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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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29July
Cinemaazi remembers F C Mehra on his death anniversary
29 Jul 2008

Cinemaazi remembers F C Mehra on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Fakir Chand Mehra, better known simply as FC Mehra on his death anniversary. He was the founder of Eagles film banner. Productions had a big role to play from the mid-1950s in creating the larger-than-life identity of mainstream Hindi cinema. FC Mehra started his career with a ground job in the Royal Indian Air Force and was posted to Bombay. Once when he noticed a British officer involved in some hanky-panky, he informed...
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Cinemaazi remembers S D Batish on his death anniversary
29 Jul 2006

Cinemaazi remembers S D Batish on his death anniversary

Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish (known as S D Batish) was a true master of the various vocal and instrumental styles of North Indian music. Cinemaazi remembers the great music composer on his 14th death anniversary. Batish started his career as a singer-actor and was affectionately called as young Sehgal. He quickly got bored with acting and returned to Patiala, his home town. In 1942, Batish teamed up with his distant cousin Pandit Amarnath in Laho...
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Cinemaazi remembers Johnny Walker on his death anniversary.
29 Jul 2003

Cinemaazi remembers Johnny Walker on his death anniversary.

Cinemaazi remembers the great actor Johnny Walker on his death anniversary. He was born on 11 November 1926 as Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi, and grew up to rule over millions of hearts with his comic roles. Walker was born to a family of mill workers in Indore. When his father lost his job, the family moved to Bombay where Walker found a job as a BEST bus conductor. He entertained his passengers with his comical ways. Balraj Sahni&nbs...
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Cinemaazi remembers Sudhir Phadke on his death anniversary
29 Jul 2002

Cinemaazi remembers Sudhir Phadke on his death anniversary

Known for his classical influenced delicate numbers, the music composer and singer Sudhir Phadke passed away on 29 July, 2002. 
Cinemaazi wishes a very Happy Birthday to Sanjay Dutt
29 Jul 1959

Cinemaazi wishes a very Happy Birthday to Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay Dutt was born on 29 July 1959 to Nargis and Sunil Dutt. He was debuted in the film Rocky (1981) directed by his father. He is a recipient of Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his role in Vaastav: The Reality (1999).
Anup Jalota
29 Jul 1953

Anup Jalota

Actor, singer and musician Anup Jalota was born on 29 July 1953 in Nainital, Uttar Pradesh. He is mainly popular for singing Bhajans and also some Ghazals. Cinemaazi wishes him a very Happy Birthday.
28July
Cinemaazi remembers Kumkum on her death anniversary
28 Jul 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Kumkum on her death anniversary

Kumkum, an extraordinarily graceful dancer, she had shot to fame after appearing in Guru Dutt' s Aar Paar in the song Kabhi aar kabhi paar laga teer e nazar. Some evergreen numbers of the golden era would be incomplete without her spell binding presence like Ae dil hai mushkil jeena yahan (CID), Ja ja re ja balamwa (Basant Bahar), Reshmi salwar kurta jaali ka (Naya Daur), Diya na bujhe ri aaj hamara (Son of India). She will live on in the mem...
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Cinemaazi remembers Jagdish Raj on his death anniversary
28 Jul 2013

Cinemaazi remembers Jagdish Raj on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Hindi cinema's quintessential cop, Jagdish Raj, on his death anniversary. He, in fact, holds the Guinness world record for playing a police inspector in an astonishing 144 films. 
Cinemaazi remembers Leela Naidu on her death anniversary
28 Jul 2009

Cinemaazi remembers Leela Naidu on her death anniversary

Remembering the fantastic Leela Naidu on her death anniversary.     
Cinemaazi remembers Kalyan Kumar on his birth anniversary
28 Jul 1928

Cinemaazi remembers Kalyan Kumar on his birth anniversary

Kalyan Kumar worked primarily in Kannada and Tamil cinema, and became one of the most sought after actors from the 1950s to the 1970s. Credited as one of the first Kannada actors to star in a colour film, Kalyan Kumar appeared in the titular role in the film Amarashilpi Janakachari (1964). He was cast alongside Jayalalitha in the acclaimed 1965 release Mavana Magalu and Badakuva Daari (1966). His other female co-stars included B Saroja Devi,...
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Cinemaazi remembers Kamal Dasgupta and his wife Feroza Begum on their birth anniversaries
28 Jul 1912

Cinemaazi remembers Kamal Dasgupta and his wife Feroza Begum on their birth anniversaries

Cinemaazi remembers Kamal Dasgupta (28 July 1912-20 July 1974) and his wife Feroza Begum (28 July 1930-9 September 2014) on their birth anniversaries. The film career of Dasgupta started with Moshai (1936, Bangla). He composed in a few more films in Calcutta before Prathmesh Chandra Barua gave him the big break in Jawaab(1942). The film was an instant hit. It had cult numbers like Toofan mail ye duniya toofan mail, Ae chand chhup na...
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Cinemaazi remembers A V Meiyappan on his birth anniversary
28 Jul 1907

Cinemaazi remembers A V Meiyappan on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers A V Meiyappa Chettiar, aka, A V Meiyappan, on his birth anniversary. He is considered one of the pioneers of Tamil Cinema. His production house, AVM Productions, rolled out a battery of blockbusters. He was the first to produce a dubbed film — Harishchandra. The film was dubbed in Tamil from the original in Kannada. He was also one of the pioneers, who introduced playback singing in the Tamil industry (film Nandakum...
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27July
Cinemaazi remembers Parvez Khan on his death anniversary
27 Jul 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Parvez Khan on his death anniversary

Parvez Khan passed away  on 27 July 2020 after a massive heart attack at the age 55 years. Khan was a stunt director in films such as Andhadhun, Badlapur, Bullett Raja, Fukrey, Ra.One, Dev.D, Gangster, Ab Tak Chhappan.
Cinemaazi remembers Ravi Baswani on his death anniversary
27 Jul 2010

Cinemaazi remembers Ravi Baswani on his death anniversary

Remembered for the vast range of characters he played on screen, from star crazy, college going Jomo in Sai Paranjpe’s Chashme Badoor (1981), to the struggling actor, Kumar Bhairav, in Doordarshan TV’s Idhar Udhar (1985), alongside the Pathak sisters, to the photographer Sudhir Mishra in the cult classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983), Ravi Baswani assumed different characters with panache. Hailing originally from Delhi Baswani was highly...
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Cinemaazi remembers Jaymala Adarsh on her death anniversary
27 Jul 1997

Cinemaazi remembers Jaymala Adarsh on her death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers actress and producer Jaymala Adarsh who passed away on 27 July, 1997. Born on August 21, 1938 in Kasur, Punjab, British India, she acted in films in leading roles and supporting roles. Her filmography includes films such as Mandir (1948), Teerth Yatra (1958), Ramu Dada (1961), Harishchandra Taramati (1963), Jekara Charanva Mein Lagle Paranva (1964), Goswami Tulsidas (1964), Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (1966), Love And Murder (...
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Cinemaazi remembers Amjad Khan on his death anniversary
27 Jul 1992

Cinemaazi remembers Amjad Khan on his death anniversary

“Kitne aadmi the?” is a description enough for the actor who took villains in Hindi Cinema to a status on par with the main hero. Amjad Khan as Gabbar in Ramesh Sippy’s magnum opus Sholay (1975) is still recounted as the most famous villains of the cinema history. Cinemaazi remembers the legend on his death anniversary. He passed away on 27 July, 1992.
Cinemaazi remembers Raja Mehdi Ali Khan on his death anniversary
27 Jul 1966

Cinemaazi remembers Raja Mehdi Ali Khan on his death anniversary

In a short career that only spanned two decades, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan left behind a treasure trove of film songs, poems and Urdu stories. Raja Mehdi Ali Khan was born on 23 September, 1915 in Karimabad, Jhelum district in present-day Pakistan. Raja Mehdi Ali Khan died on 27 July 1966 in Mumbai, leaving behind an unmatched legacy of beautiful Urdu poems, short stories and songs.
Cinemaazi wishes K S Chithra a very Happy Birthday
27 Jul 1963

Cinemaazi wishes K S Chithra a very Happy Birthday

Here’s wishing film playback singer and Carnatic musician, K S Chithra a very Happy Birthday. Born 27 July, 1963, she has recorded innumerable songs in multiple regional and foreign languages in the course of her four decade-long career. Celebrated as a cultural icon of Kerala, she has collaborated extensively with music directors such as A R Rahman, Ilaiyaraja, Hamsalekha, and M M Keeravani. She has rendered several duets with K J Yesudas...
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