The film which was banned by former prime minister Indira Gandhi

Know why there was a ruckus over the story?

There were reports about a famous bollywood film that this movie was banned by the former prime minister of india Indira Gandhi. Questions were raised on the story and some scenes of this film.

This film was accused of tarnishing the image of the PM

Every year many films are made in bollywood, many of these movies become hits due to their stories and making etc. but the fate of many films is made by controversies. One such film came in the year 1975, which created so much ruckus that it was banned by former prime minister Indira Gandhi. There was controversy over the story of this film and many of its scenes. Not only this, there was turmoil in the lives of the actresses and makers associated with this film. The film was also released some time after the ban but the controversy made it a part of the list of the most talked about films in history.

What was the story of the film Aandhi?

Released on 13 february 1975, the title of this film was 'Aandhi'. According to media reports, the story of this film was inspired by the life of former prime minister indira gandhi and her broken relationship with her husband. Directed by gulzar, this film featured sanjeev kumar and Suchitra Sen in the lead roles. In the film, sanjeev kumar played the role of JK, a hotel manager who falls in love with Aarti Devi, the daughter of a drunk politician, and both of them take their relationship forward and get married. Problems arise in this relationship and eventually this marriage breaks.

Aarti later becomes a big politician and creates a stir in the rally by saying that 'I left my husband for a political career', but even after all this, the feelings between the two do not diminish. Both of them stay away from each other for fear of harming each other's career and reputation and never confess their feelings.

These allegations were made on the film

This film was banned during the Emergency as soon as it was released. The film was allegedly accused of violating the Model Code of Conduct. The film was accused of damaging the reputation of the congress party and the PM. According to media reports, many scenes of the film were used by some people from other parties to spread confusion against Indira Gandhi. This included Aarti Devi's cigarette smoking scene.

There was also a stir in the lives of celebrities associated with the film

After this, emergency was also imposed in 1975 and then this film was banned till 1977. After this, when indira gandhi lost the election, the Janata Dal party got this film released again. It is told in media reports that during the party of this film, sanjeev kumar held Suchitra Sen's hand in a drunken state and due to this incident 'Aandhi' became Suchitra's last film. There was also a fight between gulzar and Rakhi in the party of the film. It is said that this fight later became the reason for the separation of the two.