A Look Back At
Born in 1963
What Was Life Like in 1963?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
₹0.39/L
Loaf of Bread
₹0.17
Average House
₹11,000
Weekly Wage
₹15
Top Bollywood Film
Bandini
What Was Life Really Like?
Nehru was visibly failing in health, and the country watched anxiously. The Hindi film industry was pouring out romantic melodramas that offered escape from the anxieties of the age. S.
D. Burman and Lata Mangeshkar were producing music of heartbreaking beauty. In Kerala, the Communist Party was governing a state and running schools and hospitals with striking efficiency.
India's democracy was proving itself capable of containing enormous contradictions.
Popular Toys & Games
- Easy-Bake Oven
- Mouse Trap Game
- Etch A Sketch
Bollywood Chart Song in 1963
O Panchhi Pyare
Lata Mangeshkar
From: Bandini