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Very rare Hindi comedy movie poster of the blockbuster Bollywood film, Gol Maal (1979) for sale.
This is an actual surviving original first release Bollywood movie poster of the 1979 Hindi comedy that is unanimously considered to be the greatest comedy film ever made in Indian cinema.
Printed and circulated somewhere in the late 1970s during the original first release run of the film, this rare Hindi comedy poster was designed and printed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
This Gol Maal movie poster was originally designed in hand painted oil on canvas format. The lead actors of the film, i.e. Amol Palekar, Bindiya Goswami, Utpal Dutt and Deven Verma are seen in superbly hand painted avatars in this original Gol Maal movie poster. The background is simplistic and the focus is on the star cast. Amol Palekar is seen in two different avatars (with and sans a mustache) in this original Gol Maal movie poster, giving away the double role plot of the film.
Gol Maal (Forgery or Deception) is a 1979 blockbuster comedy film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, starring actor Amol Palekar in a double role. The film won high accolades from critics and went on to become a cult film in the history of Indian cinema.
Considered to be the greatest comedy film ever made in Bollywood, Gol Maal’s dialogues and characters have spawned hundreds of spoofs, which are popular till today on television shows and radio stations.
Owing to its mega popularity, the film was later remade in several languages such as Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. The 2012 Hindi film Bol Bachchan is also believed to be inspired from Gol Maal.
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Very rare Indian comedy movie poster of the blockbuster Bollywood film, Gol Maal (1979) for sale.
This is an actual surviving original first release movie poster of the 1979 Hindi comedy that is unanimously considered to be the greatest comedy film ever made in Indian cinema.
Printed and circulated somewhere in the late 1970s during the original first release run of the film, this rare Indian comedy poster was designed and printed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
This Indian comedy poster was originally designed in hand painted oil on canvas format by Bollywood’s greatest movie poster designer, Diwakar Karkare. His printed signature is seen on the bottom right hand corner of this Gol Maal movie poster.
Typical of Diwakar’s art style and fantastic realism, this Gol Maal movie poster features Amol Palekar in two different avatars flanking either side of actress Bindiya Goswami who is seen in a superbly hand painted portrait at the center. The poster gives away the double role plot of the film, with Amol Palekar’s portrait appearing both with and sans a mustache.
Gol Maal (Forgery or Deception) is a 1979 blockbuster comedy film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, starring actor Amol Palekar in a double role. The film won high accolades from critics and went on to become a cult film in the history of Indian cinema.
Considered to be the greatest comedy film ever made in Bollywood, Gol Maal’s dialogues and characters have spawned hundreds of spoofs, which are popular till today on television shows and radio stations.
Owing to its mega popularity, the film was later remade in several languages such as Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. The 2012 Hindi film Bol Bachchan is also believed to be inspired from Gol Maal.
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Very rare original old Bollywood movie poster of the blockbuster Hindi comedy, Gol Maal (1979) for sale.
This is an actual surviving original first release movie poster of the 1979 Bollywood film that is unanimously considered to be the greatest comedy film ever made in Indian cinema.
Printed and circulated somewhere in the late 1970s during the original first release run of the film, this rare Bollywood poster was designed and printed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
This poster was originally designed on a hand painted canvas by Bollywood’s greatest movie poster designer, Diwakar Karkare. It bears Diwakar’s printed signature on the bottom right hand corner. Typical of Diwakar’s art style and fantastic realism, the poster features Amol Palekar in his original avatar (sans mustache) in a portrait on the top. Actress Bindiya Goswami is seen in a superbly hand painted avatar alongside. Interestingly, to signify the double role plot of the film, Amol Palekar’s face appears painted on a mask (with a mustache) at the bottom. A photographic still of Utpal Dutt is seen on the top of this Diwakar masterpiece.
This poster has been graded as ★ AI (As Is) due to a small missing piece as seen clearly in the photograph. Please study the accompanying image carefully before making a purchase.
Gol Maal (Forgery or Deception) is a 1979 blockbuster comedy film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, starring actor Amol Palekar in a double role. The film won high accolades from critics and went on to become a cult film in the history of Indian cinema.
Considered to be the greatest comedy film ever made in Bollywood, Gol Maal’s dialogues and characters have spawned hundreds of spoofs, which are popular till today on television shows and radio stations.
Owing to its mega popularity, the film was later remade in several languages such as Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. The 2012 Hindi film Bol Bachchan is also believed to be inspired from Gol Maal.
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Rare, hand drawn old Bollywood movie poster of the blockbuster Hindi film Gol Maal (1979) for sale.
This is an actual surviving poster of the 1979 Bollywood movie that is unanimously considered to be the greatest comedy film ever made in Indian cinema.
Printed and circulated somewhere in the 1980s, this poster was originally designed on a hand painted canvas by a small time art studio in Delhi, giving it a very quirky appearance and making it very collectable.The typography used in the poster is entirely in Devanagari Hindi, with only a small blurb in English that reads, “Best Maal.”
In the film, actor Amol Palekar appears in a double role. This is highlighted in the poster by crediting his name in the star cast twice. The poster also capitalizes on Amitabh Bachchan’s superstardom by not only crediting his guest appearance on the poster, but adding his hand drawn portrait on the side. A surprisingly accurate portrait of Utpal Dutt is seen painted on the bottom of this quirky movie poster.
This poster has been graded as ★ AI (As Is) due to several cracks that have been repaired by applying necessary taping at the back. Further, this poster has a several missing pieces along its borders, which can be seen upon closer inspection of the photograph (both on the left as well as right sides). The reverse of the poster features extensive taping that has been applied to repair multiple tears.
Gol Maal (Forgery or Deception) is a 1979 blockbuster comedy film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, starring actor Amol Palekar in a double role. The film won high accolades from critics and went on to become a cult film in the history of Indian cinema.
Considered to be the greatest comedy film ever made in Bollywood, Gol Maal’s dialogues and characters have spawned hundreds of spoofs, which are popular till today on television shows and radio stations.
Owing to its mega popularity, the film was later remade in several languages such as Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. The 2012 Hindi film Bol Bachchan is also believed to be inspired from Gol Maal.
