Chashme Buddoor

Bollywood posters Delhi print: Original vintage movie poster for sale of the cult Hindi comedy Chashme Buddoor (1981).

This is an actual surviving old Bollywood poster of the 1981 film considered one of the finest romantic comedy films ever made in Indian cinema.

Directed by Sai Paranjpye, Chashme Buddoor starred Farooq Sheikh, Deepti Naval, Rakesh Bedi, Ravi Baswani and Saeed Jaffrey in prominent roles.

Printed and circulated during the screening of the film in Delhi (early 1980s), this Chashme Buddoor poster was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.

This Bollywood posters Delhi print was originally designed in hand painted oil on canvas format by an art studio in Delhi. The printed signature of Hindi film poster painter O.P. Bangali is seen on the bottom right hand corner of this old Bollywood poster.

A stunning hand painted portrait of lead actors Farooq Sheikh and Deepti Naval embracing one another is seen prominently in this old Bollywood poster for sale. The poster is set against a minimal plain white background with the title appearing at the bottom in contrasting red and in a mix of green and yellow at the top. Typography used in the title is in Devanagari Hindi script at the bottom as well as in English at the top.

Chashme Buddoor was a silver jubilee hit and is counted as a memorable film in the history of Indian cinema. The success of the film spawned two subsequent remakes in Malayalam and Hindi respectively. A couple of songs from the film,”Kahan Se Aaye Badra” and “Kali Ghori Dwar Khari” became instant hits due to their unique lyrics and classical style composition.