Shirdi Ke Sai Baba poster for sale.
This is an actual surviving vintage Bollywood poster of the 1977 movie directed by Ashok V. Bhushan that starred Sudhir Dalvi in the titular role as the revered Indian spiritual saint, “Sai Baba.”
Written by by Manoj Kumar and released under the banner of Sarla Charities Trust, Shirdi Ke Sai Baba (1977) also starred an ensemble cast comprising Manoj Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Dheeraj Kumar, Prem Nath, Madan Puri, Manmohan Krishna, Krishan Dhawan, Raj Mehra, Birbal, B. M. Vyas and Jyotsna Kirpekar in supporting roles.
Printed and circulated during the first theatrical release of the film (somewhere in 1977), this Shirdi Ke Sai Baba poster was printed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
A photograph of the Shirdi Sai Baba statue located at Samadhi Mandir in Shirdi is seen in this vintage Bollywood poster. Typography used in this old Indian movie poster appears entirely in Devanagari Hindi script.
The soundtrack album of Shirdi Ke Sai Baba (1977) was composed by Anil Arun. It featured devotional gems such as “Bhola Bhandari, Sai Bhola Bhandari” and “Sumer Manwa” sung by Anup Jalota, “Sai Baba Bolo” sung by Mohammed Rafi, Anuradha Paudwal & Anup Jalota and “O Dukhiyo Ke Data” sung by Asha Bhosle.
