They were soon joined by saxophonist Jurij Novoselić and gained the attention of the Yugoslav public and the media as a live act.
Još jučer samo na filmu a sada i u vašoj glavi, recorded with the new drummer Ivan "Piko" Stančić and released in 1981, launched them to the top of the Yugoslav rock scene.
With their following studio releases the band moved towards more mainstream rock sound, maintaining their popularity and having a number of hit songs.
Despite the commercial and critical success, the original incarnation of the group split up in 1986, after releasing four studio and one live album, due to long-time disagreements about future musical direction between Stublić and the rest of the members.
[1] Prior to joining Azra, Stublić was also considered by the members of Aerodrom as their new frontman, but eventually they opted not to include him in the lineup due to his deep vocals.
[1] The memories of the Azra lineup later inspired Štulić to write the song "Roll over Jura", released on the album Filigranski pločnici (Filigree Pavements) in 1982.
[1] At the time, the band recorded their first single, "Kad si mlad" ("When You're Young"), with the song "Zajedno" ("Together") as the B-side.
[1] In 1981, Hromatko went to serve his mandatory stint in the Yugoslav People's Army, and was replaced by Ivan "Piko" Stančić, a former member of Grupa 220, Time and Parni Valjak.
Yesterday Only on Film and Now Also in Your Head), released in 1981 through Helidon record label, to large commercial and critical success.
[1] The album, produced by Buldožer member Boris Bele, brought a series of urban ska songs, all authored by Stublić, inspired by the Zagreb city life: "Neprilagođen" ("Misfit"), "Moderna djevojka" ("Modern Girl"), "Radio ljubav" ("Radio Love"), "Odvedi me iz ovog grada" ("Take Me Out of This Town"), and "Zamisli" ("Imagine"), also known as "Zamisli život u ritmu muzike za ples" ("Imagine a Life in the Rhythm of Music for Dancing") on some of the band's later releases.
[1] In January 1981, the band triumphed at the Pozdrav iz Zagreba (Greetings from Zagreb) festival held in Belgrade Youth Center.
[1] Two bands loaded their equipment in a boat, sailing from one coastal town to another, holding improvised concerts for tourists.
[3] Having agreed on the future of their work, the band recorded the second studio album Zona sumraka (Twilight Zone), released in 1982 through Yugoslavia's biggest record label, Jugoton, offering a more depressive view of the city life, covering loneliness, alienation, crime and drug addiction.
[3] Successful with the songs "Zagreb je hladan grad" ("Zagreb Is a Cold City") and "Krvariš oko ponoći" ("You're Bleeding Around Midnight"), the album featured two instrumental tracks, "España" ("Spain") and "Džems Bond" ("James Bond"), the latter a cover of the theme from the film serial of the same name.
[3] The album opens with the recording of Clint Eastwood voice from the film Dirty Harry, followed by the hit songs "Boje su u nama" ("The Colors Are Inside Us"), "Kada budu gorijeli gradovi" ("When the Cities Would Burn"), "Sva čuda svijeta", "Istina piše na zidu" ("The Truth Is Written on the Wall"), the ballad "Mi nismo sami" ("We Are Not Alone") and "Na drugoj strani neba" ("On the Other Side of Heaven").
[3] The following album, Signali u noći (Signals in the Night), was recorded with the returned Pelajić and Juričić and the new drummer Dražen Šolc.
[3] Released in 1985, the album brought audience's concert favorites "Pjevajmo do zore" ("Let's Sing Until Dawn"), "Rijeke pravde" ("Rivers of Justice"), "Osmijesi" ("Smiles"), and the title track.
In addition, Film, alongside 23 other acts, performed at the corresponding charity concert held at the Red Star Stadium in Belgrade.
[3] Focusing on the pop rock sound, Stublić recorded the album which brough the hits "Srce na cesti" ("Heart on the Road"), "Ivana", "Dom" ("Home"), "Valovi ('67.-'77.-'87.)"
[3] The album featured the hits "Dobre vibracije" ("Good Vibrations"), "Doći ću ti u snovima" ("I'll Come to You in Your Dreams"), "Ljubav je zakon" ("Love Is the Law"), and "Uhvati vjetar" ("Catch the Wind"), the latter a cover of Silute version of Donovan's "Catch the Wind".
[3] During the same year, the band also appeared on the double various artists live album ZG forces live, released by Jugoton, featuring most popular Zagreb bands at the time, Film, Psihomodo Pop, Parni Valjak and Prljavo Kazalište, each covering one LP side on the release.
[3] The album brought the hit song "E moj druže beogradski" ("Oh, My Belgrade Friend"), inspired by the ongoing Yugoslav wars, which was interpreted in different ways in both Croatia and Serbia, and as a result praised and criticized in both countries.
[5] The original lineup reunited for the recording of the comeback album Doručak kod Trulog (Breakfast at Rotten's), featuring nine cover versions of old Film songs, including "Zona sumraka" ("Twilight zone") with Majke vocalist Goran Bare on lead vocals.
"), remastered material from the Rocking at the Party Live!, and music videos, including the one recorded for the song "Osmijeh" with Drago Mlinarec.
[3] The song "Odvedi me iz ovog grada" was covered by Serbian rock band Eva Braun for their 1998 album Heart Core.
[3] The song "Zamisli život u ritmu muzike za ples" was covered by the Croatian world music band Postolar Tripper on their 2007 album the title of which was inspired by the song, Zamisli život u ritmu cipela za ples (Imagine a Life in the Rhythm of Dancing Shoes).