Souvenirs based on Dilip Kumar's films sell for over ?8 lakh
Souvenirs based on veteran actor Dilip Kumar's films were auctioned for over ?8 lakh. The highest bid was for a souvenir based on Dilip's 1967 film Ram Aur Shyam while a 12-sheeter teaser of Kranti (1981) was auctioned for ?3 lakh. Other souvenirs which were auctioned included an Aamir Khan poster, depicting him as Mangal Pandey. 
Mumbai, Jun 25 (PTI) Memorabilia related to cinema legend Dilip Kumar sold big at an auction here with watercolours, mixed media, portraits and collage showcard artworks of the Mughal-e-Azam topping the list of favourite items of the collectors. Dilip Kumars rare set of an original watercolour, mixed media and collage showcard artworks of "Ram Aur Shyam" that saw the actor in a first double role, sold for Rs. 3.36 lakh at Osians The Greatest Indian Show On Earth 2 - Vintage Film Memorabilia, Publicity Materials & Arts Auction on June 22. A unique 12-sheeter teaser of "Kranti" went for Rs 3 lakh. Mehboob Khans "Andaz" hoarding with Raj Kapoor-Dilip Kumar-Nargis portraits went under the hammer for Rs 1.20 lakh. A rare set of six original mixed-media collage artworks of Dilip Kumars "Mela" sold for Rs 48,000. "Aan" stills, a set of four, sold for Rs 52,800. Sepia-toned photographic stills of Sohrab Modis "Sikender" mounted on lobby cards sold for Rs 78,000. A "Kal Aaj Aur Kal" six-sheet poster of three generations of the Kapoor family sold for Rs 54,400 while a "Bobby" golden jubilee trophy sold for Rs 74,400. "The value of film memorabilia is there till the time technology replaced hand-painted posters and showcards with printed ones. If we had not placed credible financial value on these related objects of our film culture, the desire to preserve, love and respect our cinematic heritage would have been much more difficult to emerge," said Neville Tuli, chairman of the The Osians Group. 