September 12th, 2010

Bollywood – Year by Year – 1966

Important Events

Dilip Kumar (nicknamed ‘tragedy king’ for his string of tragi-heroic roles) weds screen siren Saira Bano, who debuted in Junglee (1961).

Ritwik Ghatak becomes Director of the Film and Television Institute of India.

Deaths

Director Bimal Roy, famous for films like Do Bigha Zameen (1953) and Devdas (1956) passes away.

Lyricist Shailendra who wrote the lyrics for many Raj Kapoor’s film, passes away.

Timeline