Ahead of his 81st birthday (October 11), Bollywood바카라s evergreen emperor Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with 바카라Bachchanalia바카라 바카라 an auction of over 300 memorabilia, spanning his 55 years바카라 looming presence and contributions to the film industry.
Ahead of his 81st birthday (October 11), Bollywood바카라s evergreen emperor Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with 바카라Bachchanalia바카라 바카라 an auction of over 300 memorabilia, spanning his 55 years바카라 looming presence and contributions to the film industry.
The auction by deRivaz & Ives will take place October 5-7, as a tribute to his long and illustrious career and affords his fans and collectors a chance to own a 바카라historic piece바카라 of his stupendous cinematic journey since 1969.
Up for grabs will be iconic film posters, photographs, lobby cards, showcards, film booklets and original artworks of several of his epochal movies that contributed to his metamorphoses 바카라 from a struggler to an actor, star, heart-throb, a superstar, a legend and the veteran of 200-plus films now acknowledged as a 바카라Yug Purush바카라.
Going under the hammer shall be a rare set of two showcards of his blockbuster 바카라Zanjeer바카라 (1973), an original, hand-made collage crafted from silver gelatin photographic prints, poster paint and meticulous manual and screen-printed lettering.
바카라These unique pieces are a testament to the artistic craftsmanship of yesteryears, offering a glimpse into the intricate process that once brought the magic of cinema to life. Some are priced around Rs 8,000 and some in the range of Rs 100,000 per piece,바카라 said an official for the auctioneers.
The 바카라Deewaar바카라 (1975) showcard has been designed by Diwakar Karkare, the designer behind several of Bachchan바카라s publicity artworks of the 1970s and 80s.
A set of six exceptionally designed first release showcards of Shankar Mukherjee바카라s 바카라Faraar바카라 (1975), created by Karkare, is also on offer, bringing alive the memories of the Gulzar-scripted thriller, and famed for the lilting Kishore Kumar-Lata Mangeshkar duet 바카라Main Pyasa Tum Sawan바카라.
That same year another film created history, 바카라Sholay바카라 (1975) and echoing the heart-pounding excitement of that flick, fans can bid for a set of 15 re-release photographic stills mounted on lobby cards, showcasing some of the most memorable scenes from Ramesh Sippy바카라s classic creation.
Another lot on offer will be four private photos from Sippy바카라s exclusive post-release party, giving a peek into the behind-the-scenes magic of the record-creating 바카라Sholay바카라 with a cult following.
Going up for bids shall be a rare collection of posters of Bachchan바카라s memorable films like 바카라Majboor바카라 (1974), 바카라Mr Natwarlal바카라 (1979), 바카라The Great Gambler바카라 (1979), 바카라Silsila바카라 and 바카라Kaalia바카라 (1981), 바카라Naseeb바카라 (1986), among others.
A rare studio portrait of Amitabh Bachchan shot by the glamour photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha and another featuring two superstars 바카라 Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan 바카라 from an exclusive photo-shoot done for a film magazine (Movie)바카라s cover story, shall also be auctioned.
There are different original artworks of Bachchan, through the eyes of young artistes like Safdar Shamee, Sailesh Acharekar, Mithu Biswal, Anil Soni, and their unique interpretations of the legendary superstar.
The company official said that these have been carefully curated and sourced from all over India including small or private collectors, dealers of film memorabilia, small galleries or old collections from artists, producers, distributors, academics, journalists, film historians, families of his co-stars and even fans.
After huge sales were notched during the 바카라Bharat & Barsaat바카라 auction in Aug. 2023 and Satyajit Ray in Sep. 2023, now, deRivaz & Ives are developing a Film Memorabilia Department and foraying onto the global theatre.
After the 바카라Bachchanalia바카라 auction in Oct. 2023, coming up later this year will be Bollywood 바카라Feminine Icons바카라 and 바카라The Cinema of Raj Kapoor at 100바카라, before venturing into Hollywood auctions from 2024.
(Quaid Najmi can be contacted at: q.najmi@ians.in)