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Cinemaazi remembers Madan Puri on his birth anniversary
30 Sep, 1915

Cinemaazi remembers Madan Puri on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Pandit Feroze Dastoor on his birth anniversary
30 Sep, 1919

Cinemaazi remembers Pandit Feroze Dastoor on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Aziz Qaisi on his death anniversary
30 Sep, 1992

Cinemaazi remembers Aziz Qaisi on his death anniversary

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24June
Cinemaazi remembers Sivan on his death anniversary
24 Jun 2021

Cinemaazi remembers Sivan on his death anniversary

Sivan (Sivasankaran Nair) , a three time Natoinal Award winner, he was the still photographer of the Malayalam classic Chemmeen (1965). After his directorial debut in 1972 with Swapnam, he made films like Yagam (1982), Abhayam (1991) and Keshu (2009). He was also widely regarded as the first press photographer of Kerala. He is survived by his children Sangeeth Sivan, Santosh Sivan, Sanjeev Sivan and Saritha Rajeev. May he rest in peace. I...
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Cinemaazi remembers H C Bali on his death anniversary
24 Jun 1976

Cinemaazi remembers H C Bali on his death anniversary

Harishchandra Bali aka H C Bali started his career as an actor in Naqsh-e-Sulemani (1933). Trained in classic music, he shifted to composing music. His first film as a composer was Aurat Ka Dil (1933). He went to compose music for 26 films. He passed away on 24 June 1976.  Bali also gets the credit for bringing K L Saigal to the limelight. Both he and Saigal hailed from Jalandhar. When Saigal was in Calcutta as part of his job as a Typewr...
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Cinemaazi remembers M S Viswanathan on his birth anniversary
24 Jun 1928

Cinemaazi remembers M S Viswanathan on his birth anniversary

Popularly known as Mellisai Mannar, M S Viswanathan used to sell refreshments in a film theatre for the opportunity of listening to the music. He got hired as an errand boy in S M Venkatraman's musical troupe in 1942. He later worked with and learnt from S M Subbaiah Naidu and C R Subburaman. It is at Subburaman's troupe that he met T K Ramamoorthy with whom he will form one of the most successful composer duos of Tamil cinema. After over...
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23June
Cinemaazi remembers Harindranath Chattopadhyay on his death anniversary
23 Jun 1990

Cinemaazi remembers Harindranath Chattopadhyay on his death anniversary

A man of many talents, Harindranath Chattopadhyay passed away on 23 June, 1990. Son of famous educationist Aghorenath Chattopadhyay and poet Barada Sundari Devi, and brother to Sarojini Naidu and Virendranath Chattopadyay, he himself became a distinguished poet, lyricist and playwright.  His contributions to Indian cinema are quite varied. His poem Rail gaadi was put to song in Aashirwad (1968), often credited as Indian cinema's fi...
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Cinemaazi remembers Inder Thakur on his death anniversary
23 Jun 1985

Cinemaazi remembers Inder Thakur on his death anniversary

Remembering Inder Thakur on the occasion of his death anniversary—the actor, fashion designer, model and Air-India flight purser had passed away this day, 23 June, in the year 1985. The youngest son of character actor Hiralal, Inder played the elder brother of Sachin Pilgaonkar in the film Nadiya Ke Paar (1982). Other films he featured in include Hero (1983), Chatpati (1983), and Tulsi (1985). He also won the 1985 International Fashion Desi...
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Cinemaazi wishes Raj Babbar a very happy birthday
23 Jun 1952

Cinemaazi wishes Raj Babbar a very happy birthday

Cinemaazi wishes Raj Babbar a very Happy Birthday—the actor and politician was born this day, 23 June in 1952 in Agra. An alumnus of the National School of Drama, he made his Hindi film debut with Kissa Kursi Ka in 1977. Shocking audiences with his onscreen villainy in Insaaf Ka Tarazu (1980), he played the antagonist in many films including Saazish (1988), Aankhen (1993), Dalaal (1993), Andaz (1994), The Gambler (1995), Yaarana (1995), Bar...
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Cinemaazi wishes Jabbar Patel a very happy birthday
23 Jun 1942

Cinemaazi wishes Jabbar Patel a very happy birthday

A renowned name in Marathi theatre and cinema, Jabbar Patel caught everyone's attention with stage productions of Ghashiram Kotwal and Brecht's Threepenny Opera, known as Teen Paishacha Tamasha in Marathi. He made his film debut with Saamna (1975), set against the backdrop of Mumbai's sugar co-operatives, starring two theatre heavyweights Dr Shreeram Lagoo and Nilu Phule. Jait Re Jait (1977) was set in the adivasi Thakkar community, t...
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Cinemaazi remembers Rehman on his birth anniversary
23 Jun 1921

Cinemaazi remembers Rehman on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers character actor Rehman, born as Syed Rehman Khan, on his 99th birth anniversary. His family can trace their roots to King  Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan. He graduated from Robertson College Jabalpur, staying in Beohar Niwas Palace. He served in Indian Air Force before joining films. Rehman made his film debut in Hum Ek Hain (1946) alongside Dev Anand. Though he is most known for his roles in films such a...
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Cinemaazi remembers R Nagendra Rao on his birth anniversary
23 Jun 1896

Cinemaazi remembers R Nagendra Rao on his birth anniversary

Popularly referred to as the father of Kannada cinema, R Nagendra Rao was born on 23 June 1896 in the Kingdom of Mysore. A revered thespian, the new medium of cinema intrigued him which led to acting in Tamil films such as Parijata Pushpaharanam (1932), Kovalan (1933). He composed the music and played the role of Ravana in Kannada’s first talkie film Sati Sulochana (1934). Eventually, in his career, he took the responsibility of a film di...
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22June
Cinemaazi remembers L V Prasad on his death anniversary
22 Jun 1994

Cinemaazi remembers L V Prasad on his death anniversary

Dreaming of making it in films L V Prasad spent the early years of his career struggling in Mumbai working in various capacities for Venus Film Company and Imperial Film Company. He even stumbled into playing a role in Alam Ara (1931) the first sound film. When he was appointed as the assistant director for Gruha Pravesham (1946), due to some circumstances he ended up directing the film. The film's success set him on course to becoming one of...
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Cinemaazi wishes Vijay a very Happy Birthday!
22 Jun 1974

Cinemaazi wishes Vijay a very Happy Birthday!

Chandrasekaran Joseph Vijay, a leading actor in Tamil cinema and among the highest-paid actors in India, having won numerous accolades including multiple Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and South Indian International Movie Awards rised to the position of Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in 2026. Image credit:  https://www.wallsnapy.com/thalapathy-vijay-tvk-photos-4k/8756/
Cinemaazi remembers Tom Alter on his birth anniversary
22 Jun 1950

Cinemaazi remembers Tom Alter on his birth anniversary

Thomas Beach Alter, popular as Tom Alter, an Indian-born character actor of American descent, spent his career playing Westerners in Hindi films. Alter was born on June 22, 1950, in Mussoorie, now in Uttarakhand. His parents, James Payne Alter and the former Barbara Beach were also missionaries. He and his older brother and sister were the third generations of Alters to live in India; his grandparents were Presbyterian missionaries who had moved...
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Cinemaazi remembers Amrish Puri on his birth anniversary
22 Jun 1932

Cinemaazi remembers Amrish Puri on his birth anniversary

Remembering the iconic Amrish Puri on his birth anniversary. Born on 22 June, 1922, he spent years as a theatre actor in Prithvi Theatres, only making his film debut at the age of 40. He made a name for himself as an actor in several parallel cinema classics, before exploding onto the popular screen as a villain in the 80s and 90s. This phase made him arguably the most famous Hindi screen villain of all time, encapsulated in his performance as Mo...
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Cinemaazi remembers V Balsara on his birth anniversary
22 Jun 1922

Cinemaazi remembers V Balsara on his birth anniversary

A legendary pianist and music director V Balsara was born on 22 June, 1922 in Bombay. Learning piano from a German teacher at a young age, he started his film career as an assistant to music directors like Ghulam Haider and Khemchand Prakash. After a successful career as a music director and instrumentalist in the Hindi film industry, he settled in Kolkata in 1954. He was known for his collaborations with Hemant Kumar during this time.
Cinemaazi remembers Baburao Pendharkar on his birth anniversary
22 Jun 1896

Cinemaazi remembers Baburao Pendharkar on his birth anniversary

Baburao Pendharkar's acting career bgan as an accident, as he was made to play Lord Krishna in Sairandhri (1920) when the actor supposed to play the failed to turn up. He went on to become one of the finest actors of Marathi cinema associated with several important production houses like Prabhat Studios, Kolhapur Cinetone, Huns Pictures and Navyug Chitrapat. He was born on 22 June, 1896.

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