Dilip Kumar will now have murals dedicated to him on his birthday

What is your most vivid memory of the 1960 Indian epic MughaleAzam Is it of Dilip Kumar and Madhubala who play Salim and Anarkali in inseparable embrace or the ageing Mughal monarch Akbar portrayed by Prithvi Raj Kapoor approaching with his army of soldiers on elephants and horses In October this year television channel Star Gold Selects team launched an initiative to look back at the story of the many posters that the historical threw upAs a tribute to veteran actor Kumar who turns 95 on December 11 the team invited eight digital artists and illustrators from across the globe to give new life to the films original publicity material The idea was to get a variety of cultural influences inspiration and styles to the same table The results as astounding will be recreated on a wall near Mahim station next week by students of The JJ School of Arts We connected with four of the final lot of artists to discuss their journey of recreationI depended on my imagination of the epicNAME Krzysiek Glazewski illustrator and graphic designerFROM Gdansk PolandAT first I was surprised that I was approached for this project Nonetheless I was thrilled because I found it to be a great opportunity to confront my skills with such a topic Fortunately I was given a free hand to create the composition But I havent seen the movie and its hard to get a copy of it in Poland I had to depend on my imagination of the epic When creating the poster it was important to accurately depict the emotions of the characters all that love hate anger and bravery For this the colours had to be in contrast The process started with some sketches of the composition After that I tried to build up the sketch with layers lights and shadows When the colours were finalised I painted over the monochromatic illustration digitally Finally to finish the image I added some textures and contrast to the lightingPosters CourtesyStar Gold SelectThe colour scheme was important to portray war romanceNAME Nainesh Saple illustrator visualiser and art directorFROM MumbaiMughaleAzam is among the first largerthanlife movies to emerge from the Indian film industry Everything about it right from the costume music set design architecture to production and filming was done on an epic scale So when I was approached to make a poster my first thought was how do I celebrate this classic and yet represent everything that it stood for The movie revolves around two lovers fighting against odds to be together And since the story was set against the backdrop of war it was important that I reflect both themesIf you see my final work Salim and Anarkali appear in the foreground while war or the semblance of it is seen in the background The colour scheme was also important I chose to paint the lovers in shades of blue grey and green these are soothing colours and represent how absorbed they are in each other The bright red fiery orange and bold yellow in the background highlights the imminent danger that awaits them It took me three days to complete the poster I watched the film to ensure I hadnt overlooked an important detailA poster should be like a print trailerNAME Cristhian Hova digital artist and illustratorFROM Lima PeruI thought it was a great opportunity and I didnt want to miss it The brief was clear I had to draw a poster similar to those in the 60s but without deviating from my style I use a lot of geometric shapes to create my caricatures Ive heard of Bollywood and I think it is one of the greatest cinematographic industries in the world To begin with I observed the photos of the actors I then saw the movie which by the way is great and tried to understand the storyline betterFor my illustration I tried to revive the classical compositions of an oldschool poster while attempting to communicate what will happen in the movie its like a trailer in print Since I like vintage colours it was great opportunity for me to recreate the essence of classic artwork The aim was to fit the characters and scenario in the same harmonyI wanted to celebrate the era Of black and whiteNAME Broti Bhattachariya artist and illustratorFROM MumbaiI knew the poster had to be in black and white There were two reasons for this first I wanted to celebrate the era of black and white movies the original print in which the film was screened and second I wanted to give the design a contemporary take The style that I selected for my digital illustration is a throwback to oldschool Bollywood posters The characters their expressions the typography all hark back to a forgotten era But even though I started off with a twocolour approach as I kept experimenting with the drawing I realised that a hint of bright colour would add some dynamism to the drawingThis is possibly the reason why I chose pink Not only did it add depth to the characters it also represented the groundbreaking move of remaking the film in colour As far as homework goes I watched the film before working on the project in order to capture the grandeur It took me two weeks to wrap it upCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news current affairs from Mumbai local news crime news and breaking headlines hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the go