from adorning the walls of cinema halls film posters have over the decades begun to occupy a place of pride in the homes offices and private spaces of cinema patrons while buying poster art of the bygone era is not entirely new the trend has caught on in a big way owing to availability and exposure the new generation has to the cinema of yore through digital platformsread alsohave you noticed the airforce connection in vijays beast latest posterbeast is going to be one of the biggest releases this april as the vijay starrer is releasing in 5 languages the makers have released a new poster confirming the trailer release date but have you noticed the airforce connection in vijays beast latest poster in the poster vijay was spottedwhile the new age digitized film posters with airbrushed images of stars are slick and stylishly designed the handpainted posters of the past with dramatic brush strokes and vibrant colours screaming out loud from the walls they were plastered on are sorely missed now with movies making their way back into cinema halls bt takes a closer look at the art of film posters and how it continues to be an important part in the journey of a filmposters are the photographic synopsis of a film that attracts the audience even in these times manoj desai one of the oldest names in the film exhibition business who has spent 50 years running maratha mandir and the g7 single screens says i had never seen a phase like the last two years in my 50year career when we practically didnt have posters adorning the outer walls of the theatres my theatre had opened with hema malinis seeta aur geeta and it bounced back to life with alia bhatts gangubai kathiawadi in these five decades what hasnt changed is the audiences love for a great film something that its poster promises them in one visual akshay kumar shah rukh khan salman khan or ajay devgn standing with a gun in one hand and his heroine on the side signifies an actionpacked love story even today its the photographic synopsis of a film that attracts the audience even in these times over the years poster art has found a place of pride in several homesback in the day film posters were not designed digitally right up to the 1990s the posters were handpainted and artistically designed by a rare breed of technicians mf husain in his early years also designed several movie posters while current film posters can be accessed at the click of a button the posters of yesteryears cinema have achieved the status of vintage art especially the handpainted ones there are special collectors and restoration teams to keep them in good condition in the last two decades posters of old films with kitschy artwork loud colours and overthetop drama have found a place of pride in the homes of thousands of people around the world including shah rukh khan who got