September 11th, 2010

Bollywood – Year by Year – 1943

Important Events

Government imposes control on the supply of raw film.

India’s first certified blockbuster Kismet opens and runs for four interrupted years in a theater in Calcutta.

Debuts

Nargis appears as the leading lady for the first time in Taqdeer (1943) at the tender age of 12. She is cast opposite the popular hero of that time – Motilal.

Timeline