Shiva Ka Insaaf

Jackie Shroff poster for sale: Shiva Ka Insaaf (1985).

Featured here is an original poster of the Bollywood superhero movie directed by Raj N. Sippy that starred Jackie Shroff in the titular role as “Shiva.”

Produced by Romu N. Sippy under the Rupam Pictures’ banner, Shiva Ka Insaaf (1985) starred Poonam Dhillon as Jackie Shroff’s love interest, along with Mazhar Khan, Parikshit Sahni, Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover, Vinod Mehra, Satish Kaul, Viju Khote, Shashi Kiran and Hercules in supporting roles.

An action packed drama, Shiva Ka Insaaf (1985) featured superstar Jackie Shroff as a caped superhero who sets out to avenge the death of his parents. Dialogues of the film were written by legendary supporting actor Kader Khan, while action and stunts were directed by Veeru Devgan.

Shiva Ka Insaaf (1985) was India’s first Hindi 3D movie, making this original Jackie Shroff poster, highly collectible!

Printed and circulated during the debut release of the film in theaters (somewhere in 1985), this vintage Shiva Ka Insaaf poster was made for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.

This old Bollywood poster was originally designed in photographic collage format by the highest paid movie poster artist of all time in Indian cinema, Diwakar Karkare of Studio Diwakar Bombay fame. His printed signature is seen on the bottom right of this Bollywood superhero movies poster.

A large still photo of protagonist Jackie Shroff is seen on the top right of this Shiva Ka Insaaf movie poster. He is seen wearing an eye mask and dressed in his iconic superhero cape outfit, which comprises an all black leather jacket and pants bearing a golden trident or “Trishul” mark on his chest coupled with a red cape. A jousting sword is seen in his hand. Villain Gulshan Grover appears in a smaller close up photograph below, dressed in an identical cape outfit, also holding a jousting sword.

Actress Poonam Dhillon is seen in stunning still photo on the top left of this old Jackie Shroff poster. A car is seen at the center smashing it’s way though a warehouse. Villain Shakti Kapoor is seen dressed in a grey three piece suit pointing a pistol on the bottom left of this old Bollywood poster.

Typography used in this original Bollywood poster is entirely in English. An announcement on the top reads, “India’s First Hindi 3-D Movie.” The message clearly distinguishes Shiva Ka Insaaf (1985), which was made in Hindi, from India’s first 3-D movie, My Dear Kuttichathan (1984), which was made in Malayalam.

The title is illustrated in yellow as well as black in a stylized handwritten font. The entire artwork in this Jackie Shroff poster is set inside a pink background. The characters are seen leaping out of a small reel frame at the center, suggesting the 3-D format of the film.

The soundtrack album of Shiva Ka Insaaf (1985) was composed by legendary music director R.D. Burman, while lyrics were written by Gulshan Bawra. It featured the memorable song, “Bhang Jamaye Rang Jara Sa” sung by Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Aziz.