September 11th, 2010

Bollywood – Year by Year – 1949

Important Events

The Films Division is set up in Bombay.

Countrywide closure in protest against the Government’s taxation policy.

Lata Mangeshkar changes the face of playback singing with a multitude of chartbusters in the films Bazar, Barsat, Badi Bahen, Andaz, Dulari, Lahore and Mahal.

Suraiya appears in 11 films and reaches her peak with a string of hits including Badi Bahen and Dillagi.

Debuts

Nimmi in Barsaat (1949)

Nimmi in Barsaat (1949)

Nimmi in Barsaat (1949).

Timeline