Prathima Films

Credits

Descriptions by
NanoSharkProductions

Captures by
Camenati

Editions by
Tabit

Video captures courtesy of
Tabit, WoodKnapp94 and Shane Latto

Background

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

1st Logo (July 3, 1981-September 23, 1988)

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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.

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, 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.

FX/SFX: The statue appearing, the sparkles, and the logo forming.

Music/Sounds: An Indian male singing, followed by a synth theme.

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

Music/Sounds 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: Uncommon, seen on Hum Se Badkar Kaun, Bezuban, Dharm Aur Qanoon, Love 86, and Woh Phir Aayegi.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (May 11-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.

Variant: On Police Public, the company name doesn't appear.

FX/SFX: Live-Action, with the exception of the text.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 1st logo.

Availability: Rare, only seen on Police Public and Jawani Zindabad.

Editor's Note: None.

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.

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

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

Availability: Rare, only seen on Yugpurush.

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".