Deewaar (1975)
Film Poster
1975 (made)
1975 (made)
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Deewaar (1975) tells the story of two brothers on opposite sides of ‘the wall’, one a policeman, the other a criminal. This poster, like the others for this film, focuses on Amitabh Bachchan and reflects his star status. Below him is Shashi Kapoor as the good brother.
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Indian film poster |
| Physical description | The poster is dominated by an image of the actor Amitabh Bachchan standing on the left hand side looking directly out of the poster. He has been 'painted-over' which serves to enhance his angry facial expression; emphasis has been placed on the eyes and lips which have become Amitabh's trademark. The title runs across the middle of the poster, the typography is large and distinctive. Below the title is another portrait of man (Shashi Kapoor) in a police hat holding a gun, this image is in black and white and superimposed with yellow. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Summary | Deewaar (1975) tells the story of two brothers on opposite sides of ‘the wall’, one a policeman, the other a criminal. This poster, like the others for this film, focuses on Amitabh Bachchan and reflects his star status. Below him is Shashi Kapoor as the good brother. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Rachel Dwyer & Divia Patel, Cinema India: The Visual Culture of the Hindi Film, Reaktion Press, 2002. |
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| Accession number | IS.96-1988 |
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| Record created | October 22, 2002 |
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