Fan Post - My Bollywood Lists of Sorts

Bollywood Earworms - Songs so ridiculously catchy you can't get them out of your head
Part 1

Bollywood Fashion - when Bollywood fashion finds its way into the international catwalks

Bollywood Posters - Looking at the awesomeness of Bollywood movie posters

Bollywood Sunglasses - Looking at Bollywood stars rocking some cool Sunglasses

Bollywood Film/Song Titles - Ever heard of a film title you think you might have heard from a song? Well there are lots of them in this post

Bollywood Seductions - Exploring those 'oh so' seductive bollywood songs

Bollywood Singstar - Discoving the joys of bollywood karaoke

Fashion Showdown - Fashion battles between your favourite bollywood stars

Bollywood Loves Michael Jackson - Looking at some of Michael Jackson's influence on
Bollywood

My Favourite Bollywood Songs of 2009

I Love Bollywood Posters

As one might be able to tell from my header, i love vintage bollywood posters, apart from some of them being my favourite movies, what really impresses me about these posters are the artistry and creativity most of them exude, Most of these posters way back then were mostly hand painted and often featured themes of Pop Art, comic book art and oil paintings. Below are some of my favourites


Barsaat (1949) i love this one, i love the way Raj Kapoor is clenching onto nargis and also holding onto the Violin on his other hand, its reminds me a lot of old hollywood.


Aankhen (1968) i totally love this poster of the hit spy thriller movie, i love the way Mala Sinha's face splits into three with the k and the h, very pop arty. In the second poster of the same movie i love the way both Dharmendra and Mala Sinha have their guns out in protection of their country

Sangam (1964) in this classic love triangle tale, i love the way the red ribbon ties up the three leads caught up in the love triangle

Deewar (1975) I love the grit on Amitabhs face in this one, which perhaps represents his suffering & struggles in the movie


Dhool ka Phool ( 1959) I love the use of colour in this poster of Yash Chopra's directorial debut, i love the blue and red wave over the white background

Om Shanti Om (2007) Much like the film itself, this poster seems to have taken its inspiration from the posters of the yesteryear movies. I love the font & colour the 'Om Shanti Om' title is written in

Sawan Bhadon (1970) I like the dusty brownish paper and the painting of the lead characters in Rekha's debut hindi movie

Mother India (1957) Her Strength, her toil, her struggles this poster captures Nargis's emotions from the movie perfectly

Chaudvin ka Chand (1960) I love the noir art/comic book art of this poster i love the black & white face with red lips, very creative, it kind of reminds me of the way the hollywood film Sin City was shot

Yudh (1985) i adore the masaliciousness of this poster, from Anil Kapoor smoking that super hot cigarette ( i'm not encouraging smoking, it just looks hot in this poster) to Danny's excruciating face of pain, this movie looks promising, i have to see it soon.

Jewel Thief (1967) I love the way Vyjayanthimala's face dominates the poster of this classic spy thriller

Delhi 6 (2009) I love the way Abhishek's back is on display amidst the backdrop of New York and Delhi, i also love the pigeon on the cool white interwoven picket type fence

Zanjeer (1973) I love the masala elements of this poster, in fact most masala movie posters have the same effects, a huge angry face of the lead actor, some explosions in the background, guns, villains etc

Umrao Jaan ( 1981 & 2006) I love the extravagance of both posters, the jewellery and the beautiful faces of the female leads

The James Bond influenced posters with men in suits pointing a gun like in Khoon Khoon, Shakka & Surakksha

Although not my favourite of the bunch, the poster of Dil, Daulat, Duniya (1972) amuses me the poster was literally a translation of the movie as you can see Dil (Heart/love), Daulat ( Wealth) Duniya (World)

Here are some great places for bollywood posters, Bollywood Originals, Praful, Karen, Wikipedia (When you search for most movies) and possibly the greatest has to be The hotspot online which has extensive range of posters from the 50's way up to the early '90's, also this seller at ebay has a nice selection as well as kannada.com. There are some lovely books about bollywood posters too like Bollywood posters by Jerry Pinto & Sheena Sippy (published by Thames & Hudson) and The Art of Bollywood by Rajesh Devraj & Edo Bouman (published by Taschen), in fact you can get a preview of the book over at their website here

Oh and if you happen to be in Delhi, India you can get a personally made hand painted retro style bollywood poster of yourself. Here's one i found (see below) at the Our Delhi Struggle blog. You can contact the guy who makes them at ranjeet_2870@rediffmail.com

Image coutesy of Ourdelhistruggle blog from their post 'Dave and Jenny Bollywood Style'

Bollywood DVD Shopping

Bollyman - Great prices and free Uk delivery on every item irregardless of price

Bollywoodzone - Great selection and a huge 3 for £10 range on a wide range of classic movies

BollyUk Fair Prices and free Uk delivery on all items irregardless of prices

Dvddhamaka - Great site with decent prices and quite a huge selection of dvds, if a dvd is out of stock at Nehaflix, you're most guaranteed to find it at Dvddhamaka, they also have a much cheaper delivery rate than Nehaflix

Ebay - Great range of titles and excellent prices depending on the seller, i've included too sellers who have a nice selection below
Indian Ash
The Perfect Indian Store

Eros Entertainment - Great bargains with Dvds going for as little as £1/$1 on clearout sales, register with them so you can be alerted on when they're having their huge sales

Induna - Great selection of dvds, with arguably one of the biggest online selection of bollywood movies, they're based in India but the dvds are often very cheap particularly the moserbaer brand which costs about $1.50-$2.75, even with the shipping charges, their prices are very reasonable

Music House - Great Prices on classics and free Uk delivery on every order irregardless of Price

Nehaflix - Based in the Us they have a huge and wide variety of dvds, their prices are really decent too

Tip Top Entertainment - Great site for classics as well as modern movies at a very very decent price + free UK delivery with orders over £15. Classic dramas like Anand, Chupke Chupke, Do Raaste, Shakti etc all retail for about £2.99 each and newer modern movies from about £10

If you live in the UK you can rent Bollywood films from tesco dvd rentals or Love Film

In the US you can rent Bollywood films from Netflix