Choron Ki Baaraat

Bollywood cinema poster showcard for sale: Choron Ki Baaraat (1980).

This is an actual surviving original vintage Bollywood showcard of the 1980 Hindi film directed by Harmesh Malhotra that starred Shatrughan Sinha and Neetu Singh in pivotal roles.

Ajit, Jeevan, Ranjeet, Danny Denzongpa, Jagdeep, Prema Narayan, Heena Kausar, B. M. Vyas and Sudhir played supporting roles in the film.

Printed and circulated during the debut release of the film in theaters, this old Bollywood cinema poster showcard was originally designed for publicity of the film inside the foyer of a cinema.

Showcards were used as pin ups on notice boards inside foyers of cinema halls. Printed on photo paper, they are mounted on cardboard to make them easy to display.

This rare surviving Bollywood cinema poster showcard was actually issued to a cinema hall that screened the film Choron Ki Baaraat, making it highly collectible!

This Choron Ki Baaraat poster showcard was originally designed on a canvas board in hand painted format by a leading poster art studio in Bombay called Tulika arts. The illustration uses catchy colors with beautiful brush strokes.

A large hand painted close up of actor Shatrughan Sinha is seen in a stunning portrait in the background. A lot of texture and broad brush strokes have been used to illustrate his face, giving him a rugged and macho look. A photographic still of Danny in a karate poster is seen alongside.

A small photographic still of Shatrughan Sinha and Neetu Singh is seen on the bottom left of this Bollywood cinema poster showcard for sale. Another still of supporting actors Shatrughan Sinha, Ajit, Ranjeet and Prema Narayan is seen on the bottom right. The title appears on the top right in a catchy red font. Typography used in this Bollywood poster collage showcard is entirely in English with a translation of the title in Devanagari Hindi seen on the top left in red.

The soundtrack album of Choron Ki Baaraat was composed by the hit duo Laxmikant Pyarelal. Two songs from the film became very popular at the time of it’s release, namely “Aakhri Waqt Koi Dua Maang Le” sung by Lata Mangeshkar and “Teri Meri Dosti Ho Gayi, Sari Duniya Se Dushmani Ho Gayi” sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar.