A cricket bat signed by 32 Indian film legends such as Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra is to go under the hammer on Friday 29 November at the Westbury Gallery, Westbury Hotel, Mayfair. The bat has been donated by BBC Asian Network presenter Tommy Sandhu, with all the proceeds from the sale going to the charity, Children in Need.
The auction – organised by Conferro Auctions – features Vintage Bollywood Memorabilia such as original LPs, film banners and Bollywood posters from some of the milestones of Indian film history, including Mughal-e-Azam (1960) and Sholay (1975), which were recently voted the top two greatest Bollywood films of all time.
Children in Need provides grants to projects in the UK which help children and young people who are disadvantaged. They aim to empower and extend their life choices to make a real difference to the lives of children all across the UK.
Of the auction, BBC Asian Network’s Tommy Sandhu says, “Cricket and Bollywood are the two biggest passions for Asian people! This bat brings together these great loves! It features the hottest actors on the planet from Shahrukh Khan and Ranveer Singh to the beautiful Priyanka Chopra & Bipasha Basu as well as legends like Asha Bhosle, Dharmendra, Anil Kapoor and so many more. This is a unique piece of memorabilia that would be virtually impossible to recreate. I’m so excited about being able to give this to the successful bidder and support Children in Need with its proceeds”.
Full List of Signatories
FRONT:
Irfan Khan – (Actor | Life of Pi)
Salim & Sulaiman Merchant – (Musical composers | Krrish, Band Baaja Baaraat, Anjaana Anjaani)
Anil Kapoor (Actor | Slumdog Millionaire)
Javed Akhtar (Writer | Sholay)
Shabana Azmi (Actress | Masoom)
Kabir Bedi (Actor | James Bond)
Arshad Warsi (Actor | Golmaal, Dhamaal, Ishqiya)
Bipasha Basu (Actress & Model – Raaz, Race, Om Shanti Om)
Bobby Deol (Actor | Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, Dostana, Yamla Pagla Deewana)
SIDE 1:
Ranveer Singh (Actor | Ram-Leela, Band Baaja Baaraat)
Arbaaz Khan (Producer, Director, Actor | Dabangg)
Malaika Arora Khan (Actress & Model | Dil Se, Dabangg, Om Shanti Om)
Sridevi (Actress | English Vinglish)
Boney Kapoor (Producer | Mr India, Loafer)
BACK:
Dia Mirza (Actress | Love Breakups Zindagi)
Zayed Khan (Actor & Producer | Love Breakups Zindagi, Main Hoon Na)
Sahil Sangha (Director – Love Breakups Zindagi)
Ritesh Deshmukh (Actor | Bluffmaster, Dhamaal)
Boman Irani (Actor | 3 Idiots, Don 2)
Chunky Pandey (Actor | Don, Housefull 2)
Anupam Kher (Actor | Film legend)
Dharmendra (Actor | Film legend)
Rishi Kapoor (Actor | Film legend)
Asha Bhosle (Singer | Renowned playback singer)
Shahrukh Khan (Actor | Film legend)
Zeenat Aman (Actress | Ram Balram, Qurbani, Laawaris)
SIDE 2:
Sonakshi Sinha (Actress | Dabangg)
Sharmila Tagore (Actress | Film legend for over 50 years)
Sonu Sood (Actor | Dabangg, Jodhaa Akbar, Singh is Kinng)
Priyanka Chopra (Actress, Model & Singer | Global film star)
Anushka Sharma (Actress | Band Baaja Baaraat, Jab Tak Hai Jaan)
Listings Information
Conferro Auctions | Vintage Bollywood Memorabilia auction
Public viewing
Thursday 28 November (11:00 – 18:00)
Friday 29 November (11:00 – 14:00)
Bollywood retrospective | A journey through 100 years of Indian cinema | Talk & Tour (30 mins)
Thursday 28 November (12:00 – 12:30, 15:00 – 15:30)
Free admission. Limited availability. Book with: Ashta Doyle: ashta@curzonpr.com | +44 (0)20 7399 2435
Auction
Friday 29 November | Auction Registration (14:00) | Auction Start (15:00) | Auction End (18:00)
Location
Westbury Gallery, Westbury Hotel, Conduit Street, London, W1S 2YF
Nearest tube stations: Bond Street, Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus
