INDIAN FILM SONGS AND THE YEAR 1984

Scene from Bollywood film, "Manzil Manzil"(1984)

This page is but a small sampling of film songs for the year 1984. So sit back, relax, and enjoy

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World Events of 1984

Reagan orders US Marines withdrawn from the Beirut international peacekeeping force.
Leader of the Soviet Union, Andropov dies at 69; Konstantin U. Chernenko, is named as his replacement.

Konstantin U. Chernenko
Soviet Union along with other Eastern bloc nations, withdraw from summer Olympic games in US.
Reagan's "Voodoo Economics" disrupts the US economy. Millions are left unemployed and homeless.

"Reaganomics"
United States Marines pull out of Beirut, Lebanon.
First robot related death in the US. A worker in Jackson Michigan is accidentally crushed by an industrial robot

Robots can be dangerous
The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale. It has 128K of RAM, a 7,83MHz processor, no hard disk, and the cost is US$2495.00

Macintosh Computer
John Napier Turner becomes Canada's 17th Prime Minister.
United Kingdom agrees handover of Hong Kong to China.
Explosions at the PEMEX petroleum storage facility in Mexico City kill about 500 people.
Desmond Tutu wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Desmond Tutu

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Operation Blue Star - Hundreds slain as Indian Army occupies Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar.

Akal Takht after attack
Indira Gandhi assassinated by two Sikh bodyguards; 1,000 killed in anti-Sikh riots; son Rajiv succeeds her to become Prime Minister.
Toxic gas leaks from Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, killing 6,500 and injuring 20,000. This is considered to be the world's worst industrial accident.

Union Carbid Ad
General Rahimuddin Khan becomes the first man in Pakistan's history to rule over 2 of its provinces, after becoming interim Governor of Sindh.
Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma becomes the first Indian to be launched into space. He flies aboard the Soyuz T-11.

Rakesh Sharma
India launches Operation Meghdoot, as most of the Siachen Glacier in Kashmir comes under Indian control.
The Tamil Tigers begin the purge of the Sinhalese from North and East Sri Lanka; 127 are killed.
Doordarshan (Delhi) begins broadcast on its second channel

Doordarshan
The tabla-player and musicologist is awarded Padma Bhushan

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Amitabh Bachchan is elected to the Indian Parliament.

Amitabh Bachchan
"Ardh Satya" wins Filmfare Award for "Best Picture".
India's first 3D movie is made. It is the Malayalam film "My Dear Kuttichthan".
Durga Khote (actress) is the recipient of the "Dadasaheb Phalke Award" for lifetime achievement.
Juhi Chawla is awarded the title "Miss India", in the Femina Miss India Pageant.

Juhi Chawla
R.D. Burman wins Filmfare award for "Best Music Director" for his work in "Masoom".

R.D. Burman
Amitabha Bachchan, and English actor Ben Kingsley are awarded Padma Shree.
Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna divorce.
Kishore Kumar wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Male Playback" for the song Agar Tum Na Hote from "Agar Tum Na Hote".

Kishore Kumar
Aarti Mukherji wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Female Playback" for the song Do Naina Ek Kahani from "Masoom".
Madhuri Dixit makes her film debut in "Abodh".
Naseeruddin Shah wins the "Filmfare Best Actor Award" for his performance of D.K. Malhotra in "Masoom"
Shabana Azmi wins the "Filmfare Best Actress Award" for her performance of Mrs. Pooja Inder Malhotra in "Arth".

Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi marries poet and Bollywood scriptwriter Javed Akhtar (Dec 9, 1984).
Anil Kapoor marries Sunita Bhambhani.
Jennifer Kendall Kapoor, actress and wife of Shashi Kapoor dies of cancer.