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Cinemaazi ovserves Gandhi Jayanti today on his birth anniversary
02 Oct, 1869

Cinemaazi ovserves Gandhi Jayanti today on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers A R Kardar on his birth anniversary
02 Oct, 1904

Cinemaazi remembers A R Kardar on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Tapan Sinha on his birth anniversary
02 Oct, 1924

Cinemaazi remembers Tapan Sinha on his birth anniversary

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28April
Cinemaazi remembers Salim Ghouse on his death anniversary
28 Apr 2022

Cinemaazi remembers Salim Ghouse on his death anniversary

Salim Ghouse (10 January 1952 – 28 April 2022) was an film, television and theatre actor, theatre director, and martial artist. He has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and English films.  Credit: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc7g1FkPmG5/
Cinemaazi remembers Pinchoo Kapoor on his death anniversary
28 Apr 1989

Cinemaazi remembers Pinchoo Kapoor on his death anniversary

The veteran character actor Pinchoo Kapoor passed away #OnThisDay in 1989. He was a popular face in films of the 70s and 80s, though he was active as an actor from before that.
Cinemaazi remembers Bhanu Athaiya on her birth anniversary
28 Apr 1929

Cinemaazi remembers Bhanu Athaiya on her birth anniversary

Bhanu Athaiya began her career in costume design in 1953. Over the next five decades, she built a body of work that defined the aesthetics of costume design in Hindi cinema, often setting fashion trends in the 1960s and the 1970s. Her association with films started when the actress Kamini Kaushal signed her on as a personal costume designer in the early 1950s.  Bhanu Athaiya was the hand behind iconic looks like Waheeda Rehman’s in Gu...
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Cinemaazi remembers Raman B Desai on his birth anniversary
28 Apr 1918

Cinemaazi remembers Raman B Desai on his birth anniversary

Film director, producer and screenwriter Raman B Desai was born on 28 April, 1918. Desai has films such as Grihalakshmi (1959), Chandi Pooja (1957), Mohini (1957), Naag Mani (1957), Ram Navami (1956), Navratri (1955), Waman Avtar (1955), Chakradhari (1954), Hari Darshan (1953), Naag Panchami (1953), and Raja Harishchandra (1952) to his credit.
Cinemaazi remembers Mehtab on her birth anniversary
28 Apr 1918

Cinemaazi remembers Mehtab on her birth anniversary

Working in films over four decades, actress Mehtab is known for films such as Jhansi Ki Rani (1953) in which she essayed the title role of Rani Lakshmibai – the queen of Jhansi; Parakh (1944); Sanjog (1943) in which she played Princess Bina Kumari, Chitralekha (1941) which saw her enact the main role, Miss 1933 (1933), Bhakta Kabir (1942), and Punarlagan Ni Patni (1928).
Cinemaazi remembers D N Pai on his birth anniversary
28 Apr 1910

Cinemaazi remembers D N Pai on his birth anniversary

On editor D N Pai's birth anniversary, check out one of his most acclaimed works, Bombay Talkies's Jeevan Naiya (1936) on Cinemaazi's YouTube channel. D N Pai was primarily associated with Bombay Talkies early on in his career, his work outside consisted of diverse films like Gumnaam (1965), Padosan (1968) and Pakeezah (1971).
27April
Cinemaazi remembers Vinod Khanna on his death anniversary
27 Apr 2017

Cinemaazi remembers Vinod Khanna on his death anniversary

The dashing Vinod Khanna, who gave some memorable performances in the 70s and 80s, passed away on this day in 2017.
Cinemaazi remembers Feroz Khan on his death anniversary
27 Apr 2009

Cinemaazi remembers Feroz Khan on his death anniversary

Famous for his swagger and stylish acting, Feroz Khan cut an impressive figure in 60s, 70s and 80s Hindi cinema. He passed away today in 2009.
Cinemaazi remembers Chhaya Devi on her death anniversary
27 Apr 2001

Cinemaazi remembers Chhaya Devi on her death anniversary

Chhaya Devi made her acting debut in Jyotish Banerjee's Pather Sheshe (1936). But her breakthrough came in the role of Rani Lakshmi in Vidyapati (1937). Some of the memorable roles played by her include Kalyani in Sonar Sansar (1936), Uttam Kumar's mother in Deya Neya (1963), Sejdi in Nirjan Saikate (1963), Anandamoyi in Apanjan (1968) and Podi Pishi in the children's film Podi Pishir Bormi Baksho (1972).
Cinemaazi remembers Parashuram on his death anniversary
27 Apr 1960

Cinemaazi remembers Parashuram on his death anniversary

One of the great writers of satire in Bengali literature, Rajsekhar Basu passed away on this day in 1960. He grew up in Darbhanga and learnt Hindi as his first language, but took to Bengali literature while studying in Patna, and later in Kolkata. He adopted the name of Parashuram, under which he wrote some of the most memorable humorous short stories in Bengali literature. He was also a science enthusiast, particularly the discipline of chemistr...
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Cinemaazi remembers Zohra Sehgal on her birth anniversary
27 Apr 1912

Cinemaazi remembers Zohra Sehgal on her birth anniversary

Remembering the irrepressible, lovable Zohra Sehgal on the occasion of her birth anniversary. Born 27 April, 1912, she started her career as a dancer performing with a contemporary dance troupe, before moving to films in the 1940s. Featuring in an interesting melange of films such as Neecha Nagar (1946), Dil Se.. (1998), Bhaji on the Beach (1992), The Mystic Masseur (2001), Bend It Like Beckham (2002), and Cheeni Kum (2007) over the course o...
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26April
Cinemaazi remembers Waman Bhonsle on his death anniversary
26 Apr 2021

Cinemaazi remembers Waman Bhonsle on his death anniversary

Waman Bhonsle was the editor of films like Do Raaste (1979), Mausam (1975), Aandhi (1975), Inkaar (1977), Karz (1980) and Saudagar (1991).
Cinemaazi remembers Arvind Kumar on his death anniversary
26 Apr 2021

Cinemaazi remembers Arvind Kumar on his death anniversary

Arvind Kumar (17 January 1930 - 26 April 2021) was the editor of Madhuri magazine in the 70s and was widely known for his seminal Hindi thesaurus Samantar Kosh. 
Cinemaazi remembers Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi on his death anniversary
26 Apr 1987

Cinemaazi remembers Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi on his death anniversary

Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi, one half of the legendary Shankar Jaikishan duo, passed away on this day in 1987. Arguably the greatest architect of the music of the golden era, Shankar was the senior partner of the duo, worked mostly with Shailendra and composed the soulful, stirring numbers of their oeuvre. Cinemaazi pays tribute to the maestro on his death anniversary.
Cinemaazi wishes Moushumi Chatterjee a very happy birthday
26 Apr 1948

Cinemaazi wishes Moushumi Chatterjee a very happy birthday

A very happy birthday to the vivacious Moushumi Chatterjee, remembered for her roles in Parineeta (1969), Anuraag (1972), Roti Kapda Aur Makan (1974) and Angoor (1982). She was given her first break in Balika Badhu (1967) by Tarun Majumdar.
Cinemaazi remembers Minoo Mumtaz on her birth anniversary
26 Apr 1942

Cinemaazi remembers Minoo Mumtaz on her birth anniversary

Minoo Mumtaz, sister of Mehmood, acted in Hindi films spanning 1950s to 1960s as a character astiste and a dancer.
Cinemaazi remembers Nitin Bose on his birth anniversary
26 Apr 1897

Cinemaazi remembers Nitin Bose on his birth anniversary

Nitin Bose's debut directorial Chandidas (1934) was New Theatres's first Hindi success. Befre taking up the director's baton, Bose worked as a cinematographer with directors like Debaki Bose and Premankur Atorthy. Bose became a key cog in the New Theatres set up, so much so that his departure in the 40s began the downfall of the studio.

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