Doosri Dulhan

Stunning old hand painted Bollywood poster of the Hindi film Doosri Dulhan (1983) for sale.

This is an actual surviving vintage movie poster of the 1983 film that featured actresses Shabana Azmi & Sharmila Tagore in lead roles.

Printed and circulated during the first release of the film (early 1980s), this old Bollywood movie poster was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.

The poster was originally designed on a hand painted canvas by one of the leading Bollywood poster design studios in Mumbai called Pamart, making it very collectable. Master Bollywood movie poster artist Parchure depicts the lead actresses in stunningly accurate hand painted portraits. The poster bears the original signature of Bollywood poster painter Parchure on the bottom right, in the name of his studio, i.e. Pamart. A holy fire signifying a wedding ceremony is seen at the bottom of the poster.

Doosri Dulhan (Second Wife) is a 1983 Bollywood movie starring renowned actresses Sharmila Tagore and Shabana Azmi. The film tackled the sensitive issue of surrogate pregnancy through its daring plot. Shabana Azmi earned the praise of critics for her role as a prostitute who is hired as a surrogate mother to a childless couple in the film.