A Look Back At
Born in 1956
What Was Life Like in 1956?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
₹0.32/L
Loaf of Bread
₹0.14
Average House
₹7,500
Weekly Wage
₹11
Top Bollywood Film
CID
What Was Life Really Like?
The States Reorganisation Act redrew India's map along linguistic lines, creating new states and setting off celebrations and protests in equal measure. The country now had states for Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam speakers. Radio Ceylon was the most popular station in the country, playing Hindi film songs that All India Radio considered too frivolous.
Meena Kumari and Guru Dutt were the icons of Indian cinema, their tragic films reflecting the melancholy beauty of the era.
Popular Toys & Games
- Play-Doh
- Yahtzee
- Colorforms
Bollywood Chart Song in 1956
Kahin Pe Nigahen
Geeta Dutt
From: CID