New Delhi, Aug 1 : Bollywood star
Aamir Khan can
now take pride in owning legendary actor
Shammi Kapoor's jacket, one
among the six film memorabilia items he bid for, at the Osian's Cinefan
auction here. Aamir spent a total of Rs.238,000 at the event.
The
auction, held here Tuesday, was held as part of the ongoing 12th
Osian's-Cinefan Film Festival. It turned out to be a success with sales
of Rs.69.55 lakh and 86 percent lots sold.
Aamir and his wife
Kiran Rao, who reportedly bid for six collector's items valued at
Rs.238,000, including late
Shammi Kapoor's jacket for Rs.88,000 on
phone.
Gurgaon-based entertainment hub Kingdom of Dreams
successfully bid for the full rights to the last recorded song of
legendary
Kishore Kumar who recorded it three days before his death in
1987. Kingdom of Dreams will use it for its new musical show "Jhumroo",
which celebrates the spirit of the singer. They got it for Rs.15.6 lakh.
The auction offered vintage and rare posters, show-cards, stills, song-synopsis booklets among other artefacts.
The
highlights were 45 signed black and white photographic stills by the
evergreen Dev Anand; rare Satyajit Ray designed film posters of the
1960s; the turquoise ring set in silver worn by Farooque Sheikh in
Muzaffar Ali's famous "Umrao Jaan"; a cricket bat signed by
Aamir Khan
and the team from "Lagaan" (INR 156,000).
According to Neville
Tuli, founder chairman, Osian's: "The auction emphatically indicated
that an enormous potential exists for developing the market for Indian
cinema memorabilia, and that the film fraternity now feels a sense of
respect for its cinematic heritage."
"Hereafter no one will
dismiss these items as raddi (junk). They are collectibles and they have
significant financial value," Tuli said in a statement.
The
auction also had rare photographic stills and show-cards from films like
"Aan", "Mother India", "Dil Diya Dard Liya" and "Leader".
It also included many posters from Rajesh Khanna's films such as "Aradhana", "Amar Prem" and "Andaz".
© IANS