Shankar Movies

1st Logo (December 22, 1972)


Logo: We see "SHANKAR MOVIES" in red, on the lower part of the screen. Then, dark background fades out to show usa small sculpture of an Indian man holding a cane, sitting on some sort of Indian chair (or a snake/Naga chair, as what it looks like), over a dark soil, on a blue background. Below the chair, we see a kind of onion on the left, and some sticks on the right. There's a heavy fog, which comes from behind the chair.

Technique: The text and the fog. In addition, there's a cut in the middle of the logo. Perhaps there was a mistake while they were shooting this logo or it can be to cut the time length of the logo.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Only seen on Gora Aur Kala.

2nd Logo (January 16, 1976-December 5, 1997)
Logo: We see a small sculpture of a Hindu god sitting on some sort of Indian snake/Naga chair, above a table with a white cloth. There are some weapons on the left side of the sculpture, and smoke is coming out of the tubes from it. The man is holding a cane, which touches the surface. The yellow text "SHANKAR MOVIES" fades in.

Variant: On Aulad Ke Dushman, the logo is tinted red, and the table isn't visible. The text is in a different font, and in white, and before it fades in, the logo freezes.

Technique: The text fading in.

Music/Sounds: The music varies.
 * Badle Ki Aag: None.
 * Aulad Ke Dushman: A droning tampura theme.
 * Qahar: A traditional sitar theme.
 * Nagin and Jaani Dushman: A five-note bell melody, followed by a strum from a lyre, and other 3 notes with the percussion fading out.
 * Pati Patni Aur Tawaif: The opening theme of the film.
 * Jeene Nahi Doonga: A flute melody, with some birds tweeting.

Availability: Extremely rare. Was only seen on 7 movies. All them are mentioned in the Music/Sounds section.

3rd Logo (January 2, 1987)


Logo: The logo starts with a silhouette of a more detailed statue of Shiva in a temple, where a light eventually illuminates the entire statue. As it is fully revealed, "Times New Roman" appears and zooms out from the bottom and stops in front of the statue.

Technique: A mix of live action and cel animation.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Only known to appear on Insaniyat Ke Dushman.

4th Logo (August 16, 2002)


Logo: Blue fog appears. Two lights appear from both bottom corners and move near the center. Then they move from the top to form a picture of Krishna, which then zooms out. The silver text "SHANKAR MOVIES" then scrolls to the left, and zooms out to place itself in front of Krishna. Lights move around the picture.

Technique: CGI animation by Govardhan Vigraham.

Music/Sounds: Same as the Nagin variant from the 3rd logo.

Availability: Only seen on Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani.