Osian's Auction Catalogue The Greatest Indian Show On Earth | September 2014

The Greatest Indian Show on Earth 73 Meena Kumari & Bharat Bhusan in BAIJU BAWRA.1952 Directed by Vijay Bhatt Collage and Watercolours on cardboard / ART 21.1 x 16.6 in (53.5 x 42.2 cm) Provenance Arun Puranik Family Collection ` 18,000 – 27,000 US$ 300 – 450 GBP 180 – 270 Full image on p. 126 74 Meena Kumari & Dilip Kumar in KOHINOOR.1960 Directed by S. U. Sunny Hand-painted photographic still pasted on hand-painted paperboard / SHW 19.5 x 24.3 in (49.6 x 61.8 cm) Provenance Private Collector, New Delhi ` 9,000 – 13,500 US$ 150 – 225 GBP 90 – 135 Full image on p. 127 75 Meena Kumari, Rehman & Guru Dutt in a. SAHIB BIBI AUR GHULAM.1962 Directed by Abrar Alvi b. HITS FROM GURU DUTT FILMS.nd Each 33 rpm LP Gramaphone Record / REC 11.8 x 11.8 in ( 30.0 x 30.0 cm) Provenance Private Collector, New Delhi ` 6,000 – 9,000 US$ 100 – 150 GBP 60 – 90 Lot of 2 Full image on p. 128 77 Meena Kumari, Ashok Kumar & Raaj Kumar in PAKEEZAH.1972 Directed by Kamal Amrohi Original First Release Ticket at Maratha Mandir cinema of PAKEEZAH / MIS 3.4 x 6.7 in (8.7 x 17.0 cm) Provenance Private Collector, Mumbai ` 12,000 – 18,000 US$ 200 – 300 GBP 120 – 18 76 a. & b. Meena Kumari, Ashok Kumar & Raaj Kumar in PAKEEZAH.1972 Directed by Kamal Amrohi c. MEENA KUMAR: DIL JO NA KEH SAKA.nd Each 33 rpm LP Gramaphone Record / REC 11.8 x 11.8 in ( 30.0 x 30.0 cm) Provenance Private Collector, New Delhi ` 15,000 – 22,500 US$ 250 – 375 GBP 150 – 225 Lot of 3 Full image on p. 129 125 LEADING HEROINES AND THE CLASSIC FILMS 1949 – 1972 MEENA KUMARI AS FOCUS