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Background

ASK Productions was ran by Indian film director and producer Abdul Sattar Khan.

1st Logo (January 20, 1983)

Visuals: On a moving vortex-like background with many colors and smoke, a silhouette of a crescent with a star slowly fades in. It then slowly illuminates itself to reveal a picture of a mosque with the Kaaba in the middle, all encrusted in gold with ten dark striped lines on it. Below it is the text "ASK" and a crescent which says "PRODUCTIONS" with stars between. It stays still for over a few seconds until we finally fade to black.

Technique: Practical effects.

Audio: Somber-sounding traditional Indian music with a piano, a sitar and a tanpura, followed by a very deep announcer speaking in Hindi.

Availability: Seen only on Ek Bar Chale Aao.

2nd Logo (January 5, 1989-March 22, 1991)

Visuals: On a black background, there is the word "ask" on top of a yellow pedestal with a filmstrip sitting on the right side of the letter "a". On the pedestal consists of the word "PRODUCTIONS" in black and 3 black stars can be seen on the right side of the pedestal. Below the pedestal is the word "PRESENTS" in yellow.

Variant: On In India Today, the entire logo is yellow and zooms towards the camera with a blur effect against a red background. "Presents" is now in a cursive font.

Technique: A still, printed image.

Audio: The first notes of the Jyoti Bane Jwala theme.

Audio Variant: In India Today uses rapidly descending string theme ending with a two-note orchestral sting.

Availability: Seen only on Tujhe Nahin Chhodunga and In India Today.

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-{{PageCredits|description=An unknown editor and Tabit|capture=Logohub and Tabit|video=Mister Suitcase/WoodKnapp94 and MatthewTheScienceGuy|edits=Tabit}}
+{{PageCredits|description=An unknown editor and Tabit|capture=Logoarto and Tabit|video=Mister Suitcase/WoodKnapp94 and MatthewTheScienceGuy|edits=Tabit}}
+===Background===
-==={{Ordinal|1}} Logo (January 20, 1983) ===
+'''ASK Productions''' was ran by Indian film director and producer '''A'''bdul '''S'''attar '''K'''han.
+===1st Logo (January 20, 1983)===
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-'''Logo:''' On a moving vortex-like background with many colors and smoke, a silhouette of a crescent with a star slowly fades in. It then slowly illuminates itself to reveal a picture of a mosque with the Kaaba in the middle, all encrusted in gold with ten dark striped lines on it. Below it is the text "ASK" and a crescent which says "PRODUCTIONS" with stars between. It stays still for over a few seconds until we finally fade to black.
+'''Visuals:''' On a moving vortex-like background with many colors and smoke, a silhouette of a crescent with a star slowly fades in. It then slowly illuminates itself to reveal a picture of a mosque with the Kaaba in the middle, all encrusted in gold with ten dark striped lines on it. Below it is the text "ASK" and a crescent which says "PRODUCTIONS" with stars between. It stays still for over a few seconds until we finally fade to black.
+'''Technique:''' Practical effects.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Everything in the logo, all done with cheap graphics.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Somber-sounding traditional Indian music with a piano, a sitar and a tanpura, followed by a very deep announcer speaking in Hindi.
+'''Audio:''' Somber-sounding traditional Indian music with a piano, a sitar and a tanpura, followed by a very deep announcer speaking in Hindi.
 '''Availability:''' Seen only on ''Ek Bar Chale Aao''.
+===2nd Logo (January 5, 1989-March 22, 1991)===
-'''Legacy:''' The depressing music and psychedelic animated ambience might unnerve some. The announcer also contributes as well.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-==={{Ordinal|2}} Logo (1989) ===
+ASK Productions (1989).png
-[[File:ASK Productions (1989).png|center|300px]]
+ASK Productions (1994, Source - In India Today).png
+</gallery>
-{{YouTube|id=dTJeMk-8_Hs}}
+{{YouTube|id=dTJeMk-8_Hs|id2=VTD37sMoEF4}}
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the word "{{Color|red|a}}s{{Color|cyan|k}}" on top of a yellow pedestal with a filmstrip sitting on the right side of the letter "a". On the pedestal consists of the word "PRODUCTIONS" in black and 3 black stars can be seen on the right side of the pedestal. Below the pedestal is the word "PRESENTS" in yellow.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is the word "{{color|red|a}}s{{color|cyan|k}}" on top of a yellow pedestal with a filmstrip sitting on the right side of the letter "a". On the pedestal consists of the word "PRODUCTIONS" in black and 3 black stars can be seen on the right side of the pedestal. Below the pedestal is the word "PRESENTS" in yellow.
+'''Variant:''' On ''<u>In India Today</u>'', the entire logo is {{color|gold|yellow}} and zooms towards the camera with a blur effect against a {{color|red}} background. "Presents" is now in a cursive font.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
+'''Technique:''' A still, printed image.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The stock trumpet fanfare first used in Captain Barry.
-'''Availability:''' Seen only on ''Tujhe Nahin Chhodunga''.
+'''Audio:''' The first notes of the ''Jyoti Bane Jwala'' theme.
+'''Audio Variant:''' ''<u>In India Today</u>'' uses rapidly descending string theme ending with a two-note orchestral sting.
+'''Availability:''' Seen only on ''Tujhe Nahin Chhodunga'' and ''In India Today''.
+{{Movie-Navbox}}
 [[Category:Film logos]]
-[[Category:Indian logos]]
+[[Category:India]]
 [[Category:Indian film logos]]
+[[Category:Logos with film and television music]]
+[[Category:Logos with music from Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons]]