Mehboob Productions Ltd.
Logos[]
1st logo (1943-1957)[]
We see many thunders and fogs at the beginning on a red background, which then slowly reveals a yellow tombstone that contains an M inside the hammer & sickle symbol (now a sign of communism), below it reads "MEHBOOB" and smaller "PRODUCTIONS" below the former text. The tombstone slowly zooms in.
Variants[]
- From 1943 to 1947 and in 1949 (like in Humayum) the logo used a B&W version which consisted of several thunders and fogs at the beginning, and after we see between thunders up to 3 times appearing very quick the tombstone, until the logo is still.
- Anokhi Ada and Andaz used a still B&W version with just the announcer. There are clouds around the tombstone.
- Some prints of Mother India have a dark blue background, and the tombstone has a blue emblem. The appearance of the tombstone is also delayed, with the voiceover starting during some drawn out fog effects.
2nd logo (1962)[]
Against a live smoky background, we see a silhouette of the Soviet emblem on top of a pedestal. Not so long after, flashes of lightning starts to appear, revealing the entire statue including the pedestal, which consists of the words "MEHBOOB" on the top and "PRODUCTIONS PRIVATE LTD" at the bottom. Once it stops flashing (and the statue is fully exposed), the camera slowly starts to zoom in towards the statue.
Music/Sounds[]
1st logo[]
Some thunder sounds along with a dramatic fanfare, followed by a male announcer (Pakistani musician and actor Rafiq Ghaznavi) saying in Hindi: "The Plaintiff might wish you a million ills, but what of it? That alone happens that God allows." (There are various Indian logos in which an announcer says a religious phrase rather than saying the company name.)
2nd logo[]
We start off with the sounds of thunder, followed by the same dramatic fanfare, and then a male announcer (who is the same person from the previous logo [Rafiq Ghaznavi]) saying the same line used in the first logo.
Scare Factor[]
1st logo[]
It depends on the variant:
- Most variants: Medium to nightmare. The thunders (which might remind some of Icon Productions and/or Renaissance Pictures), loud, dramatic fanfare coming after, slowly zooming tombstone and the creepy sounding announcer might scare lots of people. Others might find it disturbing with its connection to communism.
- Mother India variant: High to nightmare. The logo is more unnerving thanks to the darker color scheme.
- Still variant: Low to medium, since the logo is more tame without the weird animation, thunders and music, but still, the use of the communist symbol, darkness, and creepy-sounding announcer may get someone.
The scare factor is lower for those who are used to the logo, though this is NOTHING compared to its follow-up…
2nd logo[]
Nightmare. The distorted earrape sounds at the beginning along with the dark colors can make this scarier than the previous logo.
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