INDIAN FILM SONGS AND THE YEAR 1993

Sunny Deol and Juhi Chawla in Scene from Bollywood film, "Darr" (1993)

This page is but a small sampling of film songs for the year 1993. So sit back, relax, and enjoy

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World Events of 1993

Twenty-two UN troops killed in Somalia.
Pentium Processor developed.

Pentium
The film "Jurassic Park" is released.

Jurassic Park
Israeli-Palestinian accord reached.
China breaks moratorium by testing an atomic bomb.

Atomic Bomb
South Africa adopts majority rule constitution.
Bill Clinton Sworn in as 42nd President of the US, replacing George H.W. Bush.
The World Wide Web is born at CERN.

World Wide Web
The Russian constitutional crisis of 1993 culminates with Russian military and security forces clearing the White House of Russia Parliament building by force, squashing a mass uprising against President Boris Yeltsin.
The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.
The musical duo of Antonio Romero Monge and Rafael Ruíz, better know as "Los del Río" release "Macarena". Initially not much happens, but in 1996 it goes platinum and both the song and the dance dominate the dance scene for years thereafter.

Los del Río
A truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center (New York) explodes, killing 6 and injuring over a thousand.
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) is signed into law by US President Bill Clinton.
Israel and the Vatican establish diplomatic relations.

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Communal violence in wake of Babri Masjid destruction wracks Indian cities, especially Bombay, which suffered from a series of bomb blasts in March.

Bombay Bomb Blast
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference is formed in Kashmir.
A Tamil Tigers suicide bomber assassinates President Ranasinghe Premadasa of Sri Lanka.

Body of Premdasa and bystanders after bombing
Nadeem / Shravan win Filmfare award for "Best Music Director" for their work in "Deewana
Sri Lankan civil war: over 400 Sri Lankan military die in the Battle of Pooneryn.
Congress Party gains a parliamentary majority in India after the defection of ten Janata Dal party lawmakers.
Severe floods hit South Asia, killing over 4,000 people in Bangladesh, India and Nepal.
Five more Doordarshan (TV) channels are launched.
An earthquake hits India's Latur and Osmanabad district of Marathwada in Maharashtra state leaving tens of thousands of people dead and many more homeless.

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"Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar" wins Filmfare Award for "Best Picture".
Sanjay Dutt is arrested under the Terrorists and Disruptive Activities Prevention Act (TADA) for possessing an AK-56 Assault Rifle.
Bhupen Hazarika (music director) is the recipient of the "Dadasaheb Phalke Award" for lifetime achievement.
R. Murdoch's Star TV acquires 49.9% of Zee TV.
Bill is introduced in Lok Sabha to regulate cable TV.
Kumar Sanu wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Male Playback" for the song Sochenge Tumhe from "Deewana".
Anuradha Paudwal wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Female Playback" for the song Dhak Dhak from "Beta".
The film song Choli ke Peeche Kya Hai from the film "Khalnayak" creates tremendous controversy.
Namrata Shirodkar is awarded the title "Miss India", in the Femina Miss India Pageant.

Namrata Shirodkar
Shilpa Shetty makes her film debut in "Baazigar"
Anil Kapoor wins the "Filmfare Best Actor Award" for his performance of Raju in "Beta"
Madhuri Dixit wins the "Filmfare Best Actress Award" for her performance of Saraswati in "Beta"
Dilip Kumar wins the "Filmfare Lifetime Achievement".