Ralhan Productions

Note: Not to be confused with "Sham Ralhan Productions"

Background
Ralhan Productions is a Indian movie company founded by O.P. Ralhan, which made several hit movies between the 1960s - 1980s. Their very first film produced was in 1963, which was moderately successful, but Ralhan now had a foothold in the industry, Phool Aur Phattar, directed by Ralhan hilmself, which went on to make him a superstar. The film was quite successful. However, Ralhan is best remembered as the director for the film: Talash. The film is quite enjoyable to watch, and it was the most expensive movie at the time. As time went on, they produced several films during the 1970s. Among Ralhan's notable achievements are giving breaks to struggling actors and also introducing new actors in his films, Their first golden jubilee blockbuster was "Phool Aur Patthar" and made the owner a star. They then stopped making movies after 1983.

Logo (January 1, 1963)
Logo: We see a structure of a woman holding a torch with two hands and leaning against a giant R. Below the structure, The company's name appears to be there, with the word "RALHAN" in a cartoonish-like font, and the word "PRODUCTIONS" in a different font, and in a smaller size. The logo proceeds to transition to the main movie.

FX/SFX: None, unless you count the transition.

Music/Sounds: The Opening Theme of The Movie.

Availability: Rare, only seen in Gehra Daag.

Editor's Note: None.

Logo (1966-1983)
Logo: On a dark background, we see two spotlights moving away each other at the beginning, what's in front of the spotlights appears to be a dark silhouette of a structure we saw in the 1st Logo. When the spotlight reach towards each other, the torch lights up on its own, revealing the same structure we saw before. Lastly, the company's name in pink appears from the bottom and zooms out until it fits the screen. Once again, the word "RALHAN" is in a cartoonish-like font, and the word "PRODUCTIONS" is in a normal font. The logo then fades to black.

Variants:
 * Talash: The logo appears to be brighter.
 * Hulchul: The logo appears to be brighter, but in a different color scheme.
 * Bandhe Haath: The logo is tinted in dark green (possibly due to film deterioration)
 * Paapi: The logo is somewhat deteriorated.
 * Maari Bena: The logo is in B&W. (also possibly due to film deterioration.)
 * Pyaas: The logo is tinted in Sky Blue. (Once again, also possibly due to film deterioration.)

FX/SFX: The spotlights, the torch lighting up, the revelation of the structure and the text zooming out.

Music/Sounds:  A calm guitar tune for the beginning, when the torch is lit up, a quiet shrill string tune plays. It ends with a note being held by brass instruments.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * Hulchul: A repetitive high-pitched lyre sound at the beginning, followed by notes of a vibraphone. When the torch is lit up, a shrill string ditty plays. It gets constantly louder and louder. When the text zooms out, a proud 3-note fanfare plays (à la Viji Suchi Cine Arts).
 * Bandhe Haath, Paapi and Pyaas: Some lyre strumms which plays throughout the whole logo. When the text zooms in, a less ear-piercing version of a 3-note fanfare plays.
 * Maari Bena: Same thing as the Hulchul variant, but the 2nd note is randomly cut out.

Availability: See Music/Sounds and Variants.

Editor's Note: The presence of the darkness combined with the music can make this logo eerie. But despite that, This logo is well known in the past due to it having some hit movies during the 1970s, Up to this day.