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30 Sep, 1915

Cinemaazi remembers Madan Puri on his birth anniversary

30 Sep, 1919

Cinemaazi remembers Pandit Feroze Dastoor on his birth anniversary

30 Sep, 1992

Cinemaazi remembers Aziz Qaisi on his death anniversary

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13 Aug 2000

Cinemaazi remembers Nazia Hassan on her death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers singer-songwriter Nazia Hassan on her death anniversary. She passed away on this day, 13 August, 2000. She exploded on the Hindi music scene with Aap jaisa koi meri zindagi me aaye, which was featured in the film Qurbani (1980). She was just 15 when she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the hit song. Her album Disco Deewane (1981), which included vocals by her brother Zoheb Hassan, became the best-sell...

13 Aug 1988

Cinemaazi remembers Gajanan Jagirdar on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers actor, director, lyricist, Gajanan Jagirdar on his death anniversary. worked extensively in both Marathi and Hindi cinema, Jagirdar’s name is foremost among those who laid a strong foundation for Indian cinema at its very outset.

13 Aug 1977

Cinemaazi remembers Parul Ghosh on her death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers singer Parul Ghosh, one of Hindi cinema’s quietest trailblazers, on her death anniversary (13 August 1977). Wife of Pannalal Ghosh and sister Anil Biswas, Parul Ghosh made indelible contributions to music in her film career from 1935 to 1947.

13 Aug 1963

Cinemaazi remembers Sridevi on her birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers the iconic Sridevi on her birth anniversary. She was born on 13 August, 1963.

13 Aug 1933

Cinemaazi wishes Vyjayanthimala a very Happy Birthday!

On this day, we are delighted to wish Vyjayanthimala a very Happy Birthday. A most remarkable artist and famed actress of the Indian cinema industry, she was born on this day, 13th August in 1936. Known for her graceful and effortless style of acting as well as her astounding dancing skills, she had a unique ability to entrance the audience in an authentic and innocent manner. Today, we look back at one of the most popular songs from her debut fi...

13 Aug 1913

Cinemaazi remembers Vasant Painter on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Vasant Painter (Vasant Anandrao Painter), an icon of Indian cinema, on his birth anniversary (13 August 1913). He started his career painting posters, first in Maharashtra Film Co and later in Prabhat. He graduated to doing all jobs in the Studio, including assisting in cinematography and direction. His first independent direction was Prabhat's Gokul(1946).

13 Aug 1906

Cinemaazi remembers Vishram Bedekar on his birth anniversary

As a playwright Vishram Bedekar wrote several significant plays like Brahmakumari, Vaje Paool Apule, Naro Wa Kinjaro Wa and Tilak Ani Agarkar. He wrote his only novel Ranangan in 1938. The transition to cinema happened when his troupe adapted their successful play Krishnarjun Yuddha into a film in 1934. He co-directing three more films with Vamanrao N Bhatt, namely Satteche Prayog (1935), Thakicha Lagna (1935) and Pundalik (1936). He went to stud...

13 Aug 1898

Cinemaazi remembers P K Atre on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers literary figure and filmmaker Acharya Atre aka Pralhad Keshav Atre on his birth anniversary (13 August 1898 to 13 June 1969). He founded Chitramandir Studio and Atre Pictures in 1940, Atre Printing Press in 1944 and Atre Arts in (1968).

12August

12 Aug 1997

Cinemaazi remembers Gulshan Kumar on his death anniversary

Celebrated but equally controversial for his contributions to the Indian film industry, Gulshan Kumar was perhaps one of the most illustrious personalities in the music industry during the 90s. This day, 12th August, marks his death anniversary. Today we pay homage to the man who defined the sounds of an entire era of cinema and television, and look back on his career and many achievements.

12 Aug 1995

Sara Ali Khan

Cinemaazi wishes Sara Ali Khan, born on 13 October 1995, a very Happy Birthday!

12 Aug 1979

Cinemaazi remembers A V Meiyappan on his death anniversary

Film producer, director and philanthropist Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar, known variously as A V Meiyappan, A V. Meiyappa Chettiar or AVM, is the founder of AVM Productions in Vadapalani, Chennai. Regarded as one of the pioneers of Tamil cinema, and one of three movie moguls of the Tamil film industry along with S S Vasan and L V Prasad, his production company AVM Productions is the only production company in the Tamil film industry to run successfull...

11August

11 Aug 2025

Cinemaazi remembers Nazima on her death anniversary

A career spanning 4 decades, Nazima known as "Resident Sister" worked in around 50 Hindi films. She was cast as a child artist by the name Baby Chand in her early films. Nazima is seen essaying humour, romance and emotional roles.

11 Aug 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Rahat Indori on his death anniversary

A celebrated poet, performer and lyricist, Rahat Indori passed away on 11th August 2020. Having contributed some of the most popular lyrics to numerous Bollywood films during the 90s and early 2000s, Rahat Indori carved an indelible mark in the Hindi film industry and will always be remembered for his heartwarming compositions.

11 Aug 2000

Cinemaazi remembers P Jairaj on his death anniversary

With his impressive physique, P Jairaj (Paidipati Jayarajulu Naidu) soon landed his first role in the film Jagmagati Jawani (1929). In the next year, he was cast as the lead in the silent film Rasili Rani (1930). He was born on 28 September 1909 and died on 11 August 2000.

11 Aug 1961

Cinemaazi wishes Suniel Shetty a very Happy Birthday!

One of the most popular actors of 90s Bollywood cinema, he was born on this day, 11th August in 1961. He made his debut with the 1992 film Balwaan, which went on to be very successful and established him as an action-hero. However, not remaining limited to this role, Suniel Shetty played a wide range of characters in numerous successful Hindi films over a career that spanned almost 25 years in the Indian film industry. He excelled in comedy with...

11 Aug 1937

Cinemaazi remembers John Abraham on his birth anniversary

Revered as one of the greatest Indian directors of all time, John Abraham was a Malayali filmmaker and writer. Born on this day, 11th August 1937, he was highly acclaimed as an avant-garde director, who aspired to make films through the tangent of 'people's cinema'. His 1986 film, Amma Ariyan (Translation: for the information of my mother), is the only South Indian film to feature in the British Film Institute's Top 10 Indian Film...

11 Aug 1911

Cinemaazi remembers Gopal Singh Nepali on his birth anniversary

Gopal Singh Nepali, a poet, journalist, poet and producer, was born as Gopal Bahadur Singh on 11 August 1911 in Champaran, Bihar. He nurtured his habit and interest for writing from an early age. He wrote for several newspapers such as Ratlam Times, Chitrapat, Sudh and Yogi in his time.

11 Aug 1901

Cinemaazi remembers Ghory on his birth anniversary

Nazir Ahmed Ghory, popularly called Ghory, was born in Bombay in 11th August, 1901. At that time, he was one of the few actors in the cinema industry who had graduated from the university. His first break into films was with Bhagwati Prasad Mishra’s film Alladin and His Wonderful Lamp in 1927 under the banner of Imperial Film Company.

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