INDIAN FILM EVENTS AND THE YEAR 1959

Guru Dutt and Waheeda Rehman in scene from Bollywood film, "Kagaz ke Phool"(1959)

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"Madhumati" wins Filmfare Award for "Best Picture".
India's first cinemascope film is made. This is the black and white film "Kagaz ke Phool" by Guru Dutt.

Kagaz ke Phool poster
The Federation of Film Societies (FFS) is formed. Satyajit Ray is its first President.

Satyajit Ray
Salil Chowdhury wins Filmfare award for "Best Music Director" for his work in "Madhumati".
Lata Mangeshkar wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Female Playback" for the song Aaja Re Pardesi from "Madhumati".

Lata Mangeshkar
Film actress Nutan marries her second husband Rajnish Behl
Sanjay Dutt is born (July 29, 1959). His mother is Nargis and his father Sunil Dutt.
Dev Anand wins the "Filmfare Best Actor Award" for his performance of Karan Mehra in "Kala Pani"

Dev Anand in "Kala Pani"
Vyjayanthimala wins the "Filmfare Best Actress Award" for her performance of Madhumati in "Madhumati"

Vyjayanthimala in scene from "Madhumati"
Sharmila Tagore has her film debut in Satyajit Ray's "Apur Sansar". She is only 14 years old.

Sharmila Tagore in scene from "Apur Sansar"
Anil Kapoor is born.
Asha Parekh has her first heroine role in "Dil Deke Dekho".