Shantketan Films (India)

(1981-1995)


 Logo : It starts off with a stock space background with faint galaxies passing by. After about 15 seconds, the initials of the company "SKF" in white appears from the bottom of the screen and backs away to the center of the screen. The "SKF" clones several times and about halfway through, A globe apears on the top portion of the screen and travels downwards until it reaches the top of the "SKF". A hand doing a hand sign appears in front of the globe, which causes the "SKF" clones to stop appearing, along with the company's name "Shantketan Films" in a white, curvy font appearing below the hand and globe. The space background fades away, and a set of sunrays appear behind the hand. Lastly, it zooms in for half almost a second.

 Variants :


 * On Maa, the text reads "Shantketan Film Combines". The logo is also completely redone.
 * On Policewala Gunda, The company's name has been reverted back to "Shantketan Films".

 FX/SFX : Traditional animation on the original logo, but starting with Maa, the animation updated to CGI.

 Music/Sounds : Depends on the variant.


 * Shradhanjali: It starts off with a few ascending vibraphone notes, followed by a dreamy-sounding synthesized tune when the "SKF" is first shown, which gets more dramatic as more elements appear in the logo. When the text appears, a dramatic chorus with bells ringing is heard.
 * Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka - Hukumat: We first hear a tampura rolling in the background, along with multiple synthesized glissandos when the "SKF" is first shown, and a melody made by a woodwind instrument when the company's name appears.
 * Maa: The fanfare cuts off abruptly when it reaches near end.

 Availability : The original 1981 logo was seen on Shradhanjali, Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka and Hukumat, while the CGI logos were seen on Elaan E Jung, Tahalka, Maa and Policewala Gunda.

 Editor's Note : None.