- 1st Filmfare Awards: March 21, 1954
Filmfare, one of the most awaited film award functions in India, was held on March 21, 1954, for the first time. Honouring the best in Hindi cinema in 1953, the award gala was held at Metro Cinema in Mumbai. For the maiden edition, only 5 categories were handed out in a short ceremony compered by actor David who also announced the winners.
In the debut year, Best Actress was won by Meena Kumari for 'Baiju Bawra' while Best Actor went to Dilip Kumar for 'Daag'. Music director Naushad won his first and only Filmfare Award for 'Baiju Bawra'. The final award Best Director was won by Bimal Roy for 'Do Bigha Zamin'. Bima's social drama also won the Best Movie award.
Back then the awards were known as Clare Awards.
- 'The Beatles' tops chart with 'She Loves You': March 21, 1964
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'She Loves You' is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by English rock group The Beatles for release as a single in 1963. The single set and surpassed several sales records in the United Kingdom charts, and attained the top spot on the ‘U.S Billboard Charts’.The stirring song is one of the five Beatles songs that held the top five positions in the charts.
- Steven Spielberg wins big at the 66th Academy Awards: March 21, 1994
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Steven Spielberg, the master filmmaker grabbed not one but two Academy Awards for ‘Schindler’s List’. The epic historical period drama portrayed events from the World War period with great accuracy. The film which received acclaim from both film critics and audience alike brought Spielberg trophy for ‘Best Director’ and ‘Best Motion Picture’ categories.
