Nasbandi

{{Short description|1978 film by I. S. Johar}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Nasbandi

| image = Nasbandi.jpg

| caption =

| director = I. S. Johar

| producer = I. S. Johar

| writer = I. S. Johar

| narrator =

| starring = {{plainlist|

• Anitav Bachan (Fokrul)
• Kanauj Kuma
• Shahi Kapoor
• Rakesh Khanna

}}

| music = {{ubl|Kalyanji Anandji|Hullad Moradabadi (lyrics){{cite web | title = Hullad Muradabadi: Hard to mourn without smile | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Hullad-Muradabadi-Hard-to-mourn-without-smile/articleshow/38339567.cms |date=14 July 2014| accessdate = 2014-07-14 | work = The Times of India }}}}

| cinematography = S. M. Anwar

| editing = M. S. Shinde

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1978|01|21|India}}

| runtime = 2 hours 20 min

| country = India

| language = Hindi

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Nasbandi is a 1978 Bollywood satirical film directed by I. S. Johar, starring duplicates of the popular Bollywood actors of the time.{{cite book|author=Sanjit Narwekar|title=Eena meena deeka: the story of Hindi film comedy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8-lkAAAAMAAJ|page=164|year=2005|publisher=Rupa & Co.|isbn=9788129108593}} It is a satire on the sterilization drive of the government of India during Indira Gandhi's ruling period. Each character in the film is trying to find sterilization cases.

The film was banned after its release due to its portrayal of Indira Gandhi government and its policy of compulsory sterilization during the emergency in India.{{cite book|author=Khushwant Singh|title=MORE MALICIOUS GOSSIP|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2LE1pB_zcDMC&pg=PT126|year=2013|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|isbn=978-93-5029-290-7|pages=126–}}