Roti Kapda Aur Makaan

Old school Bollywood poster of the blockbuster Hindi film, Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974) for sale.

This is an actual surviving original old Bollywood poster for sale of the 1974 Hindi film that was written, produced, directed by and starring Manoj Kumar. The film also starred the biggest superstar of Indian cinema, Amitabh Bachchan in a supporting role.

The title of the movie was based on the bare necessities of life, i.e. Food, Clothing & Shelter. The film was the highest grossing Bollywood movie of 1974 and one of the biggest blockbusters of Manoj Kumar.

Roti Kapda Aur Makaan also boosted superstar Amitabh Bachchan’s film career, who at the time was looking to make a mark in Bollywood, making this original old Bollywood poster for sale, highly collectible!

Printed and circulated during the original first release run of the film (somewhere in the early 1970s), this old Bollywood poster for sale was designed and printed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.

This old Bollywood poster was originally designed in hand painted oil on canvas format by one of the greatest Bollywood poster designers of all time, artist V.G. Parchure. The poster bears his signature in the name of his art studio Pamart on the top right hand corner.

True to old school Bollywood poster painter V.G. Parchure’s mastery over the paint brush, brilliantly hand painted portraits of actors Manoj Kumar, Zeenat Aman and Moushumi Chatterjee are seen set against a blue background in this old Bollywood poster.

Roti Kapda Aur Makaan is a 1974 Bollywood movie written, produced, directed by and starring Manoj Kumar. The film also featured an impressive star cast comprising Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman and Moushumi Chatterjee.