Kranti

Old Bollywood poster for sale of the patriotic Hindi film, Kranti (1981).

This is an actual surviving vintage Bollywood poster of the 1981 Hindi film that featured a stellar star cast comprising Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha and Parveen Babi, among others.

Written by Javed Akhtar, Kranti marked the return of the ultimate method actor of Bollywood, Dilip Kumar after a five year hiatus.

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

This vintage Bollywood poster for sale was originally designed in hand painted oil on canvas format by one of the finest Bollywood poster painters of his time, V.G. Parchure of Pamart studio fame. His printed signature in the name of his art studio appears on the bottom right hand corner of this vintage Bollywood poster.

True to master Bollywood poster painter V.G. Parchure’s trademark style, this old Bollywood poster features stunning hand painted imagery. A large hand painted side profile of Manoj Kumar is seen prominently on the poster. A sailing ship appears alongside. Smaller hand painted portraits of Dilip Kumar and Shatrughan Sinha are seen on the top. Smaller photographic stills appear at the bottom of this vintage Bollywood poster for sale.