Gupt

Gupt movie poster for sale.

Featured here is an actual surviving original Bollywood poster of the 1997 Hindi murder mystery that starred Bobby Deol, Manisha Koirala & Kajol in lead roles.

Co-written and directed by Rajiv Rai, Gupt: The Hidden Truth (1997) also starred an ensemble cast comprising Om Puri, Raj Babbar, Paresh Rawal, Prem Chopra, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Ashok Saraf, Dalip Tahil, Raza Murad, Sharat Saxena, Mukesh Rishi, Dinesh Hingoo, Tej Sapru and Bob Christo in supporting roles.

When Governor Jaisingh Sinha (Raj Babbar) is stabbed to death, all circumstantial evidence points to his estranged stepson Sahil Sinha (Bobby Deol). Incarcerated for 14 years for a murder he did not commit, Sahil escapes from prison to prove his innocence with the help of his college classmate, Sheetal Chaudhary (Manisha Koirala). Sahil is in love with his childhood friend Isha Diwan (Kajol), who is the daughter of his father’s secretary, Ishwar Diwan (Paresh Rawal). On the hunt for the real killer of his stepfather, Sahil discovers that Isha has a sinister side and holds the key to the murder mystery.

Printed and circulated during the first release of the film in theaters (somewhere in 1997), this Gupt movie poster was designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.

Kajol became the first actress in the history of the Filmfare Awards to win the Best Performance in a Negative Role, making this Gupt movie poster, highly collectible!

This classic Bollywood film poster has been designed using photographic collage techniques. A stunning large full length still photograph of lead actor Bobby Deol is seen on the left of this Gupt movie poster. Om Puri is seen in a close up alongside on the right, taking aim from a pistol. Supporting actors Prem Chopra, Paresh Rawal, Sharat Saxena and Tej Sapru are seen in smaller close up stills at the bottom of this classic Bollywood poster.

The title of the film is seen both in English at the top as well as in Hindi prominently at the bottom. A dagger is seen piercing a heart in the logo, suggesting the murder mystery theme of the film. Typography used in this Gupt movie poster is entirely in Devanagari Hindi, except for the title that has been translated in English.

Gupt (1997) featured a blockbuster soundtrack composed by Viju Shah, which won the Filmfare Best Background Score award. Songs from the film such as “Mushkil Bada Yeh Pyaar Hai,” “Duniya Haseeno Ka Mela” and the title track “Gupt Gupt” are fondly remembered till date.