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INDIAN FILM SONGS AND THE YEAR 1974

Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz in scene from Bollywood film, "Aap Ki Kasam" (1974)

This page is but a small sampling of film songs for the year 1974. So sit back, relax, and enjoy

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World Events of 1974

The 4th Arab / Israeli war ends (a.k.a. "Yom Kippur War".
OPEC ends oil embargo.
Brezhnev and Nixon meet in Russia to discuss arms limitation agreements.

Brezhnev and Nixon
A Populist revolution takes over the government in Portugal.
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia is deposed by a military dictatorship.
Nixon becomes the first US president to resign from office. He resigns under the threat of impeachment. Ford Becomes president and in a controversial move pardons Nixon.

Gerald Ford
World population reaches 4 billion people.
Warsaw radio mast is constructed. At the time it was the tallest construction on the earth.
The barcode first sees service as a retail tool.

Barcode
US Congress places a spending cap on military aid to South Vietnam, effectively bringing US involvement in the war to an end.
The Intel 8080 is launched. Although it is based upon the Intel 8008 and the Intel 4004, its predecessors were not really designed for computers. The Intel 8080 on the other hand crosses the thresh-hold from "dedicated logic replacement", to become a full-fledged "computer on a chip".

Intel 8080
Consumer electronics continues to improve.

Stereo System

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Major South Asian Events of 1974

India tests its first Atomic Device, becoming the 6th nation to do so.
An all female Japanese team summits Manaslu in Nepal, becoming the first women to climb an 8,000 metre peak.
Shailini Dholakia is awarded the title "Miss India", in the Femina Miss India Pageant.
Carnatic veena player Emani Shankara Shatri is awarded Padma Shree

Emani Shankara Shatri with veena

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Film World Events of 1974

"Anuraag" wins Filmfare Award for "Best Picture".

Anuraag
Ruby Myers (a.k.a. Sulochana) (actress) is the recipient of the "Dadasaheb Phalke Award" for lifetime achievement.

Sulochana a.k.a. Ruby Myers
Hindustan Photo begins producing positive colour stock (for making distribution prints). Although this production is on a limited basis, it does go a long way in making the Indian film industry self-sufficient.
The Film Festival of India becomes an annual affair.
Narendra Chanchal wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Male Playback" for the song Beshak Mandir Masjid from "Bobby".
Asha Bhosle wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Female Playback" for the song Hone Lagi Hai Raat Jawan from "Naina".

Asha Bhosle
The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), is formed by merging the Film Institute of India with the TV Training Centre.
S.D Burman wins Filmfare award for "Best Music Director" for his work in "Abhimaan".

S.D Burman
Actor Sreeram Lagoo, and Nutan are awarded Padma Shree

Dr. Sreeram Lagoo, and Nutan
Rishi Kapoor wins the "Filmfare Best Actor Award" for his performance of Raj Nath in "Bobby"

Rishi Kapoor
There was a tie in the awarding of the "Filmfare Best Actress Award". Because of the tie, the award goes to both Dimple Kapadia for her performance of Bobby J. Braganza in "Bobby", and Jaya Bhaduri for her performance of Uma Kumar in the film "Abhimaan"

Dimple Kapadia and Jaya Bhaduri
Waheeda Rehman marries ex-costar Kamaljeet.
Mumtaz marries Mayur Madhvani
Karishma Kappor is born to Randhir Kapoor and Babita. (June 25, 1974)
Future Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon is born in Bombay on Oct 26. Her name is an amalgamation of her parents names (i.e., Ravi and Veena Tandon)