Udta Punjab

Udta Punjab poster for sale.

Featured here is a rare original Bollywood poster of the 2016 Hindi crime drama that starred Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor and Diljit Dosanjh in key roles.

Co-written and directed by Abhishek Chaubey, Udta Punjab (2016) also starred Satish Kaushik, Prabhjyot Singh, Manav Vij and Ishaan Khatter in supporting roles.

Based on the real life crisis of drug abuse by youth in the Indian state of Punjab, the film was a commercial as well as critical success. For their stellar performance in the film, Alia Bhatt won the Best Actress award while Shahid Kapoor bagged the Critics award for Best Actor at the 62nd Filmfare Awards, making this Udta Punjab poster, highly collectible!

Printed and circulated during the debut release of the film in theaters (somewhere in 2016), this Udta Punjab poster was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.

This is a double-side printed poster, i.e. the same design is printed on the back of the poster inverse. Specially designed to be displayed inside a lightbox in theaters, this double-sided poster has been printed on thick glossy paper.

Lead actor Shahid Kapoor is seen in a stunning side profile close up in this original Bollywood poster. Cocaine powder is seen falling from his nose, giving away the theme of the film. The word “Fuddu (Fool)” is seen trimmed into the side of his head. Alia Bhatt is seen with a muddy face, in a non-glamorous pose in this Udta Punjab poster. Supporting actors Kareena Kapoor (dressed as a doctor) and Diljit Dosanjh (wearing a police uniform) are seen at the bottom.

The title of the film appears in a stunning font, with two lines running through it. A line at the top of this Udta Punjab poster reads, “Drugs Di Maa Di (Drugs Be Cursed).” The release date of the film is seen mentioned below it. Typography used in this Shahid Kapoor Udta Punjab poster is entirely in English.

The music for Udta Punjab was composed by Amit Trivedi and tracks like “Ud-Daa Punjab” and “Ikk Kudi” became a rage throughout the nation at the time of the film’s release and are fondly remembered till date.