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13 Jan, 1926

Cinemaazi remembers Shakti Samanta on his birth anniversary

13 Jan, 1930

Cinemaazi remembers Sardar Malik on his birth anniversary

13 Jan, 1938

Cinemaazi remembers Pandit Shivkumar Sharma on his birth anniversary

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13January
13 Jan 2014

Cinemaazi remembers Anjali Devi on her death anniversary

Appearing in over 400 films in her career, Anjali Devi remains one of the most popular and influential figures in Tamil cinema. She also achieved success in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi cinema. Today is her death anniversary. 
Appearing in over 400 films in her career, Anjali Devi remains one of the most popular and influential figures in Tamil cinema. She also achieved success in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi cinema. Today is her death anniversary. 
13 Jan 1998

Cinemaazi remembers Shambhu Sen on his death anniversary

Today we remember music composer, Shambhu Sen, on the occasion of his death anniversary. He scored the music as well as wrote the lyrics for the film Mrig Trishna (1975), and Banno (1987). His songs for Mrig Trishna were rendered by leading singers such as Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, and Asha Bhosle. Sun man ke meet more prem geet was sung by Lata, while Nav kalpanaa nav rup se rachanaa rachi jab naar ki was sung by Rafi. Nain thake was again...
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Today we remember music composer, Shambhu Sen, on the occasion of his death anniversary. He scored the music as well as wrote the lyrics for the film Mrig Trishna (1975), and Banno (1987). His songs for Mrig Trishna were rendered by leading singers such as Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, and Asha Bhosle. Sun man ke meet more prem geet was sung by Lata, while Nav kalpanaa nav rup se rachanaa rachi jab naar ki was sung by Rafi. Nain thake was again a Lata rendition, while Aas ka jhoota was sung by Mehdi Hassan. Asha Bhosle rendered Saajan saajan mai karu while Madan Sen sang Kehi kaaran sundar hath jariyo. Sen passed away on 13 January, 1998.

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13 Jan 1985

Cinemaazi remembers Madan Puri on his death anniversary

Averaging around seven to eight films per year, Madan Puri became an established name and was at the peak of his career in the 1960s and 1970s. In a career that spanned over 40 years, Madan Puri acted in more than 400 films, honing his histrionic skills – be what the role may.
Averaging around seven to eight films per year, Madan Puri became an established name and was at the peak of his career in the 1960s and 1970s. In a career that spanned over 40 years, Madan Puri acted in more than 400 films, honing his histrionic skills – be what the role may.
13 Jan 1942

Cinemaazi wishes Javed Siddiqui a happy birthday

Birthday wishes going out to popular screenwriter, dialogue writer and playwright, Javed Siddiqui, who was born this day in 1942. With more than 50 works to his credit, Siddiqui has worked across genres in critically acclaimed films like Umrao Jaan (1981), Mammo (1994), Fiza (2000), Zubeidaa (2001) and Tehzeeb (2003); as well as commercial blockbusters including Baazigar (1993), Darr (1993), Yeh Dillagi (1994), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995),...
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Birthday wishes going out to popular screenwriter, dialogue writer and playwright, Javed Siddiqui, who was born this day in 1942. With more than 50 works to his credit, Siddiqui has worked across genres in critically acclaimed films like Umrao Jaan (1981), Mammo (1994), Fiza (2000), Zubeidaa (2001) and Tehzeeb (2003); as well as commercial blockbusters including Baazigar (1993), Darr (1993), Yeh Dillagi (1994), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Raja Hindustani (1996), Pardes (1997), Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001) and Koi... Mil Gaya (2003). He has been winner of awards such as the Filmfare Award for Baazigar for Best Screenplay, the Filmfare Award for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge for Best Dialogues, and the Screen Award for Raja Hindustani for Best Screenplay. Having worked with a range of directors such as Satyajit Ray, Yash Chopra, Shyam Benegal and Subhash Ghai, he has also been a keen contributor to theatre, serving as IPTA National Vice-President, contributing to the establishing of Marathi IPTA, as well as penning successful plays such as Tumhari Amrita, Saalgirah, Andhe Choohe, 1857: Ek Safarnama, and Begum Jaan.
Image credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z474N8p4Xyc
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13 Jan 1938

Cinemaazi remembers Pandit Shivkumar Sharma on his birth anniversary

Hailing from Jammu, he is renowned for making the folk instrument, the santoor, a popular classical instrument. Born this day in 1938, he started learning the santoor at the age of 13, and gave his first public performance in Bombay in 1955. Five years later, he recorded his first solo album. A music composer as well, he scored the background music for a scene in V Shantaram's Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje (1956). In collaboration with flautist Ha...
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Hailing from Jammu, he is renowned for making the folk instrument, the santoor, a popular classical instrument. Born this day in 1938, he started learning the santoor at the age of 13, and gave his first public performance in Bombay in 1955. Five years later, he recorded his first solo album. A music composer as well, he scored the background music for a scene in V Shantaram's Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje (1956). In collaboration with flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia—they went by the name Shiv-Hari—he composed music for films such as Silsila (1980), Faasle (1985), Chandni (1989), Lamhe (1991), and Darr (1993), which are memorable musical hits. Pandit Shivkumar Sharma has been honoured with several national and international awards, such as an honorary citizenship of the city of Baltimore, USA, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1986, the Padma Shri in 1991, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2001.

Image credit:  https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2022/may/10/34378/composer-and-santoor-maestro-pandit-shivkumar-sharma-dies-at-84
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13 Jan 1930

Cinemaazi remembers Sardar Malik on his birth anniversary

A talented music composer whose career never reached the heights it could have, Sardar Malik was born on this day in 1930. Leaving home to pursue his dream of music, he gave music for a number of films over 30years, attaining particular popularity for his work in Saranga (1960).  Image Source: Beete Hue Din
A talented music composer whose career never reached the heights it could have, Sardar Malik was born on this day in 1930. Leaving home to pursue his dream of music, he gave music for a number of films over 30years, attaining particular popularity for his work in Saranga (1960). 

Image Source: Beete Hue Din
13 Jan 1926

Cinemaazi remembers Shakti Samanta on his birth anniversary

Born on this day in 1926, Shakti Samanta played an instrumental role in creating the Rajesh Khanna phenomenon, with films like Aradhana (1969), Kati Patang (1970) and Amar Prem (1971) taking the nation by storm.
Born on this day in 1926, Shakti Samanta played an instrumental role in creating the Rajesh Khanna phenomenon, with films like Aradhana (1969), Kati Patang (1970) and Amar Prem (1971) taking the nation by storm.
12January
12 Jan 2023

Cinemaazi remembers Sanjay Chauhan on his death anniversary

Writer and actor Sanjay Chauhan (1962 – 12 January 2023) is known for I Am Kalam (2011) for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Story and Paan Singh Tomar (2012), which he co-wrote with Tigmanshu Dhulia. Image credit:  https://ndtv.in/bollywood/sanjay-chauhan-writer-of-paan-singh-tomar-dies-at-62-3688641
Writer and actor Sanjay Chauhan (1962 – 12 January 2023) is known for I Am Kalam (2011) for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Story and Paan Singh Tomar (2012), which he co-wrote with Tigmanshu Dhulia.

Image credit:  https://ndtv.in/bollywood/sanjay-chauhan-writer-of-paan-singh-tomar-dies-at-62-3688641
12 Jan 2005

Cinemaazi remembers Amrish Puri on his death anniversary

Arguably the most iconic villain of modern Hindi cinema, Amrish Puri passed away on this day in 2005. Dreaming of becoming an actor like his two brothers Madan and Chaman Puri, he actually failed his initial screen tests. Cutting his teeth at Prithvi Theatres, he made a late entry into films at the age of 40. After appearing in supporting roles through the 70's, he went on to become the most in-demand villain in the 80's and 90's, win...
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Arguably the most iconic villain of modern Hindi cinema, Amrish Puri passed away on this day in 2005. Dreaming of becoming an actor like his two brothers Madan and Chaman Puri, he actually failed his initial screen tests. Cutting his teeth at Prithvi Theatres, he made a late entry into films at the age of 40. After appearing in supporting roles through the 70's, he went on to become the most in-demand villain in the 80's and 90's, winning three Filmfare Awards. It was his turn as Mogambo in Mr India (1987) that made him an iconic figure. After a long struggle with blood cancer he passed away on this day in 2005. Cinemaazi salutes the legend for his contributions.
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12 Jan 1993

Cinemaazi remembers Sudhir Kumar Sawant on his death anniversary

Today is the death anniversary of actor Sudhir Kumar Sawant who had passed away this day in 1993. He is best known for the film Dosti (1964), a black-and-white Hindi film directed by Satyen Bose, produced by Tarachand Barjatya, and distributed by Rajshri Productions. The film focuses on the friendship between two boys—one blind and the other physically-handicapped. Sudhir along with Sushil Kumar Somaya were cast in these roles, in the film...
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Today is the death anniversary of actor Sudhir Kumar Sawant who had passed away this day in 1993. He is best known for the film Dosti (1964), a black-and-white Hindi film directed by Satyen Bose, produced by Tarachand Barjatya, and distributed by Rajshri Productions. The film focuses on the friendship between two boys—one blind and the other physically-handicapped. Sudhir along with Sushil Kumar Somaya were cast in these roles, in the film which also starred actor Sanjay Khan. One of the top ten highest grossing films of 1964, the film was declared a super hit at the box office, and also entered the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Dosti won six Filmfare Awards out of seven nominated categories. Prior to Dosti, Sudhir had acted in Sant Gyaneshwar (1964), followed by Laadla (1966), Jeene Ki Raah (1969) and the Marathi film Ghar Chi Rani (1968). However, his career failed to take off. He passed away following an injury to his throat caused by an eating-related mishap.
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12 Jan 1958

Cinemaazi wishes Arun Govil a Happy Birthday

Best known for playing Lord Ram in the highly successful television serial Ramayan (1987), today is the birthday of actor Arun Govil. Born this day in 1958, he made his debut in films with Prashanta Nanda's Paheli (1977). Besides Hindi, Govil has acted in Bhojpuri, Braj Bhasha, Odia and Telugu films. He was cast in Kanak Mishra's Sawan Ko Aane Do (1979) and Satyen Bose's Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin (1979), which increased his popularity. Ma...
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Best known for playing Lord Ram in the highly successful television serial Ramayan (1987), today is the birthday of actor Arun Govil. Born this day in 1958, he made his debut in films with Prashanta Nanda's Paheli (1977). Besides Hindi, Govil has acted in Bhojpuri, Braj Bhasha, Odia and Telugu films. He was cast in Kanak Mishra's Sawan Ko Aane Do (1979) and Satyen Bose's Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin (1979), which increased his popularity. Making his debut on the small screen with Ramanand Sagar's Vikram Aur Betaal (1985), he went on to be cast in the award-winning Ramayan, for which he won the Uptron Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role category. Following his landmark role, he was cast in the teleserials Luv Kush, Vishwamitra and Buddha. He also voiced the character of Lord Ram in Yugo Sako's Indo-Japanese animation film Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1992). We wish him a Happy Birthday!
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12 Jan 1943

Cinemaazi remembers Sumitra Bhave on her birth anniversary

Born on this day in 1943, Sumitra Bhave is an acclaimed director of Marathi cinema, particularly known for her film Doghi (1995) which sought to fight the stigma around AIDS. She had previously made two National Award winning shorts Bai (1985) and Paani (1987). Starting with Doghi, she has collaborated with Sunil Sukthankar to make films including the award winning Dahavi Fa (2002), Vastupurush (2002), Devrai (2004) which sensitively depicte...
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Born on this day in 1943, Sumitra Bhave is an acclaimed director of Marathi cinema, particularly known for her film Doghi (1995) which sought to fight the stigma around AIDS. She had previously made two National Award winning shorts Bai (1985) and Paani (1987). Starting with Doghi, she has collaborated with Sunil Sukthankar to make films including the award winning Dahavi Fa (2002), Vastupurush (2002), Devrai (2004) which sensitively depicted schizophrenia, Bada (2006), Nital (2006), Ek Cup Chya (2009) among others. Their most recent film was the National Award winning Kaasav (2017). She also taught at the Karve Institute of Social Service at Pune and has published numerous research papers. Cinemaazi wishes her a happy birthday.
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12 Jan 1942

Cinemaazi remembers Shiv Kumar on his birth anniversary

Actor-director Shiv Kumar is known for Hindi and Punjabi films such as Shehar Di Kudi (1966), Lallu Ram (1985), Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959) and Qatil Jawani (1990). Many of his films possessed a cultural and devotional flavour. Appearing in supporting and character roles, he also featured in the Amitabh Bachchan starrer Majboor (1974) in which he played a lawyer, as well as in Maha Badmaash (1977) which starred Vinod Khanna. 
Actor-director Shiv Kumar is known for Hindi and Punjabi films such as Shehar Di Kudi (1966), Lallu Ram (1985), Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959) and Qatil Jawani (1990). Many of his films possessed a cultural and devotional flavour. Appearing in supporting and character roles, he also featured in the Amitabh Bachchan starrer Majboor (1974) in which he played a lawyer, as well as in Maha Badmaash (1977) which starred Vinod Khanna. 
12 Jan 1918

Cinemaazi remebers C Ramchandra on his birth anniversary

Creating some sensational hits in his career, C Ramchandra was born on this day in 1918. He also sang many songs under the name of Chitalkar. 
Creating some sensational hits in his career, C Ramchandra was born on this day in 1918. He also sang many songs under the name of Chitalkar. 
11January
11 Jan 1993

Cinemaazi remembers N A Ansari on his death anniversary

With a magnetic presence, impassive countenance and piercing eyes, Nisar Ahmad Ansari had all the qualities necessary to play an onscreen villain. His role in Indian cinema, however, extended far beyond this: he remained a screenwriter and director of crime and thriller films in Hindi for two whole decades.  N A Ansari, also known as the Indian Ed Wood, passed away on this day.
With a magnetic presence, impassive countenance and piercing eyes, Nisar Ahmad Ansari had all the qualities necessary to play an onscreen villain. His role in Indian cinema, however, extended far beyond this: he remained a screenwriter and director of crime and thriller films in Hindi for two whole decades. 

N A Ansari, also known as the Indian Ed Wood, passed away on this day.
11 Jan 1969

Cinemaazi wishes Anu Aggarwal a very Happy Birthday!

Anu Aggarwal made her Bollywood debut with the musical blockbuster Aashiqui (1990) opposite Rahul Roy who also debuted with the same film, following which she was much in demand. She is best known for her work in Aashiqui, Khal-Naaikaa, The Cloud Door and Thiruda Thiruda.
Anu Aggarwal made her Bollywood debut with the musical blockbuster Aashiqui (1990) opposite Rahul Roy who also debuted with the same film, following which she was much in demand. She is best known for her work in Aashiqui, Khal-Naaikaa, The Cloud Door and Thiruda Thiruda.
11 Jan 1950

Cinemaazi remembers Rita Bhaduri on her birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Rita Bhaduri on her birth anniversary. An accomplished character actress, she was the daughter of actress Chandrima Bhaduri. She played a lead role in the Malayalam film Kanyakumari (1974). Julie (1975) was her breakthrough in Hindi cinema. She also went on to have a prolific career in Gujarati cinema. Image source: Beete Hue Din
Cinemaazi remembers Rita Bhaduri on her birth anniversary. An accomplished character actress, she was the daughter of actress Chandrima Bhaduri. She played a lead role in the Malayalam film Kanyakumari (1974). Julie (1975) was her breakthrough in Hindi cinema. She also went on to have a prolific career in Gujarati cinema.

Image source: Beete Hue Din
11 Jan 1946

Cinemaazi wishes Anju Mahendru a Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Anju Mahendru! Born this day in 1946, she is known for her roles in teleserials such as Kahiin To Hoga, Kasautii Zindagii Kay and Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai. In another vein, she is also known for turning down reigning superstar Rajesh Khanna’s proposal of marriage in 1971, as she wanted to make a successful career as an actress. They remained close friends till Khanna passed away. A model, Anju was recommended by Kaifi...
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Happy Birthday Anju Mahendru! Born this day in 1946, she is known for her roles in teleserials such as Kahiin To Hoga, Kasautii Zindagii Kay and Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai. In another vein, she is also known for turning down reigning superstar Rajesh Khanna’s proposal of marriage in 1971, as she wanted to make a successful career as an actress. They remained close friends till Khanna passed away. A model, Anju was recommended by Kaifi Azmi to Basu Bhattacharya, who cast her in Uski Kahani (1966), his own directorial debut as well. She went on to feature in films such as Jewel Thief (1967), Bandhan (1969), Intaqam (1969). Unable to make it as a lead heroine, she featured in character roles, television films, as well as soaps such as Hamari Betiyoon Ka Vivaah on Zee TV, Geet Hui Sabse Parayi, Ye Hai Mohabbatein, and Rishton Ka Chakravyuh.
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