UTV Motion Pictures (India)

Background: UTV Motion Pictures is the film division of UTV Software Communications, an Indian media company founded in 1996. In January 2012, UTV became a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The company stopped producing domestic films in 2017 and now functions strictly as a distributor.

1st (known) Logo (April 10, 1997-June 18, 2004)

Logo: On a green lined surface, a lotus bud opens, encircled with golden trace, and the Indian woman appears inside. Several arrow-shaped particles encircle the woman (Paramount-style) and the name zooms in below.

FX/SFX: Pretty cheap animation.

Music/Sounds: An Indian rock tune.

Availability: Seen in Chalte Chalte and Lakshya. It debuted in Dil Ke Jharoke Main.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (December 17, 2004-2007)

Logo: On a black background, we see three jars of blue, green and red paint, and a hand plunging fingers into them. Then the jars appear from the top and the hand draws three parallel lines to the right. The name fades in over the lines.

Variant: Sometimes, mostly on early films, the word "RELEASE" appears below "MOTION PICTURES".

FX/SFX: Live-action merged with computer-generated images.

Music/Sounds: Soft string tune starting from a cymbal hit, along with an Indian wind instrument.

Availability: Seen on Indian movies from the time. The "RELEASE" variant was spotted on Shaadi No. 1.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (2008-2009)

Logo: Again, we see three paint jars and a hand that tips inside. As the lines drawing begins, the surface flips, showing the logo already formed on the opposite side. The light shines behind the logo.

FX/SFX: Live-action with CGI.

Music/Sounds: Either the last logo's theme or silence.

Availability: Seen on Indian movies from the time.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (2010-)



Logo: We see a silhouette of an Indian woman letting green powder off her hands. Then we switch to the brightly-lit blue plain, where a human shadow plays with green steam, sending it forth to another people, who proceed their dancing and playing, changing the powder color to red through blue. Finally there are three people together with all colors around, which swirl and cover the silvery UTV word appearing from thin air. The logo pans around and casts shadow.

Variant: An early version of the logo with more brighter colors and "don't blink" below the wordmark was been spotted.

FX/SFX: A mind-blowing combination of live-action and CGI. Mostly created by Hong Kong's Centro Digital Pictures.

Music/Sounds: A rhythmic bhangra theme.

Availability: Currently seen on newer Indian movies.

Editor's Note: None.