← Back to Test

Problem 10 - Entrance Test

During the Emergency period (1975-1977) in India, several Bollywood films faced censorship or were even banned due to their perceived political commentary. Which film, directed by Amrit Nahata, became a significant example of political satire that was banned and had its prints infamously destroyed during this era?

Correct: B

'Kissa Kursi Ka' (The Story of the Chair), directed by Amrit Nahata and released in 1977, was a highly controversial political satire that lampooned the political establishment and the then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her son Sanjay Gandhi. The film was famously banned during the Emergency, and all its prints and the master negative were confiscated and subsequently destroyed in what became a notorious act of censorship. While 'Aandhi' also faced issues, 'Kissa Kursi Ka' stands out for the extreme measures taken against it.