Parasmani

Parasmani movie poster for sale.

Featured here is an actual surviving original Bollywood movie poster of the old 1963 fictional adventure Hindi film directed by Babubhai Mistry that starred Mahipal and Geethanjali in key roles.

Produced by Bachubhai Mistry & Pandit Madhur and presented by Kantibhai Parikh under the Movieland banner, Parasmani (1963) also starred Manher Desai, Nalini Chonkar, Maruti Rao, Uma Dutt, Naazi, Jeevan Kala, Aruna Irani, Jugal Kishore, Shekhar Purohit and Ajit Soni in supporting roles. Helen appeared as a dancer in the popular song “Ooi Maa Ooi Maa.”

Directed by the pioneer of cinematic effects in Indian cinema (Babubhai Mistri), Parasmani (1963) was an attempt to wow the audience with special effects that were previously unseen in Bollywood.

The film has the distinction of being one of the rarest films in the history of Indian cinema to be shot both in black and white as well as in colour (the first half of the film was shot in black and white and the second entirely in Eastman colour), making this Parasmani movie poster, highly collectible!

Parasmani (1963) told the story about a poor man called “Paras” (Mahipal) who falls in love with a princess (Geethanjali) and desires to marry her. The king (Manher Desai) sets a condition for the marriage: Paras must set out on a quest to find a rare gem that has the power to grant eternal life. The film traces his epic journey during which he encounters magical creatures, dragons, gigantic spiders, sorcerers and sorceresses.

This old Bollywood poster was originally designed in photographic collage format by a poster art studio in Kolkata and features a stunning design. A large dragon is seen on one side of this quirky old Bollywood movie poster with the lead couple in a romantic pose on the other side.

This beautiful quirky vintage Bollywood movie poster for sale features a dragon predominantly on one side. On the other side the lead couple is seen in a romantic pose, with the hero holding a classical musical instrument (Sitar), trying to woo his lady love. The poster exudes the plot of the film which revolves around the lead protagonist’s quest to locate the gem of eternal life, “Parasmani” in order to win his lady love.

Parasmani (1963) marks the first independent film in which Bollywood’s most successful music composer duo, Laxmikant and Pyarelal worked together. They would later go on to become one of the greatest composers in Indian cinema in the years to follow.

The film is remembered till date for its unforgettable songs. Woh Jab Yaad Aaye, Bahut Yaad Aaye” a duet sung by Lata Mangeshkar & Mohammed Rafi is considered a classic. “Hansta Hua Noorani Chehra, Kali Zulfein, Rang Sunehra” sung by Lata Mangeshkar & Kamal Barot and “Ooi Maa Ooi Maa Yeh Kya Ho Gaya” sung by Lata Mangeshkar were two other super hit songs from the album that are played till today.