INDIAN FILM SONGS FROM THE YEAR 1986

Scene from "Swarag Se Sunder"(1986)

This page is but a small sampling of film songs for the year 1986. So sit back, relax, and enjoy

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WORLD EVENTS OF 1986

The world's worst nuclear accident occurs in the Soviet town of Chernobyl.

Chernobyl
Haitian President Jean-Claude Duvalier ("Baby Doc") flees to France, ending 28 years of family rule.
President Reagan freezes Libyan assets in US.
At least 15 people die after United States planes bomb targets in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and the Benghazi region as part of Operation El Dorado Canyon.
Portugal and Spain join European Economic Community.
After a 20 year reign, President Ferdinand Marcos flees the Philippines, newly elected Corazon Aquino replaces him.
World Court rules US broke international law by mining Nicaraguan waters.
The first PC virus, Brain, starts to spread.
The French Air Force raids the Libyan Ouadi Doum airbase in northern Chad.
The Soviet Union launches the Mir space station.

Mir space station.
The US space shuttle Challenger, breaks up shortly after liftoff. This sets the US space program back by years.

Challenger

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Union Carbide agrees to a settlement with victims of Bhopal gas leak.
VSNL incorporated under the Indian Companies Act.
Mohinder Amarnath becomes the first batsman dismissed for handling the ball in One Day International cricket.
Hailstones weighing 2.2 lb (880 g) fall on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92.
Pan Am Flight 73, with 358 people on board, is hijacked at Karachi International Airport by 4 armed men of the Abu Nidal organization.

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Anil Biswas wins "Sangeet Natak Akademi Award".
Much of the gossip revolves around the relationship between Mithun Chakrabarty and the actress Sridevi.
Juhi Chawla makes her screen debut in the film "Sultanat".
"Ram Teri Ganga Maili" wins Filmfare Award for "Best Picture".
V. Shantaram (actor/director/producer) is the recipient of the "Dadasaheb Phalke Award" for lifetime achievement.
Smita Patil dies of complications during childbirth at the age of 31. She was an actress in both mainstream and art films, as well as an outspoken social activist and feminist.