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Background

Dara Pictures (formerly Dara Productions) was a Punjabi-language film company run by Indian professional wrestler, actor, director, and politician Dara Singh, which also produced Hindi-language films.

(1 January 1973-30 March 1982)

Logo: In the darkness, a man appears running with a lightened-up torch. The man stops and poses with him looking at his raised torch seen at the left. A yellow blob appears from the torch and moves to the left, and forms the word "DARA". Another yellow blob appears and forms "PRODUCTIONS"; both words are seen in form of an arc. The last yellow blob appears and moves down to form "PRESENTS".

Variants:

On Kisan Aur Bhagwan, the footage of the man running is sped-up.
On Rustom, "PRODUCTIONS" is replaced by "PICTURES" and text is "DARA PICTURES" in a arc, and "PRESENTS" is no longer italic and seen with another font.

Technique: A mix of live action and traditional animation.

Music/Sounds:

A celesta theme was used on Kisan Aur Bhagwan and Bhagat Dhana Jatt.
A different version of the celesta theme was used on Sawa Lakh Se Ek Ladaun and Dhyanu Bhagat.
A dramatic synth fanfare was used on Rustom.

Availability: Extremely rare. Not counting the films mentioned on the Music/Sounds section, this logo was also seen in Bhakti Mein Shakti and Mera Desh Mera Dharam.

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 ===Background===
-'''Dara Pictures''' (formerly '''Dara Productions''') was a Punjabi-language film company from India, which also produced Hindi-language films.
+'''Dara Pictures''' (formerly '''Dara Productions''') was a Punjabi-language film company run by Indian professional wrestler, actor, director, and politician '''Dara''' Singh, which also produced Hindi-language films.
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+===(1 January 1973-30 March 1982)===
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 '''Variants:'''
-*On ''Kisan Aur Bhagwan'', the footage of the man running is sped-up.
+*On ''<u>Kisan Aur Bhagwan</u>'', the footage of the man running is sped-up.
-*On ''Rustom'', "PRODUCTIONS" is replaced by "PICTURES" and text is "DARA PICTURES" in a arc, and "PRESENTS" is no longer italic and seen with another font.
+*On ''<u>Rustom</u>'', "PRODUCTIONS" is replaced by "PICTURES" and text is "DARA PICTURES" in a arc, and "PRESENTS" is no longer italic and seen with another font.
-'''Technique:''' The running torch man (which is obviously live-action), the 2D words being formed.
+'''Technique:''' A mix of live action and traditional animation.
 '''Music/Sounds:'''
-*A celesta theme was used on ''Kisan Aur Bhagwan'' and ''Bhagat Dhana Jatt''.
+*A celesta theme was used on ''<u>Kisan Aur Bhagwan</u>'' and ''Bhagat Dhana Jatt''.
-*A different version of the celesta theme was used on ''Sawa Lakh Se Ek Ladaun'' and ''Dhyanu Bhagat''.
+*A different version of the celesta theme was used on ''<u>Sawa Lakh Se Ek Ladaun</u>'' and ''<u>Dhyanu Bhagat</u>''.
-*A dramatic synth fanfare was used on Rustom.
+*A dramatic synth fanfare was used on <u>''Rustom''</u>.
 '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Not counting the films mentioned on the Music/Sounds section, this logo was also seen in ''Bhakti Mein Shakti'' and ''Mera Desh Mera Dharam''.
-'''Legacy:''' The whole dark nature of the logo along with the celesta jingles is pretty unnerving. The synth fanfare used on Rustom is a bit tamer, but still surprising if you were used with the familiar music of this logo.
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