A Look Back At
Born in 2004
What Was Life Like in 2004?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
₹21.00/L
Loaf of Bread
₹5.00
Average House
₹5,20,000
Weekly Wage
₹530
Top Bollywood Film
Veer-Zaara
What Was Life Really Like?
The general election produced a huge surprise — Atal Bihari Vajpayee's BJP, riding high on India's economic growth, lost to the Congress-led UPA coalition. Manmohan Singh, the architect of 1991's liberalisation, became Prime Minister. Veer-Zaara was Bollywood's grand romantic epic.
The Indian Premier League was still four years away, but cricket was already the country's deepest passion. The tsunami devastated parts of Tamil Nadu and Andaman in December — India's worst natural disaster since Gujarat.
Popular Toys & Games
- Nintendo DS
- Robosapien
- Tamagotchi (relaunch)
Bollywood Chart Song in 2004
Tere Liye
Lata Mangeshkar & Udit Narayan
From: Veer-Zaara