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05 Oct, 1924

Cinemaazi remembers Jagat Murari on his birth anniversary

05 Oct, 1993

Cinemaazi remembers Radhu Karmakar on his death anniversary

05 Oct, 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Anil Devgan on his death anniversary

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24February

24 Feb 1998

Cinemaazi remembers Lalita Pawar on her death anniversary

Starting off as a child artiste and then as a heroine, Lalita Pawar's career as a lead was tragically cut short due to an accident. Undeterred by this turn of events, she went on to become arguably the greatest villainous matriarch of Hindi cinema. Today is her death anniversary.

24 Feb 1984

Cinemaazi remembers Sanmukh Babu Upadhyay on his death anniversary

Today we remember music director Sanmukh Babu Upadhyay on the occasion of his death anniversary. Born in Surat, Gujarat in 1920, he went on to become a disciple of Pandit Omkarnath Thakur. An expert violin and jaltarang player, he along with his elder brother, would compose music for Gujrati plays. Moving to Bombay in 1942, he worked at All India Radio Bombay for a few years before joining Avinash Vyas as an assistant. Starting with the film Lalk...

24 Feb 1964

Cinemaazi remembers Shanta Apte on her death anniversary

A trailblazing singer-actress of her times, Shanta Apte even led a hunger strike outside the gates of Prabhat when the company withheld her pay. Today is her death anniversary.

24 Feb 1948

Cinemaazi remembers Jayalalithaa on her birth anniversary

Few individuals can claim to be as iconic in the cultural and political history of a state as Jayalalitha. On her birth anniversary look back on her career here.

24 Feb 1939

Cinemaazi Remembers Joy Mukherjee on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers the original ‘Chocolate Boy’ of Hindi cinema, Joy Mukherjee, on his birthday (24 February 1939). Son of producer Sashadhar Mukherjee, Joy charmed the country with his handsome looks in romantic comedies and soon came to be compared with Hollywood’s golden-era “heartthrob” Rock Hudson.

24 Feb 1928

Cinemaazi remembers Naqsh Lyallpuri on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Naqsh Lyallpuri, born as Jaswant Rai Sharma, on his birth anniversary (24 February, 1928). In his career spanning over five decades, he worked with around 140 music composers leaving behind a small but meaningful legacy. Though he got his first break in 1952 with the film Jaggu as a song writer, real success eluded him till the early 1970’s. After getting appreciation for his songs in the films like Madhu (1959) an...

24 Feb 1925

Cinemaazi remembers S Mohinder on his birth anniversary

Composer S Mohinder had a fascinating journey in cinema, experiencing both great highs and lows. A National Award winning composer, he worked primarily in the 50s and 60s. He was born on this day in 1925 in Silwala.

24 Feb 1924

Cinemaazi remembers Shahenshah-e-Ghazal Talat Mahmood on his birth anniversary

Known popularly as the Shahenshah-e-Ghazal (King of Ghazals) of Hindi cinema, Talat Mahmood is still remembered for his remarkably velvety, soulful voice. For his scores of fans, some of them even international, his voice with its distinct quiver continues to resound in the immortal melodies of many of the best composers of his day.

24 Feb 1904

Cinemaazi remembers K Narayan Kale on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers the eminent thespian-filmmaker K Narayan Kale (Keshav Narayan Kale) on his birth anniversary. As a journalist, he often commented upon the Marathi literary and theatre world. He co-founded the theatre group Natyamanwantar. A man who dabbled in many forays of filmmaking, he joined cinema as an actor, then moved to Prabhat as a scenarist, wrote the dialogues and lyrics in Dharmatma (1935), Chadrasena (1935), and Amar Jyoti...

23February

23 Feb 2004

Cinemaazi remembers Vijay Anand on his death anniversary

He remains the original rock star director of Indian cinema. Goldie Vijay Anand, the younger sibling of Chetan Anand and Dev Anand, died on this day (23 Feb 2004). He remains an inspiration for every director in any given era of Indian cinema.

23 Feb 1969

Cinemaazi remembers Madhubala on her death anniversary

"The Biggest Star in the World – and she's not in Beverly Hills"—thus was Madhubala described in the August 1952 issue of American magazine, Theatre Arts. Such was Madhubala's legendary beauty that her acting ability was often overlooked. Arguably the most iconic actress of Hindi cinema of all time, she passed away on this day in 1969.

23 Feb 1969

Cinemaazi wishes Bhagyashree a very Happy Birthday

22February

22 Feb 1997

Cinemaazi remembers Urmila Bhatt on her death aniversary

Urmila Bhatt, a veteran of several successful Hindi, Gujarati and Rajasthani films, passed away on this day in 1997. Born in Dehradun, she was trained as a folk dancer and singer. She was found tragically murdered in her residence on this day.

22 Feb 1982

Cinemaazi remembers Josh Malihabadi on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers the spirited Urdu poet Josh Malihabadi, known as the Shayar-e-Inqalab or poet of revolution, who passed away this day in 1982. Born Shabbir Hasan Khan in Malihabad near Lucknow in 1898, his wealth of fiery couplets and rubaiyat won him avid admirers including Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel, and Maulana Azad. Winner of India's third highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan, in 1954, he was also honoured with Pakistan&rsqu...

22 Feb 1964

Cinemaazi wishes Sooraj Barjatya a very happy birthday

Cinemaazi wishes a very happy birthday to Sooraj Barjatya! Taking over Rajshri Productions from his grandfather Tarachand Barjatya, he changed the game with hits like Maine Pyar Kiya (1989) and Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! Image credit: https://cinetown.org/people/profile/soorajrbarjatya

22 Feb 1925

Cinemaazi remembers Umesh Mathur on his birth anniversary

Umesh Mathur, writer and director, was born this day, 22 February in the year 1925 in Aligarh. He is credited with directing Baharon Phool Barsao (1972), and Zindagi Aur Toofan (1975). While Baharon Phool Barsao was a romance starring Indira Bansal and Dheeraj Kumar, the star cast of Zindagi Aur Toofan comprised of Helen, Sanjay Khan, and Rehana Sultan. Mathur penned the dialogues for films such as the Raj Kapoor-Nargis starrer Ashiana (1952), So...

22 Feb 1922

Cinemaazi celebrates Iftekhar on his birth anniversary

"Bhaagne ki koshish mat karna. Humne tumhe chaaron taraf se gher liya hai. Bhalaai isi mein hai ke tum apne aap ko kanoon ke hawaale kar do." Fans happily remember him as the honest cop who warned the most ferocious villains, in his calm tone. But there was much more to him than being an honest cop on screen. Cinemaazi remembers Iftekhar, a very very versatile actor, on his birth anniversary.

22 Feb 1920

Cinemaazi remembers Kamal Kapoor on his birth anniversary

Remembered for his suave villainous roles, Kamal Kapoor was also the leading man in many a films of the 40s and 50s. Today is his birth anniversary.

22 Feb 1906

Cinemaazi remembers Pahadi Sanyal on his birth anniversary

From the poet Vidyapati, to Vidyasagar, Raja Krishnachandra and Sadashiv Tripathi, all these characters came alive because of the tremendous talent of Pahadi Sanyal. Today is the legend's birth anniversary.

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