Vintage Bollywood Memorabilia made its mark in London on Friday 29 November, as collectors from Australia, the UK, Holland, India, Spain and the UAE, watched 172 lots go under the hammer at Conferro Auctions inaugural sale, at the Westbury Hotel in Mayfair.
Celebrating 100 years of Bollywood, the auction featured collectables such as LPs, film banners and posters from some of the milestones of Indian film history, including Mughal-e-Azam (1960) and Sholay (1975), which were recently voted the top two greatest Bollywood films of all time.
The sale of vintage Bollywood memorabilia achieved more than £100,000. In total, over 80 per cent of the 172 lots were sold.
The auction was led by Lot 1, featuring LPs and posters from the classic Bollywood films: Mughal-e-Azam, Sholay and Mother India, which sold for £1,700. Lot 72, containing LPs from films such as Shabnam, Bhabi and Izzat, featuring the Bollywood singer Manna Day, sold for £1,200.
Commenting on the auction results, Sharan Seth, Founder of Conferro Auctions,...
Celebrating 100 years of Bollywood, the auction featured collectables such as LPs, film banners and posters from some of the milestones of Indian film history, including Mughal-e-Azam (1960) and Sholay (1975), which were recently voted the top two greatest Bollywood films of all time.
The sale of vintage Bollywood memorabilia achieved more than £100,000. In total, over 80 per cent of the 172 lots were sold.
The auction was led by Lot 1, featuring LPs and posters from the classic Bollywood films: Mughal-e-Azam, Sholay and Mother India, which sold for £1,700. Lot 72, containing LPs from films such as Shabnam, Bhabi and Izzat, featuring the Bollywood singer Manna Day, sold for £1,200.
Commenting on the auction results, Sharan Seth, Founder of Conferro Auctions,...
- 12/3/2013
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
When you hear the name Rajpal Yadav, the words funny man and comedy immediately come to mind. Considered one of the best in the business, Yadav has played myriad of characters in all genres of film, but it is his outstanding comedic performances in films like Chup Chup Ke, Action Replay, Phir Hera Pheri, Main Pyaar Kiya, and so many more that have had us clapping! Now the actor has turned his eye to direction and presents a very unique film to audiences on November 2nd. Titled Ata Pata Laapata, Mr. Yadav says the film is “organized musical chaos” with a social message. We got the exclusive chance to interview Mr. Yadav and he gave us amazing answers to our questions on the film, the music, the Broadway influences and so much more!
Tell us what Ata Pata Laapata is all about.
Ata Pata Laapata is about the struggle and...
Tell us what Ata Pata Laapata is all about.
Ata Pata Laapata is about the struggle and...
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- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
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We start with the wonderful, Dreamum Wakeupum, which start off with those familiar Bappi style disco beats but give way to a loud trombone section, that confirm this as a fabulously noisy track.
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- by Rumnique Nannar
- Bollyspice
What do you do if you're the producers of one of the biggest genre hits in your region's history? If you're the producers of Norwegian zombie comedy Dead Snow you bring back the whole crew that made that earlier effort so successful, pick another genre, recruit a few new faces - preferably specialists in the new playground - and you do it again, that's what!
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- Screen Anarchy
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“Paranoid is when you think someone’s following you, but if you know it, that’s different, right?” says Carl in The Last Joint Venture. The final strains of the hippie decade are fading, and the 80s are looming ahead. Carl (Kristoffer Joner) and Robert (Nicolai Cleve Broch) are two wasters who live in harmony with the world,...
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- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
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