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03 Oct, 1934

Cinemaazi remembers Krishna Kumari on her birth anniversary

03 Oct, 1941

Cinemaazi wishes Ranjit Gazmer on his birthday

03 Oct, 1943

Cinemaazi remembers Vishnupant Pagnis on his death anniversary

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22 Mar 2005

Cinemaazi remembers Gemini Ganesan on his death anniversary

At a time when Tamil cinema was dominated by the superheroics of MGR or the fiery performances of Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan occupied the position of the quintessential romantic hero. His films traditionally featured him as the gentle, soft-spoken hero and were usually devoid of extreme violence. Rising to stardom with his role in Manampol Mangalyam (1953), he would go on to be called the Kadhai Mannan (King of Romance). Today, on his death a...

22 Mar 2002

Cinemaazi remembers M V Vasudeva Rao on his death anniversary

A legend of Kannada cinema, M V Vasudeva Rao is still remembered for his immense performance as Choma in Chomana Dudi (1975) which won him the National Award. Unfortunately the rest of his career was spent in the shadow of this titanic performance. Today is his death anniversary.

22 Mar 1927

Cinemaazi remembers Pandit Shivram on his birth anniversary

Remembering music director Pandit Shivram, who was mostly known for his work in mythological films. He was born this day 22 March in 1927 in Jodhpur, where he went on to be employed at the Jodhpur royal court as a singer-musician. Entering the film industry, he got his first break in Bombay from V Shantaram with Teen Batti Chaar Raasta (1953) and Surang (1953). In the course of his career, Pandit Shivram scored for films such as Teen Batti Chaar...

22 Mar 1903

Cinemaazi remembers Josef Wirsching on his birth anniversary

Arguably the most influential cinematographer of early Hindi cinema, Josef Wirsching was born on this day in 1903 in Munich, Germany. Escaping from Nazi Germany, he found an alternative creative outlet through Bombay Talkies, where he went on to define much of their aesthetic.

21March

21 Mar 2021

Cinemaazi remembers Sagar Sarhadi on his death anniversary

A dialogue and screenplay-writer, he worked on classic films like Anubhav (1971), Kabhi Kabhie (1976), Noorie (1979), Silsila (1981), Chandni (1989) and directed the classic Bazaar (1982). He was alos an accomplished writer of Urdu stories and plays. Image courtesy: Film History Pics

21 Mar 1988

Cinemaazi remembers Iqbal Qureshi on his death anniversary

Composer of memorable music for films like Love in Shimla (1960), Banarasi Thug (1962), Yeh Dil Kisko Doon (1963) and Cha Cha Cha (1964), Iqbal Qureshi began his career composing for IPTA plays. He passed away on this day in 1988.

21 Mar 1978

Happy Birthday to Rani Mukerji

Cinemaazi wishes a very Happy Birthday to Rani Mukerji.

21 Mar 1916

Cinemaazi remembers Ustad Bismillah Khan on his birth anniversary

Bharat Ratna and ‘Czar of the Shehnai’, Ustad Bismillah Khan was born this day, 21 March in 1916. Khan played the shehnai, which was primarily a traditional folk instrument, with such brilliance that he became a leading Indian classical music artist, and also raised the shehnai’s status to one worthy of concert stature. Born into a family of court musicians in Bihar, he started off accompanying his uncle in playing the shehnai a...

21 Mar 1914

Cinemaazi remembers Agha (Aghajan Baig) on his birth anniversary

An avid race-goer as a young man, the well-known comic actor Agha often dreamt of the day when he would race horses himself. Apart from playing with his friends and watching races, he did not enjoy much else as a child. When admitted to school, he only attended for three days before dropping out and never returning again.

21 Mar 1912

Cinemaazi remembers Khurshid Anwar on his birth anniversary

A gold medallist student and topper in the Civil Service examinations, Khurshid Anwar's support for Bhagat Singh saw him being rejected by the British board. Also a supremely talented musician, he made his name in Punjabi and Hindi films of the 40's. After his migration to Pakistan in 1952, he was known for rejuvenating Noorjehan's career. Today is his birth anniversary.

20March

20 Mar 2011

Cinemaazi remembers Bob Christo on his death anniversary

Bob Christo's life was nothing short of an action adventure film itself. Famous for playing the foreigner villain in many a Hindi film, he passed away on this day in 2011.

20 Mar 2009

Cinemaazi remembers Ram Gabale on his birth anniversary

Ram Gabale directed over 25 Marathi and Hindi films and more than 100 documentaries, short films and ad films. He was also one of the assistant directors for Richard Attenborough’s Oscar-winning film Gandhi (1982). Hailing from Kolhapur, Gabale started his career with Prabhat Films in Pune. He worked with greats such as V Shantaram, Master Vinayak, Bhalji Pendharkar, P L Deshpande, G D Madgulkar and Sudheer Phadke. He wrote the scripts...

20 Mar 1966

Cinemaazi wishes Alka Yagnik a very happy birthday

Cinemaazi wishes a happy birthday to the dulcet voiced Alka Yagnik! One of the best playback artistes of the modern era, we thank her for gifting us countless evergreen numbers. Few have embodied the sound of the 90s better than her. Image source: Odisha Bytes, Dainik Bhaskar

20 Mar 1947

Cinemaazi remembers Alhad Dharmadhikari on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers actor Alhad Dharmadhikari on the occasion of his birth anniversary. Son of filmmaker Datta Dharmadhikari, Alhad—a name that means joy—was born on 20 March, 1947. He became a child actor acting in Marathi and Hindi films, and also featured in all the films made by the production house his father set up in his name—Alhad Chitra. Among the films he went on to act in are Maratha Tituka Melvava (1964), Chimani Pak...

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