Nasbandi

Summary

Nasbandi is a 1978 Bollywood satirical film directed by I. S. Johar, it starred duplicates of all the popular heroes of the time.[2] It is a satire on the sterilization drive of the government of India during Indira Gandhi ruling period. Each character in the film is trying to find sterilization cases.

Nasbandi
Directed byI. S. Johar
Written byI. S. Johar
Produced byI. S. Johar
Starring
  • Anitav Bachan (Fokrul)
  • Kanauj Kuma
  • Shahi Kapoor
  • Rakesh Khanna
CinematographyS. M. Anwar
Edited byM. S. Shinde
Music by
Release date
  • 21 January 1978 (1978-01-21) (India)
Running time
2 hours 20 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

The film was banned after its release due to its portrayal of the Indira Gandhi government and its policy of compulsory sterilization during the emergency period.[3] Later, however, the film achieved cult popularity via home video and satellite broadcast (the ban was lifted after the change of regime).

Cast edit

The cast included:

Soundtrack edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Hullad Muradabadi: Hard to mourn without smile". The Times of India. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. ^ Sanjit Narwekar (2005). Eena meena deeka: the story of Hindi film comedy. Rupa & Co. p. 164. ISBN 9788129108593.
  3. ^ Khushwant Singh (2013). MORE MALICIOUS GOSSIP. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 126–. ISBN 978-93-5029-290-7.

External links edit

  • Nasbandi at IMDb  
  • Gandhi Tere Desh Mein (online) on YouTube