INDIAN FILM EVENTS AND THE YEAR 1997

Scene from Bollywood film, "Ziddi"(1997)

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Film World Events of 1997

"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".

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