Janta Chitra (India)

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1st Logo
(1958-1960)

Logo: We see a temple with a statue of Durga riding a lion front and center in it. The camera zooms into the temple. When the camera zooms into the door of the temple, the name of the company in Hindi appears below the screen. The zooms stops when the camera on a statue of Durga riding a lion.

FX/SFX: The zoom to the temple and the text.

Music/Sounds: A simple repeating eight note bell tune with a male chanting in Hindi.

Availability: Seen on Nache Nagin Baje Been and Kali Topi Lal Rumal.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo

(1964-1970)

Logo: Against a smokey background with two crosses faintly visible to the side, a different statue of Durga fades in and out a few times, getting more and more clear. Eventually, it finally fades in altogether and we slowly zoom into it. It fades out eventually. Like many Indian logos there is no indicator of the company name.

FX/SFX: The light effects, the smoke and the camera zooming into Durga.

Music/Sounds: Sounds of thunder, and a trumpet fanfare accompanying a lady singing in Hindi.

Availability: Seen on Ganga Ki Lahren, Guhanon Ka Devta and Hamara Adhikar.

Editor's Note: None.