History of 100 Years of Indian Films & Music in a nut-shell
¤ Central Board of Film Censorship formed in Bombay with B.N. Sircar representing the Film Industry.
¤ Guru Dutt made his directorial debut with Navketan's Baazi.
¤ Film Federation of India established with Chandulal Shah at its first president.
¤ The weekly newspaper Screen started by the Indian Express Group.
¤ The Film Enquiry Committee submitted its report.
Aawara: Raj Kapoor
Raj Kapoor, Nargis
Deedar: Nitin Bose
Nargis, Dilip Kumar, Ashok Kumar
Albela: Bhagwan
Bhagwan, Geeta Bali, Babu Rao
Bazi: Guru Dutt
Dev Anand, Geeta Bali, K N Singh
Bahar: M V Raman
Karan Diwan, Vyajayantimala
Hulchal: S K Ojha
Dilip Kumar, Balraj Sahni, Nargis
Sham Dhale Khidki Tale : Albela
Lata Mangeshkar
Man Me Kisi Ki Preet : Aaram
Lata Mangeshkar
Aawara Hoon : Aawara
Mukesh
Chori Chori Aag Si Gil Me : Dholak
Sulochana Kadam
Aa Gupchup Gupchup Pyar : Baazi
Hemant Kumar, Sandhya Mukherjee
Seene Me Sulagte Hain Armaan : Tarana
Talat Mahmood
Total Films Released : 221
Hindi : 99 Bengali : 39 Tamil : 26
Telugu : 21 Marathi: 16 Others: 20
Guru Dutt
Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone, better known as Guru Dutt, made 1950s and 1960s classics such as Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam and Chaudhvin Ka Chand. In particular, Pyaasa and Kaagaz Ke Phool have been included among the greatest films of all time. Dutt himself is considered asone of the best directors of all time.
Johnny Walker
Badruddin Jamaluddin Qazi, was a bus conductor until he was spotted by Balar Sahni, and later, inducted in Guru Dutt's Baazi. Guru Dutt gave him the name, Johnny Walker. He is undoubtedly, one of the best comedian, Indian cinema has produced. He worked in numerous films and earned name, fame and respect. He died in 2003.
