Osian's Auction Catalogue Celebrating Cinematic Heritage | June 2018

24 Osian’s in association with IIFA This extremely rare 1940 mini- poster of the Bombay Talkies Ashok Kumar - Leela Chitnis Classic - Bandhan - has come up for public auction for the very first time 7 Bandhan.1940 Bombay Talkies Ltd. / N. R. Acharya Artist: L. L. Medhanee First Release Mini Poster (POS) Lakshmi Art, Bombay 8 21.3 x 13.8 in (54.0 x 35.0 cm) Condition Restored INR 60,000 – 90,000 USD 889 – 1,333 Full image on p.25 8 a. Mahal.1949 Bombay Talkies Ltd. / Kamal Amrohi Artist: Meera Prabhu Re-release, original Imagery one-sheet Poster (POS) Oriental Offset & Litho Works, Bombay-7 39.4 x 29.5 in (100.0 x 75.0 cm) b. Samadhi.1950 Filmistan / Ramesh Saigal First Release Half-sheet Poster (POS) Oriental Offset & Litho Works, Bombay-7 29.9 x 20.1 in (76.0 x 51.0 cm) INR 40,000 – 60,000 USD 593 – 889 Lot of 2 Full images on pp.26-27 Mumtaz became a leading lady with Kidar Sharma’s Neel Kamal (1947) opposite Raj Kapoor at the age of 14. However, her breakthrough came with Bombay Talkies’ ghost story Mahal (1949), where she made a major impact with her haunting performance. With the success of Mahal, Madhubala, as she now called herself, had truly arrived. Bollywood-The Films! The Songs! The Stars!, Dorling Kindersley Ltd.,London, 2017 Ashok Kumar Focus