Osian's Auction Catalogue Celebrating Cinematic Heritage | June 2018

67 Celebrating Cinematic Heritage: Conversation, Exhibition, Auction 36b 36 a. Ram Aur Shyam.1967 Vijay International / Chanakya Half-sheet Poster (POS) Prasad Process Pvt. Ltd., Madras 28.7 x 19.7 in (73.0 x 50.0 cm) b. Gopi.1970 Prosperity Pictures / A. Bhimsingh One-sheet Poster (POS) 40.0 x 29.7 in (101.5 x 75.5 cm) Condition Restored, linen-backed INR 40,000 – 60,000 USD 593 – 889 Lot of 2 Dilip Kumar Focus When Gopi hit film theatres in 1970, Dilip Kumar was in his 48th year, married to his co-star Saira Banu for close to four years and certainly not at the pinnacle of his stardom, which had been usurped by the dashing Rajesh Khanna. But such was his grasp over audiences that the film’s net collections (adjusted at current value by some film pundits) is more than Rs.100 crores, a benchmark that has several of today’s leading stars shouting from the rooftops. Friday Review in The Hindu by APS Malhotra, May 11, 2012