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Film poster for 'Aasha'

Laxman (artist)

Museum of Art & Photography

Museum of Art & Photography
Bangalore, India

Film poster for the Hindi film 'Aasha' (Hope), released in the year 1980.

The poster shows a combination of painting and photographic images. The central imagery in the poster
is the painted face of the male lead Deepak, played by Jeetendra. Overlapping with this are other
photographic cut outs. The first one shows him and the character Aasha, played by Reena Roy. The
image below this also shows the couple in an intimate moment. The image below this one shows the
character Aasha, a singer, who is holding onto a mic in a manner of singing. Below this image to the left
is a logogram with the image of Lord Shiva in it. To the right of this logo is the film title in Devanagari.
Below the film title, other film credits are present as 'PRODUCED & DIRECTED BY', next line; 'J. OM
PRAKASH. To the right of this text is 'MUSIC', next line; 'LAXMIKANT PYARELAL'. In between these
two credits is the painting of a flame. To the left and right of the film title is an image showing a large
crowd on either sides. In the bottom right along the right border, the artist's name is present as 'LAXMAN'.
In the top area along the top border, a line from one of the popular songs from the film is present reading
'Sheesha Ho Ya Dil Ho Aakhir Toot Jata Hai...' (Devanagari translating to 'Whether its a Mirror or a Heart,
it Inevitably Breaks). The song was sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

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  • Title: Film poster for 'Aasha'
  • Creator: Laxman (artist)
  • Location: India
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 93.4 cm, W. 68.6 cm
  • Type: Film poster
  • Contributor: Museum of Art and Photography
  • Medium: Color reprograph
  • Release Date: 1980
  • Credits: Writer- Ram Kelkar (story), Ramesh Pant (dialogue) ; Director- J. Om Prakash ; Cast- Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Rameshwari, Girish Karnad, Sulochana Latkar ; Music- Laxmikant Pyarelal (composer), Anand Bakshi (lyrics).
  • Category: Popular art
  • Banner: Banner- Filmyug Pvt. Ltd. Producer- J. Om Prakash
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