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

The Greatest Indian Show on Earth 121 Rajesh Khanna in ANDAZ.1971 Directed by Ramesh Sippy Offset Lithography Poster / POS 40.0 x 30.3 in (101.6 x 76.9 cm) Provenance Private Collection, New Delhi ` 9,000 – 13,500 US$ 150 – 225 GBP 90 – 135 Full image on p. 189 122 Rajesh Khanna in ANAND.1971 Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee Offset Lithography Poster / POS 29.7 x 19.7 in (75.5 x 50.0 cm) Provenance Private Collection, New Delhi ` 24,000 – 36,000 US$ 400 – 600 GBP 240 – 360 Full image on p. 190 123 Rajesh Khanna in ANAND.1971 Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee Offset Lithography Poster / POS 37.8 x 28.0 in (96.0 x 71.0 cm) Provenance Private Collection, New Delhi ` 18,000 – 27,000 US$ 300 – 450 GBP 180 – 270 Full image on p. 191 124 Rajesh Khanna in MEHBOOB KI MEHNDI.1971 Directed by H. S. Rawail Offset Lithography Poster / POS 29.9 x 19.8 in (76.0 x 50.3 cm) Provenance Private Collector, Mumbai ` 15,000 – 22,500 US$ 250 – 375 GBP 150 – 225 Full image on p. 192 Illustrative Reference S.M.M. Ausaja. Bollywood In Posters. New Delhi:Om Books International 2009; p.122 for full colour image of Lot 122. Jerry Pinto & Sheen Sippy. Bollywood Posters. Mumbai: India Book House 2008; p.18 for full colour image of the Hindi font version of this remarkable poster. One of the most popular stories that surrounded ‘Anand’ was that it was based on Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s bond with Raj Kapoor. Rajesh Khanna’s character was said to be modelled on Kapoor’s, while Amitabh Bachchan played Mukherjee’s role. The film was based on an incident when Raj Kapoor was seriously ill and Hrishikesh Mukherjee had felt he would die. 185 A FOCUS ON THE FIRST SUPERSTAR OF INDIAN CINEMA RAJESH KHANNA