Osian's Auction Catalogue Celebrating Cinematic Heritage | June 2018

123 Celebrating Cinematic Heritage: Conversation, Exhibition, Auction 77 Jeevan Sangram.1974 Rajbans Pictures / Rajbans Khanna Half-sheet Poster (POS) Poster Center, Bombay-4 29.9 x 20.1 in (76.0 x 51.0 cm) INR 30,000 – 45,000 USD 444 – 667 76 Siddhartha.1972 Lotus Films / Conrad Rooks One-sheet Poster (POS) Globe Art Printers, Delhi 40.2 x 29.9 in (102.0 x 76.0 cm) INR 40,000 – 60,000 USD 593 – 889 In 1972, Columbia Pictures released director Conrad Rooks’s Siddhartha, a visually stunning film about a young Brahmin’s quest for the meaning of life. Based on Hermann Hesse’s 1922 novel of the same name, Siddhartha starred Shashi Kapoor in the title role and Simi Garewal as Kamala, a courtesan who introduces him to the pleasures of sex and other material aspects of life. Winner of the Silver Lion Award at the Venice film festival, Siddhartha was not well received by American critics, but the audience in the country, ripped apart by the war in Vietnam and the aftermath of the civil rights movement, took a liking to the film. Feature in Rediff Movies by Aseem Chhabra, Sept 21, 2002 77 The Kapoors: India’s First Family of Film