INDIAN FILM SONGS AND THE YEAR 1994

Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit in scene from Bollywood film, "Hum Aapke Hain Kaun"(1994)

This page is but a small sampling of film songs for the year 1994. So sit back, relax, and enjoy

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WORLD EVENTS OF 1994

Serbs attack Sarajevo.
Rwanda massacre leaves thousands dead.

Dead in Rwanda
Nelson Mandela elected President in South Africa's first interracial national election.

Nelson Mandela
Israel signs accord with Palestinians.
Israel signs peace treaty with Jordan.
Cease-fire in northern Ireland.
Aristide returns to rule in Haiti.
Russians attack secessionist Republic of Chechnya.
A photo by Marmaduke Wetherell, previously touted as 'proof' of the Loch Ness monster, is confirmed to be a hoax.

Loch Ness "monster"
The Zapatista Army of National Liberation begins their war in Chiapas, Mexico.

Zapatista
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana dies

Kurt Cobain
The tunnel under the English channel is opened.
German districts Röbel and Waren are merged to form Müritz.
The "Spice Girls" are formed.

Spice Girls

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India rolls out the short-range Prithvi missile at Republic Day Parade in New Delhi.

Prithvi missile
Sushmita Sen wins the "Miss Universe" Contest held in the Philippines.

Sushmita Sen

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Music Director R.D. Burman, dies at the age of 54
"Hum Aapke Hain Kaun", grosses a total of 2 billion rupees worldwide, making it the biggest Indian film hit in history.
"Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke" wins Filmfare Award for "Best Picture".
"1942-A Love Story", becomes India's first film to be released in Dolby Sound.
"Jurassic Park" is dubbed into Hindi and grosses 120 million rupees. This sets of a wave of dubbing Hollywood films into Hindi.
Shekar Kapur's "Bandit Queen" is effectively banned by the film censors.
Majrooh Sultanpuri (lyricist) is the recipient of the "Dadasaheb Phalke Award" for lifetime achievement.
Aishwarya Rai attains major national attention by being runner-up in the "Miss India" contest. She later goes on to win "Miss World" title

Aishwarya Rai
Shilpa Shetty has her first leading role in "Aag"
Shahrukh Khan wins the "Filmfare Best Actor Award" for his performance of Ajay Sharma in "Baazigar"
Juhi Chawla wins the "Filmfare Best Actress Award" for her performance of Vaijanti Iyer in "Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke"
Lata Mangeshkar wins the "Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award".