Aatank Hi Aatank (1995) Original Film Promotional Card

An original promotional card from the 1995 release of the Hindi film Aatank Hi Aatank, presented by Xavier Marquis & Suyash Films. The front is a vivid colour collage of the stars, including Rajinikanth in aviators, Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla, under the film's dripping yellow title. The reverse has the full cast and crew credits, with music by Bappi Lahiri and playback singers including Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik and Kavita Krishnamurthy. It also carries a synopsis billed as "A violent love story", printed in both English and Hindi, which ends with the line "Those who live by the sword shall die by the sword". The card shows its age with some edge wear and a small paper loss at the lower left of the front. It's a genuine piece of 90s Bollywood ephemera to frame or file.

Written, edited and directed by Dilip Shankar, Aatank Hi Aatank was released on 4 August 1995. It's remembered for putting Tamil superstar Rajinikanth on screen alongside Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla, with Om Puri, Kabir Bedi and Pooja Bedi in the supporting cast. The synopsis sets up Rajinikanth as Munna, a shoeshine boy who becomes a gangster's right-hand man. Aamir Khan plays Rohan, a trainee air force pilot who becomes a killer and heir to the underworld throne.