INDIAN FILM EVENTS AND THE YEAR 1983

Scene from Bollywood film, "Betaab"(1983)

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Film World Events of 1983

"Shakti" wins Filmfare Award for "Best Picture".
L. V. Prasad (actor/director/producer) is the recipient of the "Dadasaheb Phalke Award" for lifetime achievement.
Bhanu Athaiya becomes the first Indian to win an Oscar. He wins for the costume design for Attenborough's "Gandhi".

Poster from "Gandhi"
The State of Karnataka increases its subsidy for films. It is raised to 1 lakh for black-and-white films and 1.5 lakhs for colour productions.
R.D. Burman wins Filmfare award for "Best Music Director" for his work in "Sanam Teri Kasam".

R.D. Burman
Kishore Kumar wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Male Playback" for the song Pag Ghungroo Bandh from "Namak Halaal".

Kishore Kumar
Salma Agha wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Female Playback" for the song Dil Ke Armaan from "Nikaah".
The Malayali Film actor Prem Nazir is awarded Padma Bhushan.
The British actor/ film-maker Richard Attenborough is awarded Padma Bhushan
Parveen Babi leaves Bombay and moves to New York.

Parveen Babi
Dilip Kumar wins the "Filmfare Best Actor Award" for his performance of Ashwini Kumar in "Shakti"
Padmini Kolhapure wins the "Filmfare Best Actress Award" for her performance of Manorama "Rama" in "Prem Rog"
Anil Kapoor has his first hero role in "Woh Saat Din"