Pyar Ka Sapna poster for sale.
Featured here is an actual surviving original Bollywood poster of the 1969 Hindi drama directed by noted filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee that starred Biswajeet and Mala Sinha in lead roles.
Produced by T.C. Dewan and released under the Modern Pictures banner, Pyar Ka Sapna (1969) also starred Ashok Kumar, Helen, Johnny Walker, Durga Khote, Naina, Rajan Haksar and Mridula Rani in supporting roles.
Ramesh (Biswajeet) is a modern thinking, carefree bachelor who loves living the high life. His parents think the best way to make him responsible is to get him a traditional wife. Ramesh desires to go abroad for higher education. His parents agree to the same on one condition – Ramesh must marry a woman of their choice first. Sudha (Mala Sinha) is selected as the perfect match for Ramesh, as she is the perfect embodiment of virtue and simplicity. However, Ramesh plays along with the marriage only so that he can satisfy his parents’ condition and leaves for the UK the day after the wedding without consummation. Sudha is heartbroken and tries to commit suicide. She is stopped from ending her life by an old man called Shankarnath (Ashok Kumar). After learning her plight, Shankarnath decides to help Sudha out in winning Ramesh’s affection. He teaches her English and the ways of the world, transforming her identity completely. Sushma now takes on an alias of Sudha and Shankarnath sends her to the UK to woo her husband back. However, things get complicated when Shankarnath learns that his granddaughter Jenny (Helen) in the UK has met Ramesh there and already fallen in love with him.
Printed and circulated during the original first release of the film (somewhere in 1969), this vintage Bollywood poster was designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
This Pyar Ka Sapna was originally designed in hand painted oil on canvas format by a leading Bollywood poster artist from Bombay.
Lead actor Biswajeet is seen in a stunning hand drawn illustration on the right of this vintage Bollywood poster. Actress Mala Sinha, dressed as a newly married bride is captured in a portrait behind him on the left. The expressions on the faces of the newly wed couple give away the theme of the film.
This Pyar Ka Sapna poster is set against a minimalist background. Typography used in this old Bollywood poster is entirely in Devanagari Hindi, with it’s title standing out in red against a black background.
The soundtrack album of Pyar Ka Sapna (1969) was composed by Chitragupta. It featured the popular duet, “Aye Meri Zindagi, Tu Nahi Ajnabi” sung by Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar.
