Shantketan Films

Credits

Editions by
Tabit

Video captures courtesy of
Shane Latto 2009 ☕, Santiago Reveco Lepe Reborn and WoodKnapp94

Background

Shantketan Films was an Indian film production company established around 1981 by late film producer K.C. Sharma.

Logo (November 6, 1981-May 19, 1995)

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Visuals: It starts off with a stock space background with faint galaxies passing by. After about 15 seconds, a stylized "SKF" in white appears from the bottom of the screen and travels to the center of the screen. The "SKF" clones several times and about halfway through, A hand-drawn globe apears on the top portion of the screen and places itself above the "SKF". A hand doing a hand sign appears in front of the globe, which causes the "SKF" clones to stop appearing, along with the company's name "Shantketan Films" in a white, curvy font appearing below the hand and globe. The space background fades away, and a set of sunrays appear behind the hand. Lastly, it zooms in for half almost a second.

Variants:

• On Maa, the company name is now displayed as "Shantketan Film Combines". The logo is also completely redone.
• On Policewala Gunda, The company's name has been reverted back to "Shantketan Films".

Technique: Likely scanimate and traditional animation for the original logo, Scanimate animation and live action for Maa and onwards.

Audio: Depends on the variant.

• Shradhanjali: It starts off with a few ascending vibraphone notes, followed by a dreamy synthesized tune when the "SKF" is first shown, which gets more dramatic as more elements appear in the logo. When the text appears, a dramatic chorus with bells ringing is heard.
• Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka - Policewala Gunda: We first hear a tampura rolling in the background, along with multiple synthesized glissandos when the "SKF" is first shown, and a melody made by a woodwind instrument when the company's name appears.
• Maa: The fanfare cuts off abruptly when it reaches near the end.

Availability:

• The original 1981 logo was seen on Shradhanjali, Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka and Hukumat.
• The later logos were seen on Elaan E Jung, Tahalka, Maa and Policewala Gunda.