Pyar Hi Pyar

Pyar Hi Pyar songs poster for sale.

Featured here is an actual surviving vintage Bollywood movie poster of the hit 1969 Hindi film directed by Bhappi Sonie that featured Dharmendra in the lead role opposite actress Vyjayanthimala.

Produced by Rajaram and Satish Wagle and released under the R.S. Productions’ banner, Pyar Hi Pyar (1969) also starred Pran, Helen, Madan Puri, Dhumal, Raj Mehra, D.K. Sapru, Manmohan, Sulochana Latkar, Mehmood, Sulochana Chatterjee, Krishan Dhawan, Mehmood Jr. and Shatrughan Sinha (credited as S. Sinha) in supporting roles.

Pyar Hi Pyar (1969) is the only movie in which the “He-Man of Bollywood” Dharmendra and dancing sensation Vyjayanthimala were paired together, making this old Bollywood poster, highly collectible!

A romantic drama, Pyar Hi Pyar (1969) told the story of an honest man (Dharmendra) who becomes a police officer against his wealthy adoptive father’s wishes. His first assignment is to find the missing father of a beautiful woman, whom he falls in love with.

Printed and circulated during a subsequent release run of the film (somewhere in the late 1970s), this vintage Bollywood poster was originally designed for publicity of the film in north Indian theaters but never ended up being used.

This Pyar Hi Pyar songs poster was originally designed using a combination of both hand painted oil on canvas as well as photographic collage techniques by a poster design studio in Delhi and features a striking design. The printed signature of Bollywood poster painter Laxman is seen on the bottom left.

A stunning full length portrait of Vyjayanthimala dancing is seen on the left of the poster. A large close up hand drawn illustration of Dharmendra smiling is seen in the background at the center. The artist captures his exuberance and charisma perfectly with highlights of yellow, blue and green. The two portraits are set against a starry sky blue background, making them stand out in contrast.

Supporting actors Pran and Shatrughan Sinha appear in smaller over painted photographic stills on the bottom right and left respectively of this Pyar Hi Pyar songs poster.

Typography used in this vintage Pyar Hi Pyar songs poster is entirely in Devanagari Hindi, with a fascinating use of 3D style lettering. An announcement on the top reads, “Shankar Jaikishan Ka Sadabahar Geet” (Shankar Jaikishan’s Evergreen Songs). The differential font style used gives a unique 3D depth to the text.

Lyrics of three of the super hit songs from the album are seen written in rainbow circles below, namely: title track “Dekha Hai Teri Aankhon Mein Pyar Beshumar, Paya Hai Teri Baaton Mein Pyar Hi Pyar Beshumar,” “Main Kahin Kavi Na Ban Jaoon Tere Pyar Mein Ae Kavita, Tujhe Dil Ke Aaine Mein Maine Baar Baar Dekha” and “Tu Mera Mein Teri Duniya Jale To Jale, Dil Tera Jaan Teri Duniya Jale To Jale.”

The soundtrack album of Pyar Hi Pyar (1969) was composed by hit duo Shankar Jaikishan and was a phenomenal success upon it’s release. Legendary playback singer Mohammed Rafi sang all six songs in the film. The title track, “Dekha Hai Teri Aankhon Mein Pyar Hi Pyar” is fondly remembered and played till today. “Main Kahin Kavi Na Ban Jaoon” was another very popular track from the film.