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=== Background ===
===Background===
'''Prathima Films''' was a film company formed in India in 1981 by Pranlal V. Mehta.
'''Prathima Films''' was a film company formed in India in 1981 by Pranlal V. Mehta.


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=== {{Ordinal|1}} Logo (1981-1988) ===
|Prathima Films (1982).png|1st Logo (July 3, 1981-September 23, 1988, October 30, 1992-January 7, 1994)
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|Prathima Films (1990).png|2nd Logo (May 11-August 17, 1990)
'''Logo:''' A statue of Ganesh appears with sparkles animating in the background. Afterwards, a P symbol slowly forms line by line, and the company's name "Prathima Films" appear letter by letter.
|Prathima Films (1998).png|3rd Logo (March 27, 1998)
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=== 1st Logo (July 3, 1981-September 23, 1988, October 30, 1992-January 7, 1994) ===
'''Variant''': On Woh Phir Aayegi, only the statue of Ganesh is shown, which is now shown close-Up to its face. It is also deteriorated, showing a pinkish color to it.
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'''Visuals:''' A statue of Ganesh appears with sparkles animating in the background. Afterwards, a P symbol slowly forms line by line, and the company's name "Prathima Films" appear letter by letter.


'''Trivia:''' The same statue and setting of Ganesh in this logo can be seen on a scene from ''Hum Se Badkar Kaun'' where people are praying and celebrating the god with dancing and festivities.
'''FX/SFX''': The statue appearing, the sparkles, and the logo forming.


'''Variant:''' On ''Woh Phir Aayegi'' and ''Zid'', only the statue of Ganesh is shown, which is now shown close-up to its face.
'''Music/Sounds''': An Indian male singing, followed by a synth theme.


'''Technique:''' Live-action and traditional animation.
'''Availability''': Uncommon, seen on ''Hum Se Badkar Kaun'', ''Bezuban'', ''Dharm Aur Qanoon'', ''Love 86'', and ''Woh Phir Aayegi''.


'''Audio:''' An Indian male singing, followed by a synth theme.
'''Editor's Note''': None.


'''Audio Variant:''' On ''Hum Se Badkar Kaun'', the synth theme is shorter and a typewriter sound is made when the company name appears.


'''Audio Trivia:''' The portion of the Indian male praying is sourced from ''Hum Se Badkar Kaun'', where this prayer happens right before a song titled "Deva Ho Deva Ganpati Deva".
=== {{Ordinal|2}} Logo (August 17, 1990) ===
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'''Logo:''' We see footage of a different statue of Ganesh, as it zooms in to its face for a few seconds. It then zooms out, as "PRATHIMA FILMS'" fades in below it.


'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Hum Se Badkar Kaun'', ''Bezuban'', ''Dharm Aur Qanoon'', ''Love 86'', and ''Woh Phir Aayegi''. It later reappeared in ''Muskurahat'' and ''Zid''.
'''FX/SFX''': Live-Action, with the exception of the text.


=== 2nd Logo (May 11-August 17, 1990) ===
'''Music/Sounds''': Same as the 1st logo.
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'''Visuals:''' The logo starts with footage of a different statue of Ganesh, as it zooms in to its face for a few seconds. It then zooms out, as "PRATHIMA FILMS'" fades in below it.


'''Technique:''' Mostly live action.
'''Availability''': Rare, only seen on ''Jawani Zindabad''.


'''Audio:''' Like the previous logo, an Indian male singing, followed by a synth theme.
'''Editor's Note''': None.


'''Availability:''' Only seen on ''Police Public'' and ''Jawani Zindabad''.


=== {{Ordinal|3}} Logo (March 27, 1998) ===
=== 3rd Logo (March 27, 1998) ===
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see 3 bronze rectangles zoom out, forming a "P", which looks similar to the 1st logo's, except the rectangle at the end is longer. It then flashes as "Prathima Films" turns and zooms out to stop next to the P. The P then stops shining, as some light wipes on it.
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there are three bronze rectangles zoom out, forming a "P", which looks similar to the 1st logo's, except the rectangle at the end is longer. It then flashes as "Prathima Films" turns and zooms out to stop next to the P. The P then stops shining, as some light wipes on it.


'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''FX/SFX''': Simple, but pretty nice CGI animation for the late 90s.


'''Music/Sounds''': A deep piano note, followed by a calm piano piece.
'''Audio:''' A deep piano note, followed by a calm piano piece.


'''Availability''': Rare, only seen on ''Yugpurush''.
'''Availability:''' Only seen on ''Yugpurush''.


{{Indian film logos}}
'''Editor's Note''': This a lot tamer than the last two, thanks to the calm music and CGI. However, the P still looks like an "F".
{{Film logos}}

[[Category:Film logos]] [[Category:Indian logos]] [[Category:Indian film logos]]
[[Category:Film logos]] [[Category:India]] [[Category:Indian film logos]]
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Revision as of 04:44, 31 July 2024


Background

Prathima Films was a film company formed in India in 1981 by Pranlal V. Mehta.



1st Logo (July 3, 1981-September 23, 1988, October 30, 1992-January 7, 1994)

Visuals: A statue of Ganesh appears with sparkles animating in the background. Afterwards, a P symbol slowly forms line by line, and the company's name "Prathima Films" appear letter by letter.

Trivia: The same statue and setting of Ganesh in this logo can be seen on a scene from Hum Se Badkar Kaun where people are praying and celebrating the god with dancing and festivities.

Variant: On Woh Phir Aayegi and Zid, only the statue of Ganesh is shown, which is now shown close-up to its face.

Technique: Live-action and traditional animation.

Audio: An Indian male singing, followed by a synth theme.

Audio Variant: On Hum Se Badkar Kaun, the synth theme is shorter and a typewriter sound is made when the company name appears.

Audio Trivia: The portion of the Indian male praying is sourced from Hum Se Badkar Kaun, where this prayer happens right before a song titled "Deva Ho Deva Ganpati Deva".

Availability: Seen on Hum Se Badkar Kaun, Bezuban, Dharm Aur Qanoon, Love 86, and Woh Phir Aayegi. It later reappeared in Muskurahat and Zid.

2nd Logo (May 11-August 17, 1990)

Visuals: The logo starts with footage of a different statue of Ganesh, as it zooms in to its face for a few seconds. It then zooms out, as "PRATHIMA FILMS'" fades in below it.

Technique: Mostly live action.

Audio: Like the previous logo, an Indian male singing, followed by a synth theme.

Availability: Only seen on Police Public and Jawani Zindabad.

3rd Logo (March 27, 1998)

Visuals: On a black background, there are three bronze rectangles zoom out, forming a "P", which looks similar to the 1st logo's, except the rectangle at the end is longer. It then flashes as "Prathima Films" turns and zooms out to stop next to the P. The P then stops shining, as some light wipes on it.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A deep piano note, followed by a calm piano piece.

Availability: Only seen on Yugpurush.

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