Teesri Manzil

Classic Bollywood movie posters for sale: Teesri Manzil (1966).

Featured here is an original vintage Bollywood poster of the 1966 super hit Hindi film directed by Vijay Anand that starred the “Elvis Presley of India” Shammi Kapoor in the lead role opposite Asha Parekh.

Produced by Nasir Hussain under his Nasir Hussain Films banner, Teesri Manzil (1966) also starred Helen, Prem Chopra, Premnath, Iftekhar, Laxmi Chhaya and K. N. Singh in supporting roles. 

A musical thriller, Teesri Manzil (1966) told the story of a young girl called Rupa (Sabina) who falls from the third floor of The Park Hotel under mysterious circumstances. Two eyewitnesses, drummer Rocky (Shammi Kapoor) and dancer Ruby (Helen) performing at The Park Hotel confirm the death to be suicide. However, the plot thickens when Rupa’s sister Sunita (Asha Parekh) claims to have received a letter written by Rupa on the night of her death, professing her love for Rocky and a desperate bid to marry him before society found out about their affair. Sunita sets out to find Rocky to avenge her sister’s death but unknowingly falls in love with him instead. As several twists and turns follow, the real cause of Rupa’s death is revealed as well as the identity of the person responsible for the same.

Teesri Manzil (1966) is considered a timeless classic largely due to its fabulous music composed by one of the greatest composers in Bollywood, RD Burman, making this original movie poster, highly collectible!

Printed and circulated during a subsequent screening of the film in theaters (somewhere in the 1970s), this Teesri Manzil poster was designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.

Originally designed in mixed media format by combining both photographic collage as well as hand painted techniques, this classic Bollywood movie poster features a stunning design. Actor Shammi Kapoor is seen in a black and white still photo at the bottom dancing to the super hit song, “O Haseena Zulfonwali Jaane Jahan.”

Lead couple Asha Parekh and Shammi Kapoor are seen in a romantic still photo at the top. Rough multicolored brush strokes are seen in the background giving it a palette styled effect, while the bottom portion is painted green. Red pin stripes are seen encasing the poster’s border.

Typography used in this classic Bollywood movie poster is entirely in English, with the title appearing in two different colors, i.e. pink and green for the two individual words respectively. The two dots over the letters “i” are fashioned into hearts.

The soundtrack album of Teesri Manzil (1966) was responsible for jump starting noted music composer RD Burman’s illustrious music career. Songs from the film went on to become blockbusters and remain popular to this day. “Tumne Mujhe Dekha” sung by Mohammad Rafi, “O Mere Sona Re Sona Re” sung by Mohammad Rafi & Asha Bhosle, “O Haseena Zulfonwali Jaane Jahan” sung by Mohammad Rafi & Asha Bhosle and “Aaja Aaja Mein Hoon Pyar Tera” sung by Mohammad Rafi & Asha Bhosle are considered some of the greatest songs ever composed in Indian cinema.