Sahibaan

Sanjay Dutt poster for sale.

Featured here is an actual surviving old Bollywood poster of the classic 1993 Hindi romantic action drama directed by Ramesh Talwar that starred Madhuri Dixit in the titular role in a love triangle with Rishi Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt.

Produced by D.K. Chawla and released under the banner of Parul Films International, Sahibaan (1993) also starred Sonu Walia, Bharat Kapoor, Kiran Kumar, Satyendra Kapoor, Javed Khan, Anjana Mumtaz and Beena Banerjee in supporting roles. Tinnu Anand, Mangal Dhillon, Sudhir Pandey and Manjeet Kullar made special appearances in this Bollywood drama.

Shot extensively in Himachal Pradesh, Sahibaan (1993) told the story of innocent village girl Sahibaan (Madhuri Dixit) who falls in love with shepherd Gopi (Rishi Kapoor). Kunwar Vijay Pal Singh (Sanjay Dutt) who is a benevolent prince with a vice for alcohol and women, rules the area. He is strongly opposed by a ruthless capitalist, Tikka (Kiran Kumar). The prince falls for Sahibaan and wants to marry her, while queen Rajkumari Razee (Sonu Walia) falls for the poor shepherd Rishi Kapoor, setting off a chain of dramatic events.

Printed and circulated during a subsequent release run of the film (somewhere in the 1990s), this old Bollywood poster was designed for publicity of the film in north Indian theaters but never ended up being used.

This old Sanjay Dutt poster was originally designed using a combination of both hand painted oil on canvas techniques as well as photographic collage by an art studio in Delhi and features stunning illustrated artwork.

A striking over painted still photograph of actor Sanjay Dutt holding a rifle in his hand is seen prominently on the left. Rishi Kapoor appears in a hand drawn illustration on the right, playing the flute. A large still photograph of actress Madhuri Dixit smiling is seen on the top right of this Sahibaan movie poster. The actress is seen again in a still photo embracing actor Rishi Kapoor on the top left, with the picturesque mountains of Himachal Pradesh in the background.

Typography used in this old Sanjay Dutt poster is primarily in English, with a translation of the title appearing in Devanagari Hindi as well. The film’s titles are illustrated in a handwritten 3D font in yellow and green, standing out against a black background. A flute (played by shepherd Rishi Kapoor in the film) is seen underlining the title of this classic Sanjay Dutt poster.

The soundtrack album of Sahibaan (1993) was composed by Shiv-Hari, while lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi. It featured the super hit songs, “Is Mele Mein Log Aate Hain Kho Jaate Hain” and “Sahibaan Meri Sahibaan” sung by Jolly Mukherjee & Anuradha Paudwal.