The
launch
of
SMM
Ausaja"s
'Bollywood
in
Posters",
the
first
of
its
kind
collection
of
posters
of
Bollywood
movies
compiled
into
a
book,
took
place
amidst
swarming
media
attention
with
the
legendary
superstar
Amitabh
Bachchan
himself
unveiling
the
book.
While
speaking
on
the
launch
of
the
book,
which
is
a
unique
compilation
of
around
200
posters
of
Hindi
films
in
the
span
of
last
80
years
collected
by
film
historian
SMM
Ausaja,
the
luminary
actor
said,
“I"m
delighted
to
be
here
at
the
release
of
the
book,
which
I
feel
is
an
important
document
and
element
for
posterity.
And
I"m
grateful
that
someone
has
taken
interest
in
preserving
the
history
of
Hindi
Cinema.
I
have
been
with
Ausaja
since
he
was
a
journalist
and
I"m
happy
to
be
here
and
be
a
part
of
the
occasion."
However,
the
megastar
also
mentioned
a
slight
objection
at
the
use
of
the
word
'Bollywood" instead
of
Hindi
Cinema
in
the
title
by
saying,
“The
only
thing
I
don"t
like
bout
the
book
is
the
title
but
that"s
a
different
story
altogether."
Speaking
on
the
occasion,
Ausaja
said,
“I"m
happy
and
delighted
to
see
my
romance
with
Hindi
Cinema
unveiled
so
beautifully.
I
have
worked
very
hard
on
this
collection
which
has
in
all
5000
posters
but
since
it
was
not
possible
to
get
them
all
in
a
book
we
decided
to
keep
the
number
at
200."
Expressing
his
gratitude
to
the
iconic
actor
he
said,
“I"m
so
humbled
at
the
extent
of
support
Mr.
Bachchan
has
given
to
me.
I
began
by
collecting
posters
of
Amitabh
Bachchan"s
films
over
20
years
ago,
starting
with
his
film
Kaalia.
And
now
to
have
Mr.
Bachchan
himself
launch
my
book
is
a
great
honor." Ausaja
gifted
Amitabh
Bachchan
a
very
rare
two
sheeter
poster
from
the
latter"s
film,
Deewar,
as
a
token
of
his
gratitude.
The
book
contains
a
unique
collection
of
posters
of
Hindi
films
in
the
past
80
years
along
with
their
credits,
popular
songs
and
interesting
anecdotes,
with
the
oldest
film
poster
in
it
being
that
of
Alam
Ara,
India"s
first
talkie
film
dating
back
to
1931
and
has
been
published
by
Om
Books
International,
the
publishing
house
which
has
previously
launched
books
like
Shahrukh
Khan
by
Mushtaq
Sheikh
and
The
name
is
Rajnikanth
by
Gayathri
Sreekanth.
Also
present
at
the
occasion
was
eminent
photographer
Gautam
Rajadhyaksha.
amitabh
bachchan,bollywood
events,rahul
mahajan,
who
was
there
too,
with
his
wife
Dimpy,
made
it
a
point
to
pose
for
as
many
cameras
as
he
could
on
the
occasion.