History of 100 Years of Indian Films & Music in a nut-shell
¤ Vijay Bhatt's Ram Rajya (1943), A.R. Kardar's Shah Jahan(1946) and V.Shantaram's Dr. Kotnis ki Amar Kahani shown at Canadian National Exhibition in Totonto.
¤ Raj Kapoor came as the main lead in Neel Kamal, which was also the first film of Madhubala.
¤ Satyajit Ray, Chidananda Das Gupta and others started the Calcutta Film Society.
¤ Lata gave her first playback in Aap Ki Sewa Mein.
Shehnai: P L Santoshi
Rehana, Naser Khan
Mirza Sahibaan: Amarnath
Noor Jahan, Trilok Kapoor
Elaan: Mehboob
Surendra, Munnavar Sultana
Saajan: Kishore Sahu
Ashok Kumar, Rehana
Dard: Kardar
Suraiyya, Shyam, Munavvar Sultana
Neel Kamal: Kidar Sharma
Raj Kapoor, Begum Para, Madhubala
Afsana Likh Rahi Hoon : Dard
Uma Devi
O Duniya Ke Rehne Wala : Dil Ki Rani
Raj Kapoor
Mera Sundar Sapna Beet Gaya : Do Bhai
Geeta Dutt
Haath Seene Pe Jo Rakh Do : Mirza Sahibaan
Noor Jahan, G M Durrani
Dilwaale,,Jal Jal Mar Jana : Naatak
Uma Devi
Aana Meri Jaan Sunday Ke Sunday : Shehnai
Shamshad, Chitalkar
Total Films Released : 280
Hindi : 183 Bengali : 33 Tamil : 29
Telugu : 6 Marathi: 6 Others: 23
Madhubala
Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi, better known by her stage name Madhubala, was active between 1942 and 1964. Known for her beauty, personality, and sensitive portrayals of tragic women, she was also known as The Beauty With Tragedy and The Venus Queen of Indian Cinema. Madhubala's life and career was cut short when she died in 1969 from a prolonged illness at the age of 36.
