INDIAN FILM SONGS AND THE YEAR 1997

Scene from Bollywood film, "Ziddi"(1997)

This page is but a small sampling of film songs for the year 1997. So sit back, relax, and enjoy

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World Events of 1997

Hong Kong returns to Chinese rule.
Israel gives up large part of West Bank city of Hebron.
Israeli government approves establishment of Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem, thus creating a lot of ill-will.
Khmer Rouge hold trial of long-time leader Pol Pot.
The so-called "Big Three" banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families.
The comet Hale-Bopp makes its closest approach to Earth.

Hale-Bopp comet
Tony Blair becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He replaces outgoing John Major.

Tony Blair
The remains of Che Guevara are returned to Cuba for burial, alongside some of his comrades.
Princess Diana, dies in Paris after a car crash.

Princess Diana
After 290 years of being under England, Scotland votes to get its own parliament.
In Ottawa, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign a treaty prohibiting the manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel land mines. However, the United States, the People's Republic of China, and Russia, do not sign the treaty.
The Kyoto Protocol is adopted by a United Nations committee.
A large fire occurs in the Russian Space station, Mir.

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An alliance of Sikh and Hindu nationalist parties wins a resounding victory over the Congress in state assembly elections in Punjab.
Congress withdraws support from the United Front, accusing Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda of poor leadership. Inder Kumar Gujral is sworn in as the new prime minister.

Inder Kumar Gujral
Laloo Prasad Yadav resigns as chief minister of Bihar after a warrant for his arrest, on charges relating to an animal fodder scandal, had been issued. He names his wife, Rabri Devi, as his successor and the first woman chief minister of Bihar.

Laloo Prasad Yadav
49 senior Hindu politicians and religious figures are charged with conspiracy and incitement to riot for their alleged role in the sacking of the Babri mosque at Ayodhya in 1992.
Queen Elizabeth II pays a state visit to India.

Queen Elizabeth II
In Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers overrun a military base and kill more than 200.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta dies of heart failure in Kolkata, India. India's Missionaries of Charity chooses Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as its leader.

Mother Teresa
K.R. Narayanan is sworn in as India's 10th president and the first member of the Dalit caste to hold this office.
Arundhati Roy win the Booker Prize for her "The God of Small Things"
Nafisa Joseph is awarded the title "Miss India", in the Femina Miss India Pageant.

Nafisa Joseph
Kalpana Chawla becomes the the second person of Indian origin to travel into space. She flies aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia

Kalpana Chawla

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"Raja Hindustani" wins Filmfare Award for "Best Picture".
Sivaji Ganesan (actor) is the recipient of the "Dadasaheb Phalke Award" for lifetime achievement.
Gulshan Kumar, the owner of the "T-series" audiocassette empire is murdered. The music director Nadeem is accused of the murder. This leads the mainstream media to do a number of stories dealing with the growing criminal element in the film industry
Udit Narayan wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Male Playback" for the song Pardesi Pardesi from "Raja Hindustani".
Kavita Krishnamurthy wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Female Playback" for the song Aaj Main Upar from "Khamoshi: The Musical".
Nadeem / Shravan win Filmfare award for "Best Music Director" for their work in "Raja Hindustani"
Aishwarya Rai makes her film debut in the Tamil film "Iruvar".
Shahrukh Khan and his wife Gauri have a son, Aryan Khan
Aamir Khan wins the "Filmfare Best Actor Award" for his performance of Raja Hindustani in "Raja Hindustani"
Karisma Kapoor wins the "Filmfare Best Actress Award" for her performance of Aarti Sehgal in "Raja Hindustani"
Dharmendra, Mumtaz & Pran wins the "Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award".