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Cinemaazi remembers Jagat Murari on his birth anniversary
05 Oct, 1924

Cinemaazi remembers Jagat Murari on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Radhu Karmakar on his death anniversary
05 Oct, 1993

Cinemaazi remembers Radhu Karmakar on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Anil Devgan on his death anniversary
05 Oct, 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Anil Devgan on his death anniversary

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03March
Cinemaazi celebrates World Wildlife Day
3 Mar 2026

Cinemaazi celebrates World Wildlife Day

Today on World Wildlife Day, we celebrate the efforts to raise awareness against animal cruelty and for the protection of ecological biodiversity around the world. Like all human beings, animals have equal rights over this earth.  Like other art mediums, animals have featured widely in cinema. Sometimes as companions to the protagonist or as dangerous obstacles for the hero/heroine and on occasion as the lead. We have been treated to animal...
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Cinemaazi remembers Ninu Mazumdar on his death anniversary
3 Mar 2000

Cinemaazi remembers Ninu Mazumdar on his death anniversary

Music director and singer Ninu Mazumdar, son of film producer Nagendra Mazumdar, passed away this day, 3 March in the year 2000. He was a pioneer of popular Gujarati Sugam Sangeet or light music. Mazumdar scored the music for several Hindi films such as Amanat (1943), Kiran (1944), Paristan (1944), Rangile Dost (1944), Main Kya Karun (1945), Gudiya (1947), Jail Yatra (1947), Gopinath (1948), Kuch Naya (1948), Aflatoon (1950), Ajmaish (1950), Raj...
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Cinemaazi remembers Lekhraj Bhakri on his death anniversay
3 Mar 1976

Cinemaazi remembers Lekhraj Bhakri on his death anniversay

Today marks the death anniversary of filmmaker Lekhraj Bhakri who passed away this day in 1976. He has to his credit directorials such as Rajput (1951), Thokar (1953), Dak Babu (1954), Tangewali (1955), Naqab (1955), Fashion (1957), Naag Padmani (1957), Taxi 555 (1958), Panchayat (1958), Pyar Ki Rahen (1959), Chand (1959), Honeymoon (1960), Shama (1961), Ma Beta (1962), and Banarasi Thug (1962). Bhakri also penned the screenplay and dialogue for...
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Cinemaazi wishes Shankar Mahadevan a very Happy Birthday!
3 Mar 1967

Cinemaazi wishes Shankar Mahadevan a very Happy Birthday!

Shankar Mahadevan has gone on to carve an admirable body of work both as a singer and music composer in multiple languages like Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. Singing for more than 500 films, some of his best known songs include Breathless, Suno gaur sey duniya walo, Kehti hai yeh hawa, Saiyaan re, Sapnon se bhare naina, Dil chahta hai, Baawre, Kajra re, Pretty woman, and Aaj kal zindagi, among others.
Cinemaazi remembers Amirbai Karnataki on her death anniversary
3 Mar 1965

Cinemaazi remembers Amirbai Karnataki on her death anniversary

Today is the death anniversary of Kannada Kokila Amirbai Karnataki, one of the premier singers of the 40s. She also sang in a number of Kannada films.
Cinemaazi remembers Jaspal Bhatti on his birth anniversary
3 Mar 1955

Cinemaazi remembers Jaspal Bhatti on his birth anniversary

Jaspal Singh Bhatti is known for his satirical take on the problems of the common people. He was most well known for his television series Flop Show, Full Tension and mini capsules Ulta Pulta which ran on Doordarshan in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Cinemaazi remembers Ravi on his birth anniversary
3 Mar 1926

Cinemaazi remembers Ravi on his birth anniversary

Renowned music director Ravi, who gave us memorable soundtracks in Mehndi (1958), Ghunghat (1960), Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960), Gharana (1961), Waqt (1965) among others, actually started his career working for Post and Telegraphs in Delhi. He was born on this day in 1926.
02March
Cinemaazi remembers Kashinath Ghanekar on his death anniversary
2 Mar 1986

Cinemaazi remembers Kashinath Ghanekar on his death anniversary

Legendary Marathi stage and film actor Kashinath Ghanekar passed away on this day in 1986. Born in Chiplun in 1930, he went on to act in a number of significant Marathi plays and films. His performance as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj in Raigadala Jevha Jaag Yete was a major breakthrough. He is widely credited with rejuvenating Marathi theatre with his powerhouse performances. Some of his notable films were Laxmi Aali Ghara (1952), Maratha Tituka...
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Cinemaazi remembers Keshto Mukherjee on his death anniversary
2 Mar 1982

Cinemaazi remembers Keshto Mukherjee on his death anniversary

One of the most well-remembered comedians of his time, Keshto Mukherjee also played a number of character roles in his lifetime. He is widely remembered for the role of the drunkard that he mastered to hilarious effects. Today is his death anniversary.
Cinemaazi remembers Rafiq Ghaznavi on his death anniversary.
2 Mar 1974

Cinemaazi remembers Rafiq Ghaznavi on his death anniversary.

Early cinema singer-actor-composer Rafiq Ghaznavi was born in 1907 in Rawalpindi, British India. He was trained in music from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya in Lahore and emerged to be a popular Ghazal singer in the Sindh province. Going with the trend, he used orchestra pieces in his compositions too, but his most striking songs like O chand, tu bata de, Mere manka panchi, Man dhire dhire made use of single instruments like sitar, clarinet, been or pia...
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Cinemaazi wishes Anandji Virji Shah a very happy birthday
2 Mar 1933

Cinemaazi wishes Anandji Virji Shah a very happy birthday

Cinemaazi wishes a very happy birthday to Anandji Virji Shah, one of the legendary Kalyanji Anandji duo. Born on this day in 1933 to Kutchi trader Virji Shah, the two brothers grew interested in music when their family shifted to Mumbai. It was Kalyanji who first bought the clavioline which would go on to play the iconic snake charmer's sound in Nagin (1954). Though that film was a hit, offers for independently composing music only came in 19...
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Cinemaazi remembers Sheila Ramani on her birth anniversary
2 Mar 1932

Cinemaazi remembers Sheila Ramani on her birth anniversary

Unforgettable as nightclub dancer Sylvie in Chetan Anand’s Taxi Driver (1954), Sheila Ramani was born on 2 March, 1932 in Karachi. Winner of beauty pageants, she went on to make her debut in Hindi films with Badnam (1952), playing the femme fatale. After a string of films such as Anand Math (1952) and Surang (1953), she hit bullseye playing the dancer who saves the day in the urban crime drama, Taxi Driver. With four solo songs filmed on he...
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Cinemaazi remembers Purnima on her birth anniversary
2 Mar 1932

Cinemaazi remembers Purnima on her birth anniversary

Offered her first role at just 16 years of age, Purnima went on to have a long innings in the film industry, from the 40s till the 80s. Today is her birth anniversary. Image source: Beete Hue Din
Cinemaazi remembering Ranjan on his birth anniversary
2 Mar 1918

Cinemaazi remembering Ranjan on his birth anniversary

Remembering Ranjan, the very famous actor of yesteryear in Tamil and Hindi cinema, a brilliant dancer, playwright, journalist, critic, scholar, aviator and athlete, a competent painter and, to crown it all, a magician, on his 102nd birth anniversary (2 March 1918). Superhit movie of Dev Anand and Nalini Jaywant ‘Munimji’ was written by him. He was born as Ramanarayana Venkataramana Sarma in Srirangam, near Trichi in Tamilnadu. He hel...
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01March
On Zero Discrimination Day, Cinemaazi recalls Bollywood ‘s celluloid statements on the significant social issue of discrimination.
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...
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Cinemaazi remembers Manmohan Desai on his death anniversary
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).
Cinemaazi wishes Amit Khanna a very Happy Birthday!
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).
Cinemaazi wishes Indrani Mukherjee a very happy birthday!
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! 
Cinemaazi remembers Adoor Bhasi on his birth anniversary
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...
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Cinemaazi remembers G Kale on his birth anniversary
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.
Cinemaazi remembers Jaishankar Danve 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...
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