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Art and cinema join hands at Osian
Published on Fri, Jul 21, 2006 at 08:57, Updated on Fri, Jul 21, 2006 at 09:47 in Entertainment section
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New Delhi: The Osian festival is increasingly appearing to be not just about good cinema but serious business as well.
Art and cinema joined hands as the Osian's Auction House invited bids for works of some of the eminent painters in the country.
While Tyeb Mehta's Falling Figure went under the hammer for Rs 3.45 crore, an untitled piece by V S Gaitonde got the second highest bid for as much as Rs 2. 76 crore. Another untitled painting by Hussain was auctioned for Rs 1.49 crore.
These paintings sold for a fortune at the Osian film festival.
The evening saw some hectic bidding for 165 lots.
Says Osian founder, Neville Tulli, "This allows for the film festival to continue, music to go on and the process to carry on. It has become serious business now."
While for many, the auction was serious business, for others it was a getaway from the ongoing Cinefan Festival.
Says filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan, "This is the first time that I have ever been to an auction and I have just come out of curiosity."
Adds filmmaker Sudhir Mishra, "It's just amazing to see all this. We are at par with art work from anywhere else in the world."
A rare collection of film merobillia was also up for grabs.
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