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Cinemaazi remembers Saraswati Rane on her birth anniversary
04 Oct, 1913

Cinemaazi remembers Saraswati Rane on her birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Sandhya Mukherjee on her birth anniversary
04 Oct, 1931

Cinemaazi remembers Sandhya Mukherjee on her birth anniversary

Cinemaazi wishes Shailendra Singh on his birthday
04 Oct, 1952

Cinemaazi wishes Shailendra Singh on his birthday

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05March
Cinemaazi remembers Rajasulochana on her death anniversary
5 Mar 2013

Cinemaazi remembers Rajasulochana on her death anniversary

An official school record error named Pilliarchetty Bhakthavatsalam Naidu Rajeevalochana to Rajasulochana, the veteran actress adored by Indian film audiences. Trained in Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak and Kathakali in her childhood, she often performed on stage. H L N Simha gave her the first break on screen in the Kannada film Gunasagari (1953). Her performance and dance in the costume drama Pennarasi (1955) attracted a lot of attention from...
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Cinemaazi remembers K Shankar on his death anniversary
5 Mar 2006

Cinemaazi remembers K Shankar on his death anniversary

Remembering K Shankar, prolific director, editor and screenplay writer, on the occasion of his death anniversary today. Born Kannan Shankar on 17 March, 1926 in Madras, he began his career in 1939 as assistant editor with Central Studios, Coimbatore. Moving on to Pakshiraja Studios, and then to AVM, he served as a successful editor before he made his debut as director. Directing films in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada, he also helmed Hindi...
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Cinemaazi remembers Pithapuram Nageswara Rao on his death anniversary
5 Mar 1996

Cinemaazi remembers Pithapuram Nageswara Rao on his death anniversary

Pithapuram Nageswara Rao ran away from home at a young age to Madras and was singing in films by the age of 16. Born on 5 May, 1930 in Pithapuram, he had a knack for acting and singing from his childhood. He went on to carve a niche for himself in comedic songs and had a hugely prolific career over four decades. Today is his death anniversary.
Cinemaazi remembers Jalal Agha on his death anniversary
5 Mar 1995

Cinemaazi remembers Jalal Agha on his death anniversary

Remember the lad who played Prince Salim on screen in Mughal-E-Azam (1960), who would later be essayed by Dilip Kumar? It was Jalal Agha, making his debut as a child artiste. Son of popular comic actor Agha, he was born on 11 July, 1945. An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, Jalal Agha went on to make his debut in Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein (1967) directed by K A Abbas. Acting in a slew of supporting roles from the late 6...
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Cinemaazi remembers Sunder on his death anniversay
5 Mar 1992

Cinemaazi remembers Sunder on his death anniversay

A noted character actor, Sunder (Sunder Singh) distinguished himself with his great comic timing. He acted in over 400 Hindi and Punjabi films over his career. Cinemaazi remembers him on his death anniversary. 
Cinemaazi remembers Udaya Kumar on his birth anniversary
5 Mar 1933

Cinemaazi remembers Udaya Kumar on his birth anniversary

Udaya Kumar made his debut as an actor in the 1956 release Bhagyodaya and went on to act in numerous films over the 1960s. He was spotted by lyricist Kanagal Prabhakara Shastry. He attained popularity through his roles in Panchrathna (1956) and Varadakshine (1957).
Cinemaazi remembers Master Nissar on his birth anniversary
5 Mar 1902

Cinemaazi remembers Master Nissar on his birth anniversary

Born on 5 March, 1902 in Delhi as Nissar Ali Mohammed Ali, he is stated to be the first superstar of the talkie era, even before K.L. Saigal. In later years, Master Nissar fell on hard times and died in tragic circumstances.
04March
Cinemaazi remembers Bimal Dutta on his death anniversary
4 Mar 1996

Cinemaazi remembers Bimal Dutta on his death anniversary

Remembering writer-director Bimal Dutta who passed away this day, 4 March in 1996. Born in 1924, he is credited with writing the screenplay of several films, including commercial and critical successes over the decades, including Anupama (1966), Majhli Didi (1967), Satyakam (1969), Anand (1971), Buddha Mil Gaya (1971), Phir Kab Milogi (1974), Hawas (1974), Mili (1975), Chaitali (1975), Kotwal Saab (1977), Naukri (1978), Jurmana (1979), Hum Do Ham...
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Cinemaazi remembers Iftekhar on his death anniversary
4 Mar 1995

Cinemaazi remembers Iftekhar on his death anniversary

One of the most recognised faces from Hindi cinema's past, Iftekhar made the roles of police officers and authority figures his own. He brought great panache and dignity to the roles he essayed. Today is his death anniversary. 
Cinemaazi remembers Bhanu Bandopadhyay (Bhanu Banerjee) on his death anniversary
4 Mar 1983

Cinemaazi remembers Bhanu Bandopadhyay (Bhanu Banerjee) on his death anniversary

The comedy of Bhanu Bandopadhyay went beyond the quaint accent and the definitive Bangal character that he patented. On his death anniversary, Cinemaazi editor Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri looks at what made Bhanu a legendary star in an era when Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen defined sophistication. Image courtesy:  https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/bhanu-bandopadhyay
Cinemaazi remembers Jayashree on her birth anniversary
4 Mar 1924

Cinemaazi remembers Jayashree on her birth anniversary

Jayashree acted in successful films like Shejari (1941), Shakuntala (1942) and Dr Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani (1947). On her birth anniversary, we look back to this interview in which she talks about her journey in the world of cinema. 
Cinemaazi remembers Dina Pathak on her birth anniversary
4 Mar 1922

Cinemaazi remembers Dina Pathak on her birth anniversary

From the Gujarati stage to the IPTA to the world of cinema, as well as running her own theatre troupe Natmandal, Dina Pathak did it all. Cinemaazi remembers the veteran actress on her birth anniversary.
Cinemaazi remembers Baburao Patel on his birth anniversary
4 Mar 1904

Cinemaazi remembers Baburao Patel on his birth anniversary

Baburao Patel's film magazine Film India served as the go to destination for popular film discourse for years. Today is his birth anniversary. In this feature, he holds forth on film journalism with all his usual bombast.
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.

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