1986
Death
of Smita Patil.
1987
The
NFDC starts the quarterly journal Cinema in India. Death of
Kishore Kumar.
1988
The
journals Cinemaya (A quarterly on Asian film) and Deep
Focus start. Death of Raj Kapoor.
1989
Death
of Prem Nazir.
1990
The first Bombay International Film Festival
for Documentaries and Short Films held. Satyajit Ray
presented the Legion d'honneur by French President
Francois Mitterand in Calcutta. Death of V. Shantaram.
1991
Deaths
of Nutan, Durga Khote.
1992
Satyajit
Ray awarded the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement and the Bharat
Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. Death of Ray. Five
selected regional TV channels go national.
1993
Bill
to regulate Cable TV introduced in Lok Sabha. Five more Doordarshan
channels are launched. Murdoch's Star TV acquires 49.9 % shares
in the Zee TV network. Controversy over the Choli ke Peeche
Kya Hai song in Khalnayak.
1994
Hum
Aapke Hain Kaun is declared the biggest hit in the history
of Indian cinema. The Sarkailo Khatiya song in Raja
Babu causes a scandal leading to the announcement of amendments
in the Censor Code. Shekar Kapur's Bandit Queen runs
into censor problems. Jurassic Park (1992) is dubbed
into Hindi and is a big success paving the way for dubbed
versions of other Hollywood films.
1995
Aditya Chopra makes his debut
with the mega hit Dilwaale Dulhania Le Jayenge.
Mani Ratnam's
Bombay releases after it is cleared by
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thakeray. CNN announces a
news channel with Doordarshan
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