When Indian government banned on playing Kishore Kumar songs on All India Radio and why?

Question

In which Bombay Talkies film released in 1951 did In which Bombay Talkies film released in 1951 did Kishore Kumar get to play the lead role for the first time?get to play the lead role for the first time?

Answer 1

During the Indian Emergency (1975–1977), Sanjay Gandhi asked Kishore to sing for an Indian National Congress rally in Mumbai, but he refused. As a result, Information and broadcasting minister Vidya Charan Shukla (1975–1977) put an unofficial ban on playing Kishore Kumar songs on state broadcasters All India Radio and Doordarshan from 4 May 1976 till the end of Emergency.