History of 100 Years of Indian Films & Music in a nut-shell
¤ Film Trade representatives resign from the Film Advisory Committee.
¤ Chetan Anand's Neecha Nagar shown in Cannes film festival.
¤ New Thetres' last known film Humrahi released.
¤ Dev Anand debuted in films with Hum Ek Hain which got released in '46.
¤ V G Damle of Prabhat Film Co. died.
¤ Guru Dutt made his debut with the release of Lakha Rani.
Amrapali: Nandlal Jaswantlal
Prem Adib, Sabita Devi, Jiwan
Ghazal: Zahur Raja
Lila Chitnis, Radharani
Humayun: Mehboob
Ashok Kumar, Nargis
Panna Dai: Ram Daryani
Durga Khote, Chandramohan, Minakshi
Lakha Rani: V Bedekar
Guru Dutt, Durga Khote
Zeenat: S H Rizvi
Noor Jahan, Yakub, Karan Diwan
Diya Jala Kar Aap Bujhaya : Badi Maa
Noor Jahan
O Varsha Ke Pehle Badal : Meghdoot
Jagmohan
Badariya Baras Gai Us Par : Moorti
Khursheed, Mukesh
Dil Jalta Hai To Jalne De : Pehli Nazar
Mukesh
Baithi Hoon Teri Yaad Ka : Village Girl
Noor Jahan
Aahen Na Bhari : Zeenat
Noor Jahan, Kalyani, Zohrabai
Total Films Released : 99
Hindi : 73 Bengali : 9 Tamil : 11
Telugu : 5 Others: 1
Dev Anand
Dev Anand debuted this year. He is considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the Indian film industry. He founded Navketan Films in 1949 with his elder brother Chetan Anand. He attained the image of the Romantic hero with the release of his films, Tere Ghar Ke Samne, Maya, Asli Naqli, Kala Paani, Teen Deviyan etc. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2002.
