A dramatised reading of the actor’s 1972 autobiography, 'Flashback: The Story of Balraj Sahni', by the Three Arts Club is both a loving tribute and a reminder of how collective memory can diverge sharply from reality.
For 46 years until 2018, Jawaharlal Nehru University had only one convocation. The opening speech was delivered by actor and theatre personality Balraj Sahni.
Whatever happened, sooner or later Balraj Sahni would return to Marx and Engels and the example of the Soviet Union. That was his answer to every social ill.
Manna Dey was the fourth in a brilliant quartet with Mohammad Rafi, Kishore Kumar and Mukesh. To that extent, he was denied the fame due to a genius like him.
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