The Osian Cinefan auction stood very successful this time with over Rs. 69 Lakh collections and 86 percent of the lots sold. Aamir Khan and wife Kiran Rao played an important role in the auction.

Aamir bought the jacket of the veteran actor Late. Mr. Shammi Kapoor for Rs. 88,000. Along with the jacket he also purchased six more items and spent an amount of Rs. 2, 38,000 at the auction.

Talking about the auction, Neville Tuli, founder chairman of Osian said, “The auction emphatically indicated that an enormous potential exists for developing the market for Indian cinema memorabilia, and that the film fraternity now feels a sense of respect for its cinematic heritage.”

“Hereafter no one will dismiss these items as raddi (junk). They are collectibles and they have significant financial value,” he added.

Well, the success of this ongoing auction has really proved the worth of out veteran actors.

Source: Apunkachoice.com