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INDIAN FILM EVENTS AND THE YEAR 1991

Scene from Bollywood film, "Jo Jeeta Woh Sikandar"(1991)

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Film World Events of 1991

In 1991, south Indian directors, music directors and artists had really started to make it big in the broader Hindi movie market.
Shyam Benegal awarded Padma Bhushan.
Veteran film actress Durga Khote, dies at the age of 86.
"Ghayal" wins Filmfare Award for "Best Picture".
A. Nageswara Rao (actor) is the recipient of the "Dadasaheb Phalke Award" for lifetime achievement.
Nutan (actress) dies of cancer at the age of 54. She has the distinction of having won the "Best Actress" award in the annual filmfare awards 5 times.
Akshay Kumar makes his acting debut in "Saugandh".
Bollywood film actor Rajesh Khanna wins a seat as an MP for the New Delhi Constituency
Actress Tina Munim marries industrialist Anil Ambani
Nadeem / Shravan win Filmfare award for "Best Music Director" for their work in "Aashiqui"
Kumar Sanu wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Male Playback" for the song Ab Tere Bin from "Aashiqui".
Anuradha Paudwal wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Female Playback" for the song Nazar Ke Saamne from "Aashiqui".
Shilpa Shetty begins modeling for Limca at the age of 16. It will be two more years before her film debut.
Shahrukh Khan marries Gauri Chibber in a traditional Hindu ceremony.

Shahrukh Khan / Gauri Chibber wedding
Sunny Deol wins the "Filmfare Best Actor Award" for his performance of Ajay Mehra in "Ghayal"
Madhuri Dixit wins the "Filmfare Best Actress Award" for her performance of Madhu Mehra in "Dil"
Karishma Kapoor makes her film debut in "Prem Qaidi"
Amitabh Bachchan wins the "Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award".
Raveena Tandon makes film debut in "Patthar Ke Phool"