INDIAN FILM EVENTS AND THE YEAR 2006

Shah Rukh Khan in scene from Bollywood film, "Don"(2006)

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Film World Events of 2006

Nadira, Hindi film actress, notable for playing the seductress dies at the age of 74.
Rajkumar, Kannada film actor, dies at the age of 77.
Naushad, music director, dies at the age of 86.
Shankar / Ehsaan / Loy wins Filmfare award for "Best Music Director" for his work in "Bunty aur Babli".
Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Hindi film director, dies at the age of 84.
Himesh Reshammiya wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Male Playback" for the song Aashiq Banaya Aapne from "Aashiq Banaya Aapne".
Alisha Chinai wins the Filmfare Award for "Best Female Playback" for the song Kajra Re from "Bunty Aur Babli".
Padmini, actress in South Indian and Hindi films, dies at the age of 74.
"Black" wins Filmfare Award for "Best Picture".
Shyam Benegal (director) is the recipient of the "Dadasaheb Phalke Award" for lifetime achievement.
Film actor Salman Khan is involved in legal troubles for illegally hunting an endangered species.
Oscenity charges are lodged against Shilpa Shetty and Reema Sen for a photograph which appeared in a Tamil newspaper.
Amitabh Bachchan wins the "Filmfare Best Actor Award" for his performance of Debraj Sahai in "Black"
Rani Mukerji wins the "Filmfare Best Actress Award" for her performance of Michelle McNally in "Black"
Shabana Azmi wins the "Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award".