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When there were no cutting edge trailers or a fancy merchandise to sell or promote a film, the only thing that helped was good ol’ humble posters. Here’s a look at few of the best and most popular posters of all time
1.Mother India (1957): This story about a poverty-stricken mother who raises her sons single-handedly was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign-Language Film category, making this film India's very first Oscar nomination
2.Sholay (1975): Sholay was a mammoth hit; of course we don’t need to tell you that. But the interesting thing is, there have been hundreds of poster variants over the years since the release of the film in 1975. Here are a few of our favourites
3.Gone With the Wind (1939): Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh captured in a hot embrace as flames rage in the background, is a poster that’s etched in people’s memories even today
4.E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982): The poster that refers to a scene in a movie when Eliot and E.T. fly above a forest, and in front of the full moon, on his cycle was a big hit; especially with kids.
5.3Idiots (2010): It was director Rajkumar Hirani’s idea to get colourful buttock-shaped stools for the poster. But the amazing part is you can identify the leading actors just by their haircuts
6.The Seven Year Itch (1955): Needless to say, this poster made Marilyn Monroe synonymous with her flying white dress.
7.Hero (1983): With this movie Jackie Shroff achieved stardom overnight. Not to mention the style rage he created with his red bandana
8.Home Alone(1990): Macaulay Culkin’s expression in this poster is priceless. What say?
9.The Godfather (1972): Now this poster is absolutely sinister, just like the movie. The picture of Don Vito Corleone, as he emerges from the darkness, is eerie. Even the puppet strings are rightly incorporated, suggesting how Don is a puppeteer of crime and corruption.
10.Mughal-e-Azam (1960): Director K Asif took nine years to make this movie. His efforts paid off. The film broke all box office records at its release and till date it’s considered as one of the best love stories of all time. However, doesn’t the poster remind you a little a bit of Gone With the Wind
12.American Beauty (1999): Extremely seductive and mysterious at the same time, this poster screams sexuality.
13.Tezaab (1988): An enraged Anil Kapoor with a knife in his hand, a gleeful Madhuri Dixit in her iconic Ek Do Teen dress; together they rock this poster
14.Titanic (1997): If the movie is easily the most popular love stories of all time, then the poster is easily the most recognised one. It aptly showcases the three primary characters - Jack, Rose, and the ship itself.
15.Jaws (1975): If there is any proof that movie posters helped sell tickets in the 70s and the 80s, then Steven Spielberg’s Jaws is a perfect example
16.Jurassic Park (1993): Who would have thought that a logo can transcend a film and become its own entity? Think of dinosaurs and the first thing that will come to your mind is this movie along with its logo
17.Ghayal (1990): Who can forget Sunny Deol showing off his dhai kilo ka haath holding a machine gun in his hands
18.Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995): Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol lost in a lover’s embrace in an endless mustard field had captured every young girl’s imagination. That was a scene from the movie, which was aptly put in the poster
19.Pulp Fiction (1994): Uma Thurman lying on a bed and smoking a cigarette; we bet men couldn’t have stopped drooling over her when this pulp paperback-like poster came out.
20.Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961): Audrey Hepburn clad in a figure hugging black dress posing oh-so coyly is easily one of the best iconic posters of all time
21.Silence of the Lambs (1991): The poster of a pale-looking Jodie Foster sporting a large moth on her lips hit bull’s eye with the audience. It generated enough curiosity for people to go to the theatres to watch this thriller.
1.Mother India (1957): This story about a poverty-stricken mother who raises her sons single-handedly was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign-Language Film category, making this film India's very first Oscar nomination
2.Sholay (1975): Sholay was a mammoth hit; of course we don’t need to tell you that. But the interesting thing is, there have been hundreds of poster variants over the years since the release of the film in 1975. Here are a few of our favourites
3.Gone With the Wind (1939): Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh captured in a hot embrace as flames rage in the background, is a poster that’s etched in people’s memories even today
4.E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982): The poster that refers to a scene in a movie when Eliot and E.T. fly above a forest, and in front of the full moon, on his cycle was a big hit; especially with kids.
5.3Idiots (2010): It was director Rajkumar Hirani’s idea to get colourful buttock-shaped stools for the poster. But the amazing part is you can identify the leading actors just by their haircuts
6.The Seven Year Itch (1955): Needless to say, this poster made Marilyn Monroe synonymous with her flying white dress.
7.Hero (1983): With this movie Jackie Shroff achieved stardom overnight. Not to mention the style rage he created with his red bandana
8.Home Alone(1990): Macaulay Culkin’s expression in this poster is priceless. What say?
9.The Godfather (1972): Now this poster is absolutely sinister, just like the movie. The picture of Don Vito Corleone, as he emerges from the darkness, is eerie. Even the puppet strings are rightly incorporated, suggesting how Don is a puppeteer of crime and corruption.
10.Mughal-e-Azam (1960): Director K Asif took nine years to make this movie. His efforts paid off. The film broke all box office records at its release and till date it’s considered as one of the best love stories of all time. However, doesn’t the poster remind you a little a bit of Gone With the Wind
12.American Beauty (1999): Extremely seductive and mysterious at the same time, this poster screams sexuality.
13.Tezaab (1988): An enraged Anil Kapoor with a knife in his hand, a gleeful Madhuri Dixit in her iconic Ek Do Teen dress; together they rock this poster
14.Titanic (1997): If the movie is easily the most popular love stories of all time, then the poster is easily the most recognised one. It aptly showcases the three primary characters - Jack, Rose, and the ship itself.
15.Jaws (1975): If there is any proof that movie posters helped sell tickets in the 70s and the 80s, then Steven Spielberg’s Jaws is a perfect example
16.Jurassic Park (1993): Who would have thought that a logo can transcend a film and become its own entity? Think of dinosaurs and the first thing that will come to your mind is this movie along with its logo
17.Ghayal (1990): Who can forget Sunny Deol showing off his dhai kilo ka haath holding a machine gun in his hands
18.Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995): Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol lost in a lover’s embrace in an endless mustard field had captured every young girl’s imagination. That was a scene from the movie, which was aptly put in the poster
19.Pulp Fiction (1994): Uma Thurman lying on a bed and smoking a cigarette; we bet men couldn’t have stopped drooling over her when this pulp paperback-like poster came out.
20.Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961): Audrey Hepburn clad in a figure hugging black dress posing oh-so coyly is easily one of the best iconic posters of all time
21.Silence of the Lambs (1991): The poster of a pale-looking Jodie Foster sporting a large moth on her lips hit bull’s eye with the audience. It generated enough curiosity for people to go to the theatres to watch this thriller.
