Mumbai: Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan led bidders at the Osian’s auction of rare and vintage film memorabilia here as he bought two original posters of Mughal-e-Azam for Rs 6.84 lakh.
Friday night’s sale, part of the auction house’s “Greatest Indian Show on Earth” series, saw 163 of the 220 lots being sold for Rs 55.60 lakh.
A painting by Arpana Caur ‘Pyaar hua, Iqraar hua’ showcasing the famous under-the-umbrella scene of Raj Kapoor and Nargis from Shree 420 fetched the highest price of Rs 7.5 lakh followed by an original hand-painted hard board standee of Yahudi with Dilip Kumar and Meena Kumari in embrace that sold for Rs 4.8 lakh.
The auction’s most popular section focusing on the trio Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand and leading heroines Madhubala, Nargis and Meena Kumari, generated the greatest interest and frenzied bidding, the organisers said.
The Gunga Jumna artwork, signed and inscribed by Dilip Kumar in 1962, was purchased by the Morarka Foundation, led by Kamal Morarka, for Rs 2.16 lakh.
A poster of Mother India, which requires preservation work by the new collector, also witnessed hectic bidding, finally selling for Rs 2.52 lakh.
Most other lots received reasonable interest especially some from the N.N. Sippy family collection, such as the hand annotated scripts of Ghar and Meri Jung.
