Osian's Auction Catalogue The Osianama Series |February 2013

173 INDIAN CINEMA POST 1942 92 Dharmendra & Raakhee in Jeevan Mrityu  1970 Rajshree Productions / Satyen Bose Poster paint on cardboard (Original Film Publicity Artwork) 7.3 x 5.3 in (18.6 x 13.5 cm) Provenance The Zafar Aabid Collection ` 40,000 – 80,000 US$ 730 – 1,460 93 Amitabh Bachchan & Johnny Walker in Anand  1971 Rupam Chitra / Hrishikesh Mukherjee Print on photographic paper (PHO) 8.5 x 11.8 in (21.5 x 29.9 cm) Provenance The Zafar Aabid Collection ` 20,000 – 40,000 US$ 360 – 720 Rajshri’s Jeevan Mrityu is best remembered for Dharmendra’s under-stated performance and the immortal Rafi-Lata duet ‘Jhilmil sitaron ka aangan hoga..’ composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal Anand was Amitabh Bachchan’s first release in Bombay. It was only after the premiere of this film that he signed his first autograph at a petrol pump!