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

31 Raj Kapoor in SHARADA.1957 Directed by L. V. Prasad Re-Release Offset Lobby Card / LBY a. & b. 10.0 x 11.9 in (25.3 x 30.1 cm) c. 11.9 x 9.5 in (30.2 x 24.2 cm) Provenance Private Collector, New Delhi ` 6,000 – 9,000 US$ 100 – 150 GBP 60 – 90 Lot of 3 a Illustrative Reference Bunny Reuben. Raj Kapoor - The Fabulous Showman. Mumbai: Bunny Reuben / Virgo Books 1988; p. 119 for B/w Illustration of Lot 31b. “Raj Kapoor in a tragic moment from Prasad’s ‘Sharda’… somehow the scene depicting him holding a bottle of Scotch seems vastly symbolic of the mental state in which he was (in real life) during this period of heartbreak.” [Caption beside Illustrative Reference] “The male lead was a role rejected by every big hero because it depicted a man whose beloved is married to his father and whom he is compelled to address as ‘Mother’. Both ‘Mother India’ and ‘Sharda’ were in heated competition in their (coinciding) year of release.” Reprinted in Bunny Reuben. Raj Kapoor - The Fabulous Showman. Mumbai: Bunny Reuben / Virgo Books 1988; p. 120. 66 THE “RAJ-DILIP-DEV” TRINITY RAJ KAPOOR AS FOCUS