INDIAN FILM EVENTS AND THE YEAR 1998

Scene from Bollywood film, "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai"(1998)

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Film World Events of 1998

"Dil To Pagal Hai" wins Filmfare Award for "Best Picture".
Pradeep (lyricist) is the recipient of the "Dadasaheb Phalke Award" for lifetime achievement.
The Indian Government declares the film industry as a legitimate industry. This qualifies it for Institutional Finance
Persis Khambatta, model, actress, dies of heart failure at the age of 49, in Bombay.
Uttam Singh wins Filmfare award for "Best Music Director" for his work in "Dil To Pagal Hai".
Shahrukh Khan wins the "Filmfare Best Actor Award" for his performance of Rahul in "Dil To Pagal Hai"
Abhijeet wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Male Playback" for the song Mai Koi Aisa Geet from "Yes Boss".
Alka Yagnik wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Female Playback" for the song Zara Tasveer Se Tu from "Pardesh".
Madhuri Dixit wins the "Filmfare Best Actress Award" for her performance of Pooja in "Dil To Pagal Hai"

Madhuri Dixit
Sharmila Tagore wins the "Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award".
Playback singer Talat Mahmood dies at the age of 74

Talat Mahmood
Malaika Arora (Former MTV-VJ, model, and item girl) weds Arbaaz Khan (actor)

Malaika weds Arbaaz Khan
Asha Parekh becomes the first female chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification