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Cinemaazi ovserves Gandhi Jayanti today on his birth anniversary
02 Oct, 1869

Cinemaazi ovserves Gandhi Jayanti today on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers A R Kardar on his birth anniversary
02 Oct, 1904

Cinemaazi remembers A R Kardar on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Tapan Sinha on his birth anniversary
02 Oct, 1924

Cinemaazi remembers Tapan Sinha on his birth anniversary

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17April
Cinemaazi remembers of Kabori Sarwar on her death anniversary
17 Apr 2021

Cinemaazi remembers of Kabori Sarwar on her death anniversary

Cinemaazi expresses heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of actress Kabori Sarwar. Primarily working in Bangladesh, she was known in Indian cinema for her role in Ritwik Ghatak's Titas Ekti Nadir Naam (1973). She passed away today due to complications involving Covid.
Cinemaazi remembers Vivek on his death anniversary
17 Apr 2021

Cinemaazi remembers Vivek on his death anniversary

Vivek, one of the most beloved comic actors of Tamil cinema passed away on 17 April 2021.
Cinemaazi commemorates Gopal Singh Nepali on his death anniversary
17 Apr 1963

Cinemaazi commemorates Gopal Singh Nepali on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Gopal Singh Nepali, the illustrious Hindi poet and lyricist of Hindi cinema on his death anniversary. Born Gopal Bahadur Singh on 11 August 1911 in the Nepali Palace of Kalibagh Darbar in Bettiah, Western Champaran, Bihar. He worked in cinema for two decades, starting in 1944, ending with his death in 1963. He wrote around 300 songs for 54 films.   
Cinemaazi remembers Arzoo Lakhnavi on his death anniversary
17 Apr 1961

Cinemaazi remembers Arzoo Lakhnavi on his death anniversary

One of the first Urdu poets to discard Persianised Urdu for a simpler, more accessible language, Arzoo Lakhnavi also made his mark in cinema, beginning with Manzil (1936). Mukti (1937) proved to a breakthrough film for him. Today is his death anniversary. 
Cinemaazi wishes Bindu on her birthday
17 Apr 1941

Cinemaazi wishes Bindu on her birthday

Cinemaazi wishes the actress Bindu a very happy birthday and a long life. Often stealing the thunder from the lead actress in her films, Bindu is an actress of range, playing Shabbo (Kati Patang, 1970) and Mona Darling (Zanjeer, 1973) with the same ease and finesse as Chitra in Abhimaan (1974).   
Cinemaazi remembers Padma Sachdev on her birth anniversary
17 Apr 1940

Cinemaazi remembers Padma Sachdev on her birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Padma Sachdev, the first modern woman poet of the Dogri language, on her birth anniversary. Padma Sachdev also worked as a lyricist in Hindi films like Prem Parbat (1973), Aankhin Dekhi (1978) and Saahas (1979).   
16April
Cinemaazi remembers Shahid Lateef on his death anniversary
16 Apr 1967

Cinemaazi remembers Shahid Lateef on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers director-writer-producer Shahid Lateef on his death anniversary. Lateef started his career with Bombay Talkies, writing dialogues for the films Naya Sansar (1941), Anjan (1941) and Jhoola (1941).  Lateef’s film Ziddi (1948) launched the career of Dev Anand. The script of Ziddi was based on a story by the popular writer Ismat Chughtai, who was also married to Shahid Lateef. The husband-wife duo...
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Cinemaazi wishes Enoch Daniels a very happy birthday
16 Apr 1933

Cinemaazi wishes Enoch Daniels a very happy birthday

Enoch Daniels wore many hats as a pianist, accordion player, and music arranger. He was born on this day in 1933 to a Catholic family in Pune. Both his family and the church played a significant role in forming his interest in music in his early years of childhood. In 1955, he moved to Bombay and struck his luck when he got to perform alongside Van Shipley across the nation and the globe. Daniels can be credited for popularizing the accordion her...
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Cinemaazi remembers the actor-singer Moti Sagar on his birth anniversary
16 Apr 1927

Cinemaazi remembers the actor-singer Moti Sagar on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers the actor-singer Moti Sagar on his birth anniversary. Moti Sagar started his career as a second lead in Malhar (1951) and went on to act in a number of films like Gul Sanobar (1953), Jai Mahadev (1955), Diwali Ki Raat (1956), Makkhee Choos (1956) and Flying Horse (1963).  Moti Sagar’s first film song was a duet with Indrani for Gul Sanobar. He also sang for films like Pamposh (1953), Jai Mahadev (1955), S...
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Cinemaazi remembers Pran Mehra on his birth annversary
16 Apr 1923

Cinemaazi remembers Pran Mehra on his birth annversary

Cinemaazi remembers Pran Mehra, a celebrated editor of Hindi cinema. A stylish, handsome man, Pran worked with B.R. Chopra early in his career for the film Afsana(1951), which led to a continued collaboration between the two. Mehra was honoured with the Filmfare Award for Best Editing for Gumrah (1963) in 1964.  Mehra frequently worked with Yash Chopra for films like Ittefaq(1969), Waqt (1965), Deewaar(1975) and Kabhie Kabhie(1976)....
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Cinemaazi remembers Ravindra Dave on his birth anniversary
16 Apr 1919

Cinemaazi remembers Ravindra Dave on his birth anniversary

Today marks the birth anniversary of filmmaker Ravindra Dave, who directed approximately 30 films and also introduced many gifted talents to the big screen. Active in cinema in the early 1950s to late 60s, he is known for films such as Nagina (1951), Agra Road (1957), Post Box 999 (1958), Satta Bazaar (1959), Dulha Dulhan (1964), and Raaz (1967). Born in Karachi on 16 April, 1919, he was mentored by his maternal uncle and popular film producer, D...
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Cinemaazi remembers Bekal Amritsari on his birth anniversary
16 Apr 1917

Cinemaazi remembers Bekal Amritsari on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Bekal Amritsari, born as Baldev Chander Bekal Amritsari on his birth anniversary (16 April 1917), renowned poet, lyricist, screenplay writer and filmmaker of 1940s-50s. In some movies, he is credited as B.C. Bekal Amritsari as a reference to the initials of his name.  Bekal started his career in Lahore writing songs for Punjabi movies like Laila Majnu (1940), Mera Punjab (1940), Mera Mahi(1941), Gowandhi (1942) and Rav...
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15April
Cinemaazi remembers Ranjit Chowdhry on his death anniversary
15 Apr 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Ranjit Chowdhry on his death anniversary

One of the first Indian actors to make a mark in diaspora cinema in the West, Ranjit Chowdhry also made memorable appearances in middle cinema in the late 70s.
Cinemaazi remembers Jawahar Kaul on his death anniversary
15 Apr 2019

Cinemaazi remembers Jawahar Kaul on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers the actor Jawahar Kaul on his first death anniversary. His films include classics like Pehli Jhalak (1954), Sheesh Mahal (1950), Bhabhi (1957), Kath Putli (1957), Papi (1953), Dekh Kabira Roya (1957) and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962).   
Cinemaazi remembers W Z Ahmed on his death anniversary
15 Apr 2007

Cinemaazi remembers W Z Ahmed on his death anniversary

Remembering W Z Ahmed, one of the prominent filmmakers of the subcontinent, on the occasion of his death anniversary today. Born in Gujarat in 1916, he started off penning dialogues for Kumkum The Dancer (1940) and Raj Nartaki (1941). He went on to produce and direct Ek Raat (1942), Man Ki Jeet (1944), Prem Sangeet (1943), Prithviraj Samyukta (1946), and Meera Bai (1947). Owner of Pune’s Shalimar Pictures, as well as another studio in Madra...
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Cinemaazi remembers Hasrat Jaipuri on his birth anniversary
15 Apr 1922

Cinemaazi remembers Hasrat Jaipuri on his birth anniversary

One of the best writers of romantic songs in Hindi cinema, Hasrat Jaipuri was born on this day in 1922. Part of Raj Kapoor's dream team with fellow lyricist Shailendra, Jaipuri was also a formidable talent on his own.
Cinemaazi remembers G V Wategaonkar on his birth anniversary
15 Apr 1912

Cinemaazi remembers G V Wategaonkar on his birth anniversary

Born on this day in 1912, G V Wategaonkar has made a significant contribution to Hindi cinema as an art director. Some of his noteworthy films are Rukmani Swamyamvar (1946), Bari Bahen (1949), Rail Ka Dibba (1953), and Beti (1957). 
Cinemaazi remembers Ambalal J Patel on his birth anniversary
15 Apr 1907

Cinemaazi remembers Ambalal J Patel on his birth anniversary

Born on this day in 1907, Ambalal J Patel was a pioneering figure in the technology of film processing, founding the influential Film Center in 1946. Cinemaazi remembers him on his birth anniversary.

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