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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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26March

26 Mar 2021

Cinemaazi remembers Haseena Moin on her death anniversary

Renowned playwright and scriptwriter Haseena Moin passed away on this day in 2021. She wrote several popular television dramas for both Pakistani and Indian television including Dhoop Kinare (1977). She was also the dialogue writer for Raj Kapoor's Henna (1991) and also suggested Zeba Bakhtiar as the leading lady.

26 Mar 2013

Cinemaazi remembers Sukumari on her death anniversary

Veteran South Indian film actress, stage artiste, dancer and Padma Shri recipient, S Sukumari passed away this day, 26 March in 2013, in Chennai, battling burns suffered following an accident at her residence. Born in 1940 in erstwhile Travancore, Sukumari was 10 when she started her career with a cameo in the Tamil film Oru Iravu (1951). She went on to act in more than 2,500 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Oriya and Bengali, in the cou...

26 Mar 1975

Cinemaazi remembers Majnu on his death anniversary

Rarely has any artist adopted a pseudonym based on a character they have played, except Majnu the revered comedian, producer, and director of Hindi and Punjabi cinema. He made his debut in the lead role of Roop K Shorey’s Majnu (1935). Cinemaazi remembers him on his death anniversary.

26 Mar 1965

Cinemaazi wishes Prakash Raj a very Happy Birthday!

Known for his works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi and English-language films, Prakash Raj is the recipient of several accolades, including five National Film Awards, eight Nandi Awards, eight Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South, four SIIMA Awards, three CineMAA Awards and three Vijay Awards. Apart from his native language Kannada, Raj's fluency in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and English has placed him among the...

26 Mar 1947

Cinemaazi remembers Ajit Verman on his birth anniversary

Remembering music director Ajit Verman on the occasion of his birth anniversary—the gifted composer was born this day in 1947 in Calcutta. Running away from home, he was roped in by Salil Choudhury to join his orchestra, even as he worked as a musician with Satyajit Ray, followed by Shankar-Jaikishan’s orchestra in Bombay. By the mid-1970s, he turned music composer, scoring music for the low-budget Muslim social Noor-e-Elahi (1976), c...

25March

25 Mar 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Nimmi on her death anniversary

When Mehboob Khan invited his family friend, Nimmi, to watch the shooting of Raj Kapoor’s Andaz (1949), Kapoor instantly offered Nimmi a role in his upcoming project Barsaat (1949). Taking the pseudonym Nimmi for the screen, she was a highly successful actor of her time appearing alongside Raj Kapoor, Prem Nath, Shekhar, Dev Anand, and Dilip Kumar. Cinemaazi remembers her on her death anniversary.

25 Mar 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Nemai Ghosh on his death anniversary

Nemai Ghosh, noted photographer most known for working with Satyajit Ray, as a still photographer for over two decades, starting with Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969) till Ray's last film Agantuk (1991). His work spans theatre, cinema, art, cultural documentation, and his home city of Kolkata, especially via black-and-white photography that captures both grand moments and intimate, fleeting ones. Credits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

25 Mar 2014

Cinemaazi remembers Nanda on her death anniversary

Hailing from a family of filmmakers, Nanda made her first appearance on screen in her father Master Vithal's film Mandir (1948) as a child artist. She got her breakthrough in Hindi films when her uncle, V Shantaram, cast her in the film Toofan Aur Deeya ( 1956). Today is her death anniversary.

25 Mar 1948

Cinemaazi remembers Farooq Shaikh on his birth anniversary

The poster-boy of middle cinema in the 80s. Farooq Shaikh charmed audiences with his measured charisma and versatile ability to portray both heartbreak and comedy with equal ease. He was born on this day in 1948.

25 Mar 1948

Cinemaazi wishes Shibu Mitra a very happy birthday

Cinemaazi wishes filmmaker Shibu Mitra a very Happy Birthday. Born 25 March, 1948 in Calcutta to a lawyer father and school principal mother, Shibu found his calling in films. Graduating from FTII, Pune, he assisted well-known director Basu Chatterjee, before making his directorial debut with Bindiya Aur Bandook (1972). A thumping hit, it brought him instant recognition. He went on to direct innumerable films such as Shatranj Ke Mohre (1974), Sha...

25 Mar 1945

Cinemaazi remembers Nazima on her birth anniversary

Born as Mehr-un-Nisa on 25 March 1948 in Nasik, Bombay Province, Nazima was related to actresses Sharifa Bai (of the 1930s) and Husn Bano (of the 1940s) who happened to be her grandmother and aunt respectively. Being from a film background, she was soon cast as a child artist by the name Baby Chand in her early films.

24March

24 Mar 2005

Cinemaazi remembers V Balsara on his death anniversary

Legendary pianist, musician, and music director, V Balsara passed away this day, 24 March in 2005. Born Vistas Ardeshir Balsara in 1922, into a Bombay-based Parsi family, his interest in Western music was fuelled at a young age—he gave his first public performance on the pedal harmonium at age 6. His career in films started with the Hindi film Baadal (1942), in which he assisted music director Ustad Mustaq Hussain. He went on to assist Mast...

24 Mar 1926

Cinemaazi remembers Anoop Kumar Ganguly on his birth anniversary

Remembering actor Anoop Kumar Ganguly on the occasion of his birth anniversary. He was born Kalyan Kumar Ganguly on 24 March, 1926, to Gouri Devi and lawyer father Kunjalal Ganguly in Khandwa, presently in Madhya Pradesh. Brother of thespian Ashok Kumar and actor-singer Kishore Kumar, Anup is known for his work in films like Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958), and Victoria No. 203 (1972). He appeared in approximately 75 films from the 50s onwards,...

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