Yudh

Yudh poster for sale.

Featured here is an actual surviving original Bollywood poster of the old 1985 action thriller produced by Gulshan Rai and directed by his debutant son Rajiv Rai that starred Anil Kapoor (of Slumdog Millionaire fame) in a double role and Jackie Shroff in lead roles.

Released under the Trimurti Films banner, Yudh (1985) also starred Tina Munim, Pran, Danny Denzongpa, Nutan, Deven Verma, Pran, Arun Govil, Manmohan Krishna, Iftekhar, Sharat Saxena, Satyendra Kapoor and Jagdish Raj in supporting roles. Shatrughan Sinha and Hema Malini made special appearances in the film.

This beautiful hand painted Bollywood poster has been designed by the greatest calendar artist in India, JP Singhal and bears his printed signature in the name of his studio “Singhals” on the bottom right hand corner, making it highly collectible!

Printed and circulated during the first release run of the film in theaters (somewhere in 1985), this vintage Yudh poster was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.

This beautiful hand drawn Bollywood movie poster features tell tale signs of calendar artist JP Singhal’s superb brush strokes. A brilliantly painted large close up of Anil Kapoor smoking a cigarette and holding a gun is seen on the left of the poster. Another highly realistic hand painted portrait of Jackie Shroff is seen with broad visible brush strokes on the right.

A smaller hand painted portrait of villain Danny Denzongpa who plays the unforgettable villain “Gama Mateen” in the film is seen holding a pistol in his hand on the top. The three independent portraits display a fantastic sense of synergy and merge flawlessly.

The soundtrack album of Yudh (1985) was composed by Kalyanji Anandji, while lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi. It featured memorable songs such as “Yeh Hai Mujre Ki Raat Aakhiri” sung by Lata Mangeshkar and “Main Kya Aise Pyar Karoongi” sung by Asha Bhosle & Mahendra Kapoor both featuring Hema Malini’s fabulous dance moves.