Shankar Movies (India)

Logo descriptions and captures by SnowflakesOmega and naxo-olé

1st Logo

(1972)

Logo: We see "SHANKAR MOVIES" in red, on the lower part of the screen. Then, dark background fades out to show usa small sculpture of an Indian man holding a cane, sitting on some sort of Indian chair (or a snake/Naga chair, as what it looks like), over a dark soil, on a blue background. Below the chair, we see a kind of onion on the left, and some sticks on the right. There's a heavy fog, which comes from behind the chair.

FX/SFX: The text and the fog. In addition, there's a cut in the middle of the logo. Perhaps there was a mistake while they were shooting this logo or it can be to cut the time length of the logo.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Only seen on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nzyj0CfZag" target="_self">Gora Aur Kala</a>.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo

(1976-1997)

Logo: We see a small sculpture of an Indian man sitting on some sort of Indian snake/Naga chair, above a table with a white cloth. There are some weapons on the left of the sculpture, and smoke is coming out of the tubes of it. The man is holding a cane, which touches the surface. The yellow text "SHANKAR MOVIES" fades in.

Variant: On Aulad Ke Dushman, the logo is tinted red, and the table isn't visible. The text is in a different font, and in white, and before it fades in, the logo freezes.

FX/SFX: The text fading in.

Music/Sounds:

• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7FvyfKTT9c" target="_self">Badle Ki Aag</a>: None.
• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUvkieEebT4" target="_self">Aulad Ke Dushman</a>: A droning tanpuna theme.
• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LinxZKzzjGc" target="_self">Qahar</a>: A traditional sitar theme.
• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j41rwrc6IgU" target="_self">Nagin</a>and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U5uQR7uelw" target="_self">Jaani Dushman</a>: A five-note melody with a metal percussion melody, followed by a strum with a lyra, and other 3 notes with the percussion fading out.
• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZKP0R0w7_4" target="_self">Pati Patni Aur Tawaif</a>: The opening theme of the film.
• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c80hpN-BJ7I" target="_self">Jeene Nahi Doonga</a>: A flute melody, with some birds tweeting.

Availability: Extremely rare. Was only seen on 7 movies. All them are mentioned in the Music/Sounds section.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo

(1987)

TBA!

4th Logo

(2002)

Logo: Blue fog appears. Two lights appear from both bottom corners and move near the center. Then they move from the top to form a picture of Krishna, which then zooms out. The silver text "SHANKAR MOVIES" then scrolls to the left, and zooms out to place itself in front of Krishna. Lights move around the picture.

FX/SFX: CGI animation by Govardhan Vigraham.

Music/Sounds: A bell theme, followed by a sitar strum.

Availability: Only seen on Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani.

Editor's Note: None.