History of 100 Years of Indian Films & Music in a nut-shell
¤ Government re-introduced the compulsory exhibition of 'approved' documentary films.
¤ Indian Cinematograph 1918 amended to include new censorship classification for 'Adult' and 'Unrestricted' exhibitions of films.
¤ Film Division of India established.
¤ Dev Anand founded his Banner Nav Ketan alongwith his elder brother Chetan Anand..
¤ Bombay Talkies made 'Anyaay' by putting the clips from its earlier 14 films, together.
Andaaz: Mehboob
Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Nargis
Barsaat: Raj Kapoor
Raj Kapoor, Nargis
Mahal: Kamal Amrohi
Ashok Kumar, Madhubala
Dillagi: Kardar
Shyam, Suraiyya
Shabnam: B Misra
Dilip Kumar, Kamini Kaushal
Badi Bahan: D D Kashyap
Suraiyya, Rehmaan
Uthaye Ja Unke Sitam : Andaaz
Lata Naushad
Chup Chup Khade Ho : Badi Bahan
Lata Mangeshkar
Hawa Me Udta Jaye : Barsaat
Lata Mangeshkar
Chhod Gaye Balam : Barsaat
Lata Mangeshkar
Tu Mera Chand Main Teri Chandni : Dillagi
Suraiyya, Shyam
Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon : Patanga
Shamshad Begum, Chitalkar
Total Films Released : 291
Hindi : 159 Bengali : 62 Tamil : 21
Telugu : 7 Marathi: 15 Others: 27
Films Division of India
Films Division of India (FDI) commonly referred as Films Division was established in 1948 soon after independence of India. It was the first state film production and distribution unit, now under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, primarily to "produce documentaries and news magazines for publicity of Government programmes" and cinematic record of Indian history.
