A Look Back At
Born in 1982
What Was Life Like in 1982?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
₹3.00/L
Loaf of Bread
₹0.85
Average House
₹56,000
Weekly Wage
₹62
Top Bollywood Film
Satte Pe Satta
What Was Life Really Like?
The Asian Games came to Delhi, and India got colour television for the first time. Doordarshan broadcast the Games in colour, and suddenly every family wanted a colour TV. The Maruti Suzuki car was announced — affordable, modern, Indian — and changed the nation's relationship with the automobile.
Amitabh Bachchan's injury on set shocked the country. India was beginning to look like a different place: more connected, more aspirational, more impatient for the future.
Popular Toys & Games
- He-Man
- Rubik's Cube
- E.T. Action Figures
Bollywood Chart Song in 1982
Dil Deke Dekho
Kishore Kumar
From: Satte Pe Satta