History of 100 Years of Indian Films & Music in a nut-shell
¤ Strict censorship of films during the Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi.
¤ Doordarshan seperated from All India Radio. Got the rights to broadcast advertisements.
¤ Singer Mukesh died while he was on tour to Detroit, on 27th August.
¤ Death of Bengali film-maker Ritwik Ghatak and lyricist Jaan Nisar Akhtar.
¤ Amrit Nahata's Kissa Kursi ka, a satire on power politics destroyed.
Chit Chor: Basu Chatterjee
Amol Palekar, Zarina Wahaab
Kabhi Kabhi: Yash Chopra
Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee, Rishi Kapoor
Mehbooba: Shakti Samanta
Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini
Balika Badhu: Tarun Majumdar
Sachin, Rajni Sharma, Asrani
Kalicharan: Subhash Ghai
Shatrughan Sinha, Rina Roy
Fakira: C P Dixit
Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi
Mere Naina Sawan Bhadon : Mehbooba
Kishore Kumar
Bade Achhe Lagta Hain : Balika Badhu
Amit Kumar
Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Me : Kabhi Kabhi
Mukesh
Gori Tera Gaon Bada : Chit Chor
Yesudas
Chalte Chalte Mere Ye Geet : Chalte Chalte
Kishore Kumar
Chhoti Si Umar Me Lag Gaya : Bairaag
Lata Mangeshkar
Total Films Released : 507
Hindi : 106 Bengali : 32 Tamil : 81
Telugu : 93 Malyalam: 84 Others: 111
Kissa Kursi Ka
A 1977 film directed by Amrit Nahata, who was a member of Indian parliament. The film was a satire on the politics of Indira Gandhi and her son Sanjay Gandhi and was banned by the Govt. during the Emergency period and all prints were confiscated and illegally destroyed. Nahata shot the film again and released it in '77. It was a massive failure though.
