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¤ Indian Film Industry celebrated the golden jubilee of the Indian Talkie (1981).
¤ Death of comedian Maruti (12th March), famous dancer Kukku (30th September), Music director Kanu Roy (20th December), character artist David Abrahim (28th December).
¤ First films in Brijbhasha (Brij Bhoomi) and Malvi (Bhadwa Mata), released (1982).
¤ Naseeruddin Shah married Ratna Pathak (1st April), 60 yrs old Dilip Kumar married Asmaa.
¤ Death of music director C Ramchandra (5th January), lyricist Bharat Vyas (4th July), Music director R C Boral (25th November).
¤ Mrinal Sen's Kharij won special Special Jury Prize at Cannes (1983).
¤ Comedian, Charlie passed away on June 30, 1983 in USA.
¤ First film in Garhwali (Jagwal), released.
¤ Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win an Oscar for costumes designed for Richard Attenborough's Gandhi (1983).
¤ First film in Sanskrit (Aadi Shankracharya) , released, which also won the National award for the best film (1984).
¤ Death of film-maker Sohrab Modi (28th Januray) and actor Nana Palsikar (1984). Death of actor Sajeev Kumar (6th November) and character artist Nitin Sethi (1985).
