Posts Tagged ‘Bollywood’
Bollywood – Year by Year – 1941
Debuts Suraiya as child artiste in Taj Mahal (1941).
Bollywood – Winners of 57th National Awards
The 57th National Film Awards were announced today in New Delhi with Amitabh Bachchan taking home the Best Actor Award and Aamir Khan’s blockbuster 3 Idiots was named the Best Popular Film for providing wholesome entertainment to its audiences. Mega star Amitabh Bachchan has bagged the Best Actor award for his incredible performance as a ...
Bollywood – Year by Year – 1955
Important Events 3 Indian actresses – Rehana, Meena Shorey and Sheila Ramani visit Pakistan to work in Pakistani productions Shalimar (1956), Miss 56 (1956) and Anokhi (1956) respectively. Sheila returns back to India while Rehana and Meena Shorey decide to stay back in Pakistan.
Bollywood – Year by Year – 1987
Deaths Lara Lappa girl Meena Shorey of Ek Thi Ladki (1949) fame dies penniless on 13th September, 1987 in Lahore, Pakistan. Her burial is arranged with charity money. Actor and playback singer, Kishore Kumar, passes away on 13th October, 1987. Music composer Shankar of Shankar-Jaikishan fame, passes away on April 26, 1987.
Bollywood – Year by Year – 1986
Deaths Actress Smita Patel, known for her contribution to parallel cinema and films such as Bhumika (1977), Bazaar (1982) and Mandi (1983), dies at the age of 31 on 13th December, 1986.
Bollywood – Year by Year – 1985
Important Events Shiva Ka Insaf, the first 3-D feature film in Hindi is released. Ram Teri Ganga Maili causes a stir because of two scenes – one in which Mandakini bathes in a waterfall wearing only a flimsy white saree through which her breasts are clearly visible,and another in which she is shown breast-feeding a ...
Bollywood – Year by Year – 1984
Deaths Sohrab Modi, director of films like Pukar (1939), Sikander (1941) and Mirza Ghalib (1954), passes away.
Bollywood – Year by Year – 1982
Important Events India’s greatest screen icon Amitabh Bachchan has a near-fatal accident on the sets of Manmohan Desai’s Coolie. Bhanu Athaiya is the first Indian to win an Oscar for her costumes in Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi, in which Ben Kingsley immortalized the role of M.K. Gandhi. A massive musical show named ‘Mortal Men Immortal Melodies’ is ...
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 Sanjay Dutt, son of actress Nargis and actor Sunil Dutt, debuts in the highly anticipated Rocky. It is a great commercial success. Deaths Legendary ...
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