B'wood Posters: Then and Now

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Sangram was released in the year 1950. If you take a look at this poster, they have used simple fonts for the title with images of two leading actors—Ashok Kumar and Nalini Jaywant.

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Amar was released in the year 1954. The movie had big star casts of all time like Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Nimmi and Jayant. During the 50s era, movie posters were usually hand painted. The font is bigger compared to the names of the makers.

See more of : Nimmi, Madhubala, Jayant, Dilip Kumar, Amar

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Mother India was released in the year 1957. The movie starred Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar and Raaj Kumar. The poster has a dramatic illustration of Nargis with bold movie title font.

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Madhumati was released in the year 1958. The movie that starred Dilip Kumar and Vaijayanti Mala. The painted poster illustrated two leading actors in a forest with the title of the movie above in a simple font.

See more of : Vaijayanti Mala, Madhumati, Dilip Kumar

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Mughal-E-Azam was released in the year 1957. The movie starred Dilip Kumar and Madhubala. It was a periodic movie, and the painted poster has dramatic illustration of Madhubala hugging Dilip Kumar. The movie title is written in Hindi, Urdu and English font.

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Guide was released in the year 1965. The movie starred Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman. The poster has dramatic illustration of two lead actors hugging each other with the title of the movie below in a different and bold font.

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Ram Aur Shyam was released in the year 1967. The movie starred Dilip Kumar in a double role with Waheeda Rehman and Mumtaz as lead actresses. The painted poster shows Dilip getting married with Waheeda and Mumtaz. The movie title is in large font within a frame.

See more of : Waheeda Rehman, Ram Aur Shyam, Mumtaz, Dilip Kumar

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Aradhana was released in the year. The movie starred Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore. The poster shows the two leads in a romantic mood, with Rajesh’s hand on Sharmila’s shoulder. The title of the movie is below in a designer font.

See more of : Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Aradhana

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Kati Patang was released in the year 1970. The movie starred Rajesh Khanna and Asha Parekh. The poster shows the two lead actors in a romantic setup, with the title of the movie below.

See more of : Rajesh Khanna, KATI PATANG, Asha Parekh

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Bobby was released in the year 1973. The movie starred Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia. The poster shows the two lead actors hugging each other, with the title of the movie below. The poster also showed Dimple in a bikini, which was a huge deal at that time.

See more of : Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Bobby