Sati Savitri painting poster for sale: Sati Sabitri Satyaban (1982).
Featured here is an actual surviving original movie poster of the 1982 devotional Bangla film directed by Bhupen Ray that starred Mahua Roy Choudhury as Sati Sabitri and Anil Chatterjee as her husband Satyaban.
Produced by Banisree Pictures, Sati Sabitri Satyaban (1982) also starred Sandhyarani, Satya Bandyopadhyay, Lily Chakraborty, Asitbaran, Satindra Bhattacharya, Dilip Ray, Shakila Majid, Manmatha Mukhopadhyay, Uma Dey and Amaresh Das in supporting roles.
Sati Sabitri Satyaban (1982) was based on one of the most celebrated accounts written in the revered Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. The film told the story of princess Savitri (played by Mahua Roy Choudhury), who is the epitome of beauty, intelligence and virtue. When it is time for her to marry, Savitri chooses Satyavan (played by Anil Chatterjee), the son of blind king Dyumatsena, who is living in exile in the forest. Satyavan is renowned for his noble character. However, Savitri’s happiness is short-lived as sage Narada predicts that Satyavan is destined to die exactly one year after his marriage. Despite the prophecy, Savitri remains steadfast on her decision and marries Satyavan. When the foretold day arrives, Savitri fasts and begins to pray fervently. Using her intelligence, persistence and devotion, Savitri follows Yama, the god of death and persuades him to release Satyavan’s soul, restoring him to life.
Printed and circulated during the release run of the film in theaters (somewhere in the 1980s), this Sati Sabitri Satyaban poster was designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
This old Bengali cinema poster was originally designed in mixed media format using a combination of both hand painted as well as photographic collage techniques by a poster art studio in Kolkata and features striking artwork.
The lead pair portraying Sati Sabitri and Satyaban are shown in an embrace at the center in a hand drawn illustration. Yama, the god of death is depicted standing in front of his celestial throne, in a hand painted portrait on the top right. A key scene from the film, where Satyavan suddenly becomes weak after chopping firewood and rests his head on Savitri’s lap passing away, is depicted in a tinted photographic still on the bottom right of the poster.
Typography used in this Sati Savitri painting poster is entirely in Bengali, with the title appearing in a very creatively styled font in red accentuated with a white border, standing out in stark contrast against a pale light blue background.
The soundtrack album of Sati Sabitri Satyaban (1982) was composed by Nita Sen.
