Osian's Auction Catalogue The Osianama Series |February 2013

143 INDIAN CINEMA POST 1942 a d c e 73 Raj Kapoor in a. Aag  1948 R. K. Films / Raj Kapoor 10.6 x 9.0 in (27.0 x 22.8 cm) b. Amber  1952 Jagat Pictures / Jayant Desai 10.2 x 8.7 in (26.0 x 22.0 cm) c. Sangdil  1952 Talwar Films / R. C. Talwar 11.6 x 8.7 in (29.5 x 22.0 cm) d. Aah  1953 R. K. Films / Raj Kapoor 10.1 x 8.6 in (25.6 x 21.8 cm) e. Aashiq  1962 Reuben Dubey Productions / Hrishikesh Mukherjee 7.8 x 11.8 in (19.7 x 30.0 cm) Each b/w print on photographic paper (PHO) Aag marked the debut of Raj Kapoor as a producer-director, and the launch of R K Films. AAH marked the debut of director Raja Nawathe, who was assistant to Raj Kapoor at R K Studios. It had lilting music by Shankar-Jaikishan. The film’s poor box-office response prompted Raj Kapoor to alter the film’s climax from a tragic to a happy one. Provenance The Zafar Aabid Collection ` 60,000 – 120,000 US$ 1,090 – 2,180 Lot of 5