September 14th, 2010

Bollywood – Year by Year – 1981

Important Events

Legendary playback singer Shamshad Begum sings her last songs for music director Prem Dhawan for Ganga Maan Rahi Balidan (1981) before settling for a retired life in Mumbai.

Debuts

A scene from Rocky (1981)

A scene from Rocky (1981)

Sanjay Dutt, son of actress Nargis and actor Sunil Dutt, debuts in the highly anticipated Rocky. It is a great commercial success.

Deaths

Legendary actress Nargis who acted in films like Andaz (1949) and Mother India(1957) dies five days before the premiere of her son Sanjay Dutt’s debut film, Rocky.

Timeline