema, Madhubala. The film also starred actress Nimmi.
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.
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.
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Old Bollywood poster of the hit Hindi film Aan (1952) for sale.
This is an actual surviving old Hindi movie poster of India’s first technicolour film, Aan (1952) which starred Dilip Kumar & Nadira in lead roles.
Printed and circulated a few years after the original first release of the film (somewhere in the late 1950s), this vintage Bollywood poster was printed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
This vintage Bollywood poster was originally designed in hand painted oil on canvas format by a small time art studio in Delhi, making it highly collectible. The poster features a quirky portrait of Dilip Kumar standing in a heroic avatar. The background has been painted using a combination of red and yellow, giving it a stunning appearance. Title of the film is seen in red, prominently set against a yellow background.
A large hand drawn Mehboob Productions logo, comprising a communist hammer and sickle, is seen in white and yellow on the top left.
Aan was produced and directed by Mehboob Khan at an extremely large budget for its time. Besides receiving the distinction of being India’s first Technicolour film (shot in 16mm Gevacolour and later blown up in Technicolor), Aan was one of the first Indian movies to have a worldwide release. In the US, Aan was released under the name “The Savage Princess.” The film was later dubbed in French and released in 1954 in France as “Mangala, fille des Indes” (Mangala, girl of India). The film starred Dilip Kumar, Premnath, Nimmi and marked the debut of Jewish actress Florence Ezekiel Nadira (simply known as “Nadira”).
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Vintage Bollywood poster of the hit Hindi film Aan (1952) for sale.
This is an actual surviving vintage Hindi film poster of India’s first technicolour film, Aan (1952) which starred Dilip Kumar & Nadira in lead roles.
Printed and circulated a few years after the original first release of the film (somewhere in the 1960s), this vintage Bollywood poster was printed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
This vintage Bollywood poster was originally designed in hand painted oil on canvas format by a small time art studio in Kolkata, making it highly collectible. The poster features a quirky portrait of Dilip Kumar standing in a heroic avatar. As was the norm with localized posters of the era, this vintage Bollywood poster has been designed and printed in a single color (understandably to save on design and print costs).
Aan was produced and directed by Mehboob Khan at an extremely large budget for its time. Besides receiving the distinction of being India’s first Technicolour film (shot in 16mm Gevacolour and later blown up in Technicolor), Aan was one of the first Indian movies to have a worldwide release. In the US, Aan was released under the name “The Savage Princess.” The film was later dubbed in French and released in 1954 in France as “Mangala, fille des Indes” (Mangala, girl of India). The film starred Dilip Kumar, Premnath, Nimmi and marked the debut of Jewish actress Florence Ezekiel Nadira (simply known as “Nadira”).
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Black and white old Bollywood photo stills of the Hindi film, Andaz (1949) for sale.
This is an actual surviving set comprising two old Bollywood lobby cards of the 1949 blockbuster hit that starred the Showman of Indian cinema Raj Kapoor and the ultimate method actor Dilip Kumar in lead roles.
Andaz is the only Bollywood movie that starred two of the greatest actors in Indian cinema, Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar together, making this set of lobby cards highly collectible!
Printed and circulated a few years after the first release of the film (early 1950s), this set of two old Bollywood black and white pictures was printed for publicity of the film inside a cinema hall. The four corners of each lobby card have been punched with ring holes to allow cinemas to pin them up on notice boards with ease.
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Extremely rare vintage Bollywood movie poster of the hit Hindi film, Aan (1952) for sale.
This is an actual surviving old publicity poster of India’s first technicolour film, Aan (1952) which starred Dilip Kumar & Nadira in lead roles.
Printed and circulated during the first release of the film (somewhere in the early 1950s), this old Bollywood poster was printed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
This vintage Bollywood poster was originally designed in hand painted oil on canvas format, making it highly collectible. The poster features a stunning close up of actress Nadira on one side. Dilip Kumar and Premnath appear locked in a sword fight at the bottom.
Aan was produced and directed by Mehboob Khan at an extremely large budget for its time. Besides receiving the distinction of being India’s first Technicolour film (shot in 16mm Gevacolour and later blown up in Technicolor), Aan was one of the first Indian movies to have a worldwide release. In the US, Aan was released under the name “The Savage Princess.” The film was later dubbed in French and released in 1954 in France as “Mangala, fille des Indes” (Mangala, girl of India). The film starred Dilip Kumar, Premnath, Nimmi and marked the debut of Jewish actress Florence Ezekiel Nadira (simply known as “Nadira”).
