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05 Oct, 1924

Cinemaazi remembers Jagat Murari on his birth anniversary

05 Oct, 1993

Cinemaazi remembers Radhu Karmakar on his death anniversary

05 Oct, 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Anil Devgan on his death anniversary

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1 Mar 2026

On Zero Discrimination Day, Cinemaazi recalls Bollywood ‘s celluloid statements on the significant social issue of discrimination.

On Zero Discrimination Day (1 March), Cinemaazi recalls Indian cinema‘s celluloid statements on the significant social issue of discrimination. India is the most complex culture/society in the world, in terms of religion, language, community, caste and tribe. Caste is a unique institution of Indian subcontinent which has now become a medium to assert the identity. Bollywood films have, from time to time, raised issues related to caste...

1 Mar 1994

Cinemaazi remembers Manmohan Desai on his death anniversary

Manmohan Desai is memorable for films such as Chhalia (1960), Sachcha Jhootha (1970), Bhai Ho Toh Aisa (1972), Rampur Ka Lakshman (1972), Aa Gale Lag Ja (1973), Roti (1974), Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), Chacha Bhatija (1977), Dharam Veer (1977), Parvarish (1977), Suhaag (1979), Naseeb (1981), Coolie (1983), and Mard (1985).

1 Mar 1951

Cinemaazi wishes Amit Khanna a very Happy Birthday!

The multi-faceted Amit Khanna is a producer, director, poet, lyricist, author, and media and entertainment guru. He has won the National Film Award on three occasions for Best Lyrics for the film Bhairavi (1996), Best Urdu Film for Sardari Begum (1996), and Best Hindi Film for Gudia (1997).

1 Mar 1942

Cinemaazi wishes Indrani Mukherjee a very happy birthday!

Remembered for her performances in Dharmputra (1961), Haqeeqat (1964), Mere Lal (1966) and Aakhri Khat (1966), Indrani Mukherjee was a popular character actress of the 60s, 70s and 80s. Cinemaazi wishes her a happy birthday!

1 Mar 1927

Cinemaazi remembers Adoor Bhasi on his birth anniversary

One of the most popular film stars of Malayalam cinema in the 60s and 70s, Adoor Bhasi was born on this day in 1927. He was born in Adoor, Travancore to renowned writer E V Krishna Pillai. Initially a textile technologist, he started acting in theatre while staying in Trivandrum. He also managed T N Gopinathan Nair's P K Memorial Press for some time. He became interested in cinema after moving to Madras and worked as a production manager in T...

1 Mar 1923

Cinemaazi remembers G Kale on his birth anniversary

G Kale, the ace cinematographer was born on this day in 1923 in Kolhapur. He worked in Hindi and Marathi films predominantly. Some of his popular works are Kuber (1947), Nirala (1950), Holiday In Bombay (1963), and Jai Jwala (1972). Cinemaazi remembers him on his birth anniversary.

1 Mar 1911

Cinemaazi remembers Jaishankar Danve on his birth anniversary

Remembering actor-director Jayshankar Danve, who was born this day, 1 March in 1911 in Pune. He is known for films such as Kanhopatra (1937), and Jai Bhawani (1947). Gifted with a deep voice, and passionate about theatre and films, he was noticed by Bhalji Pendharkar, who invited him to be part of Rustum Modi’s Subodh Natak Company. Danve later went on to start his own company, Natya Nishan in association with Mr Benjamin, producing and dir...

28February

28 Feb 1968

Cinemaazi wishes Varsha Usgaonkar a very Happy Birthday!

Varsha Usgaonkar made her Marathi film debut with Gammat Jammat (1987) alongside Ashok Saraf and Sachin. Some of her Marathi films include Dhumakal (1990), Gadbad Ghottala (1986), Hamaal de Dhamaal (1989), Saglikadde Bombabomb (1988), Sawat Mhaji Ladki (1993), Shezari Shezari (1991), Ek Hota Vidushak (1993), Lapandav (1993), Aflatoon (1991), and Bhavishyachi Aishi Taishi (2017). She made her debut in Hindi...

28 Feb 1966

Cinemaazi wishes Sajid Nadiadwala a very Happy Birthday!

Sajid Nadiadwala has written and produced many notable films such Housefull (2010) and Baaghi (2016). He was the director of the Salman Khan-starrer, Kick (2014) that won him a debutant director award. Image credit: https://mubi.com/en/cast/sajid-nadiadwala

28 Feb 1959

Cinemaazi wishes Jayamala a very Happy Birthday!

The actress Jayamala who also served as the first woman president of Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce as also Minister for Women & Child Development & Empowerment of Differently Abled & Senior Citizens in the Congress government, had several popular Kannada films to her scroll such as Premada Kanike (1976), Shankar Guru (1978), Antha (1981) and Chandi Chamundi (1983) among several others. She produced and acted in the award-win...

28 Feb 1940

Cinemaazi remembers Ravindra Jain on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Ravindra Jain, an acclaimed music personality, on his birth anniversary (28 February, 1944). He overcame lifelong blindness and achieved greatness. Jain composed music and wrote lyrics for more than 150 films in multiple languages. During the 1970s when the Rajshri Productions was providing a counter to Amitabh Bachchan’s angry young man stereotypes, with wholesome family entertainers, Ravindra Jain came out with...

28 Feb 1913

Cinemaazi remembers Pandit Narendra Sharma on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Pandit Narendra Sharma, the legendary poet, Hindi film lyricist and the founder of Vividh Bharati on his birth anniversary today. He penned some unforgettable poems, literature and lyrics in films. It was he who suggested the name 'Dilip Kumar' for Yusuf Khan. Pandit Ji is remembered for memorable songs for Hindi films like Jyoti Kalash Chhalke (Bhabhi Ki Chudiya,1961) ,Yashomati maiya se bole nandlala and the title...

27February

27 Feb 1997

Cinemaazi remembers Indeevar on his death anniversary

After making a mark in the industry in the 60s, Indeevar really arrived with penning some iconic songs in the 70s and 80s. Today is the noted lyricist's death anniversary.

27 Feb 1952

Cinemaazi wishes Prakash Jha a very happy birthday

Cinemaazi wishes National Award-winning filmmaker Prakash Jha a Happy Birthday. Born 27 February, 1952, Jha is known for his hard-hitting, realistic, socio-political films that focus on sensitive issues in Indian society. His films have achieved the rare balance of commercial success and critical acclaim. While his Damul (1984) lifted the curtain on bonded labour and caste oppression in Bihar, Mrityudand (1997) tackled gender inequality and socia...

27 Feb 1916

Cinemaazi remembers Vidyanath Seth on his birth anniversary

Vidyanath Seth’s style of singing was influenced by that of the maestro K L Saigal, even as he attempted to carve his own identity in playback singing. He rendered just five songs for Hindi cinema, for films such as Pujarin (1936), and the Samar Ghose directed film Roop Rekha (1948) for which he even composed one of the songs, O gori kahe preet kare. His songs include Aaj geet ke bol bol mein umda hai toofaan, Aankhen mila ke, Aata hai...

27 Feb 1916

Cinemaazi remembers P Madhukar on his birth anniversary

Regarded as one of the most significant harmonium players in history, P Madhukar is credited with revolutionising playing techniques and establishing the harmonium as a respectable instrument in the pantheon of music. Born on this day in 1916 in Mumbai, he trained under Shankarrao Rajapurkar, Bahulkar and later Annasaheb Mainker. During this time, he started assisting Mainker in composing for films. Later he turned composer himself for some films...

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