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29 Sep, 1927

Cinemaazi remembers Krishna Goel on his birth anniversary.

29 Sep, 1932

Cinemaazi remembers Mehmood on his birth anniversary

29 Sep, 1946

Cinemaazi remembers Ravi Baswani on his birth anniversary

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23 Sep 1996

Cinemaazi remembers Silk Smitha on her death anniversary

The siren of South Indian cinema of the 1980s, dancer-actress Silk Smitha enjoyed stardom unlike anyone else. Her fans could not get enough of her sultry eyes and heaving moves. Part of several successful dance numbers, she had entered the industry as a supporting actress. Nicknamed Silk after the name of her character in her first major role in the Tamil film Vandi Chakkaram (1980), she would go on to become the most sought-after erotic actress...

23 Sep 1988

Cinemaazi remembers Trilok Kapoor on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers the veteran actor Trilok Kapoor on his death anniversary. Brother of Prithviraj Kapoor, Trilok Kapoor made his debut in the film world with Char Darvesh (1933). He was a popular actor in mythological films. His collaboration with Nirupa Roy as Shiva and Parvati was especially adored by audiences after their successful pairing in Har Har Mahadev (1950). They continued to work in 18 more films, as they became household nam...

23 Sep 1987

Cinemaazi remembers Rajinder Krishan on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers writer, lyricist and poet Rajinder Krishan on his death anniversary. A prolific writer, his first screenplay was for the film Janta (1947), while his first film as a lyricist was Zanjeer (1947).

23 Sep 1943

Cinemaazi wishes Tanuja a Happy Birthday!

Tanuja has several notable films to her credit including Do Chor (1972), Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972), Haathi Mere Saathi (1971), Anubhav (1971), Jeene Ki Raah (1969), Jewel Thief (1967), Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966), Chand Aur Suraj (1965), Aaj Aur Kal (1963), and Hamari Yaad Aayegi (1961).

23 Sep 1935

Cinemaazi wishes Prem Chopra a Happy Birthday!

'Prem naam hai mera…Prem Chopra’. This iconic dialogue from Bobby (1973) best epitomises the menacing power of the actor best known for playing villains, attaining no less than iconic status. Having worked in over 400 films, mainly Hindi and Punjabi, over a period of 50 years, Prem Chopra delivered evil on screen, in soft-spoken tones, in a slew of films in the 60s and 70s, including Woh Kaun Thi (1964), Teesri Manzil (1966), and...

23 Sep 1915

Cinemaazi remembers Raja Mehdi Ali Khan on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers the legendary poet and lyricist Raja Mehdi Ali Khan on his birthday.

22September

22 Sep 2020

Cinemaazi remembers actress Ashalata Wabgaonkar on her death anniversary.

Born on 2nd July, 1941 in Goa she began her career as an actor, performing in Konkani and Marathi plays. Trained in classical music, she was a fine Marathi Natyasangeet singer. It was musical plays like Matsyagandha, that took her stage career to new heights. Having acted in several Marathi films like Umbartha (1980),Sutradhar (1987), Navri Mile Navryala (1984), Vahinichi Maya (1985) she became a popular figure in the Marathi Film and theatre cir...

22 Sep 1991

Cinemaazi remembers Durga Khote on her death anniversary

An acclaimed leading lady of her time, Durga Khote remained active in Hindi and Marathi cinema for more than 50 years. She was also instrumental in facilitating the entry of people from elite and middle-class families into the previously maligned world of cinema.

22 Sep 1956

Cinemaazi wishes Ranjeeta Kaur a Happy Birthday!

Ranjeeta Kaur was trained at FTII. She has worked in about 47 films. She has played a variety of characters and her films include Laila Majnu (1976), Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (1978) and Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978).

22 Sep 1930

Cinemaazi remembers playback singer P B Sreenivas on his birth anniversary.

Born on 22 September 1930 in the East Godavri District of Andhra Pradesh as Prathivadhi Bhayankara Sreenivas made his debut in 1952 in Gemini's Hindi film Mr. Sampat and sang the duet "Aji hum bharat ki naari" with Geeta Dutt. Known for voicing numerous songs for Tamil actor Gemini Ganesan and Kannada actor Dr Rajkumar, Srinivas predominantly worked in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. Some of his best songs include "Yaar yaar a...

22 Sep 1915

Cinemaazi remembers Marathi filmmaker Anant Mane on his birth anniversary

An acclaimed Marathi filmmaker,Anant Manewas born in Kolhapur on this day in 1915. He started his career as an editor at Prabhat, working on Ramshashtri (1944).He left along with other artistes likeRaja Nene.He reportedly ghost-directed some of Nene's films, including the 1950 hit Patthe Bapurao. His early films resembled Datta Dharmadhikarimelodramas. 1958's Dhakti Jau won the National Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi. He set up Ch...

21September

21 Sep 1992

Cinemaazi remembers Tarachand Barjatya on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Tarachand Barjatya, distributor and producer and founder of the renowned Rajshri Pictures, on his death anniversary.

21 Sep 1938

Cinemaazi greets Azra on her birthday

Cinemaazi wishes yesteryear actress Azra on her birthday. Daughter of Nanubhai Vakil and actress Sarojini, Azra made her debut with the film Mother India in 1956.

21 Sep 1926

Cinemaazi remembers Noor Jehan on her birth anniversary

The legendary Mallika-e-tarannum Noor Jehan was one of the biggest singing stars of Indian cinema. She continued to rule hearts after migrating to Pakistan after Independence. She made invaluable contributions to both Punjabi and Hindi cinema prior to that. Cinemaazi remembers her on her birth anniversary.

21 Sep 1882

Cinemaazi remembers Bellave Narahari Shastri on his birth anniversary

Bellave Narahari Shastri worked as a teacher, education inspector and headmaster in government schools for a span of 40 years. During 1910 to 1950, he wrote over 30 plays with 10 remaining unpublished and set standards for professional playwriting in Kannada theatre. Apart from writing plays that were later picturised, he also wrote scripts and screenplays for certain Kannada films. He is credited for having the written the script for the first K...

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