Kissaa Kursee Kaa (1978)

Synopsis:
This Shabana Azmi starrer was a political spoof of "Emergency" on celluloid and its title-Kissa Kursi Ka (KKK)-has become part of the popular political lexicon. Indira Gandhi's errant son, then leading an unbridled youth brigade, known as Sanjay Gandhi's storm-troopers, was not amused at the film's thinly veiled digs at Sanjay's Maruti Udyog (peoples' car) and sterilization programme (Nasbandi). The film's negative, all the prints and the master-print were lifted from CBFC office, brought to the Maruti factory in Gurgaon and burned. The Shah Commission, set up to examine the Emergency excesses, held Sanjay guilty for burning the prints. As the Supreme Court denied him bail, Sanjay had to spend a month in Tihar Jail.

Though very few could see the film directed by Amrit Nahata, its title became immortal.

Starring:
Shabana Azmi
Seema Biswas
Raj Kiran
Utpal Dutt

Director: Amrit Nahata

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