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¤ FFC and Indian Motion Picture Export Corporation merged to form the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).
¤ Mrinal Sen retrospective held at the National film Theatre, London.
¤ The journal Cinema Vision India started in Bombay with an issue on Silent Cinema in India.
¤ Famous actor-director Sohrab Modi, awarded Dada Sahab Phalke Award for his services to Indian cinema.
¤ Death of Mohd. Rafi (31st July), Uttam Kumar (24th July), Saraswati Devi , Kishore Sahu (22nd August), Sahir Ludhiyanvi (25th October).