INDIAN FILM SONGS AND THE YEAR 1979

Scene from Bollywood film, "Kaala Patthar"(1979)

This page is but a small sampling of film songs for the year 1979. So sit back, relax, and enjoy

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World Events of 1979

Shah of Iran Deposed by the Ayatollah Khomeini.

Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Three Mile Island nuclear accident in Pennsylvania.
Rhodesia changes name to Zimbabwe.
Soviet Union invades Afghanistan.
The Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh falls to Vietnamese backed rebels. The Pol Pot regime collapses.
Margaret Thatcher becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Margaret Thatcher
Brezhnev and Carter sign SALT II agreement.
Iranian militants under Khomeini seize US embassy in Teheran and hold the staff as hostages.

American hostages in Iran
The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full diplomatic relations.
Malta, Kiribati gain independence.
Saddam Hussein comes to power in Iraq.

Saddam Hussein
The Marxist Sandinistas take control of Nicaragua.

Sandinistas
Lord Mountbatten and 3 others are assassinated by the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
The population of China reaches 1 billion (a.k.a. thousand-million) people.
"Disco Fever" continues unabated

Disco
The movie "Alien" opens in theatres.

Alien
Pac-Man is released.

Pac-Man

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Janata Party splits.
Charan Singh Elected Prime Minister.

Charan Singh
The police under directions of Jyoti Basu, Chief Minister of CPM led govt of West Bengal, surrounds and opens fire on unarmed refugee settlement of Morichjhapi island in Sunderbans, West Bengal, India. Hundreds killed but govt officially accepted 36 deaths.
Persis Khambatta is thrust into international fame for her role in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture"

Persis Khambatta
Vizianagaram district is formed in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Former President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan is executed.
Swaroop Sampat is awarded the title "Miss India", in the Femina Miss India Pageant.

Swaroop Sampat
Mother Theresa wins Nobel Peace Prize

Mother Theresa
India test launches its first Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV).

SLV

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"Main Tulsi Tere Angan Ki" wins Filmfare Award for "Best Picture".

"Main Tulsi Tere Angan Ki" poster
The production of Malayalam films exceeds the production of Hindi films. This is due in part from subsidies given by the Kerala government, and in part by an infusion of capital from expatriate Keralites in the Middle East.
Rai Chand Boral (music director) is the recipient of the "Dadasaheb Phalke Award" for lifetime achievement.

Rai Chand Boral
Kishore Kumar wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Male Playback" for the song Khaike Paan Banarawala from "Don".

Kishore Kumar
Asha Bhosle wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Female Playback" for the song Ye Mera Dil Pyar Ka Deewana from "Don".

Asha Bhosle
Laxmikant / Pyarelal win Filmfare award for "Best Music Director" for their work in "Satyam Shivam Sundaram".
Amitabh Bachchan wins the "Filmfare Best Actor Award" for his performance of Don / Vijay in "Don".

Amitabh Bachchan in Don
Nutan wins the "Filmfare Best Actress Award" for her performance of Sanjukta Chouhan in "Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki".
Anil Kapoor makes his film debut in "Hamare Tumhare".

Anil Kapoor