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02 Oct, 1869

Cinemaazi ovserves Gandhi Jayanti today on his birth anniversary

02 Oct, 1904

Cinemaazi remembers A R Kardar on his birth anniversary

02 Oct, 1924

Cinemaazi remembers Tapan Sinha on his birth anniversary

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02May

2 May 2021

Cinemaazi remembers Satyajit Ray on his birth anniversary

Indian cinema is often thought to have two moments of genesis in its history. The first is considered to be Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra (1913), the first Indian feature film to be made. The second is often stated to be the moment of ‘rebirth’, when the world woke up to the brilliance of Indian cinema through Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali (1955).

2 May 1975

Cinemaazi remembers Shantaram Athavale on his death anniversary

Born on 21 January, 1910, he became an apprentice of the noted novelist Narayan Hari Apte. He assisted him in the publication of the Madhukar journal in Koregaon. Apte was deeply involved in the film industry, having known both Baburao Painter and Dadashaheb Phalke. When he received the offer to script Amrit Manthan (1934) for V Shantaram, Athavale also joined him at Prabhat. Image courtesy: http://shantaramathavale.com

01May

1 May 2021

Cinemaazi remembers Bikramjeet Kanwarpal on his death anniversary

Bikramjeet Kanwarpal was known for playing supporting parts in films such as Paap (2003), Don (2006), Murder (2011), Red Gold (2014), Saaho (2019), The Ghazi Attack (2017) and Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009). A retired army veteran, he had made his acting debut in 2003. He also acted in several TV series and webseries such as 24: India (2013), Siyaasat (2014), P.O.W. Bandi Yuddh Ke (2017), Operation Cobra (2019), and Aapkey Kamrey Mein...

1 May 2021

Cinemaazi remembers Geeta Behl on her death anniversary

Actress Geeta Behl was known mainly for her supporting roles in films such as Meraa Dost Meraa Dushman (1984), Do Premee (1980) and Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai (1981). Born on 23 November, 1957, her father was film producer Sham Behl, who is known for producing films such as Duniya (1968) and The Gold Medal (1984).

1 May 1919

Cinemaazi remembers Manna Dey on his birth anniversary

We all could do with a bit of Manna Dey in our lives now. Born on this day in 1919, the nephew of K C Dey went on to become a legend in his own right. Cinemaazi remembers him on his birth anniversary.

1 May 1913

Cinemaazi remembers Balraj Sahni on his birth anniversary

Balraj Sahni is remembered for his prominent performance in the films like Dharti Ke Lal (1946), Do Bigha Zameen (1953), Chhoti Bahen (1959), Kabuliwala (1961), Waqt (1965) and Garm Hava (1973).

30April

30 Apr 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Rishi Kapoor on his death anniversary

#OnThisDay last year Rishi Kapoor left us. Read Mira Hashmi's tribute to the star who made her fall in love with Hindi cinema.

30 Apr 2012

Cinemaazi remembers Achala Sachdev on her death anniversary

Over a career of nearly five decades, Achala Sachdev became an iconic character artiste of Hindi cinema, remembered for countless memorable appearances. Cinemaazi remembers her on her death anniversary.

30 Apr 2010

Cinemaazi remembers Ramesh Shastri on his death anniversary

Despite not having a long career in cinema, poet and lyricist Ramesh Shastri left his mark on Hindi cinema, known principally for the Hawa mein udta jaye song from Barsaat (1949). Today is his death anniversary. Image source: www.cinestaan.com

30 Apr 1992

Cinemaazi remembers C Arjun on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers the music director C Arjun, who passed away of a cardiac arrest on April 30 1992. He worked for a number of B- and C-grade films. C. Arjun started his film career composing for the Sindhi language film Abana (1958). The first Hindi film he worked on was Road No 303 (1960). The song Paas baitho tabiyat bahal jayegi from the film Punarmilan (1964), voiced by Mohammed Rafi, is one of his popular composition...

30 Apr 1992

Cinemaazi remembers Agha on his death anniversary

As a child Agha was not interested in much except horse-racing. It was the experience of watching a street play that turned him towards acting. He went on to enjoy a long stint as a comedian in Hindi cinema, garnering a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award nomination for Ghunghat (1960). Today is his death anniversary.

30 Apr 1980

Cinemaazi remembers Mohammed Shafi on his death anniversary

A master composer, arranger and sitarist, Mohammed Shafi was Naushad's assitant for 14 years. He also left his mark as a composer in films like Hulchul (1951), Aabshar (1953) and Bazooband (1954). Today marks his death anniversary.

30 Apr 1925

Cinemaazi wishes S P Bakshi on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi wishes Shanti Prakash Bakshi on his birth anniversary. A filmmaker and a screenplay and dialogue writer in Hindi and Punjabi films, his first film was the Punjabi language Koday Shah (1953), for which Sardul Singh Kwatra scored the music. He also directed Mr Chakram (1955), Pataal Pari (1957) and Sun To Le Hasina (1958).

30 Apr 1870

Cinemaazi remembers Dadasaheb Phalke on his birth anniversary

A trained painter, photographer, engraver and magician, Dadasaheb Phalke was a true renaissance man. On his birth anniversary, read about how he came to become one of the most important figures in Indian cinema history here.

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